Comments on: Why Does My Dog Do That?

By: melF

melF — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:44:53 +0000

Thanks for the giggle Pamela. Can you tell me why Jasper can’t go to the bathroom when we are all outside together, but must wait until we are all inside for him to remind me that he needs to go back out again to take care of business?

I suspect that Daisy would like to know why I am constantly typing on that stupid little machine that is always on my lap. 🙂

By: Kolchak, Felix & Jodi

Kolchak, Felix & Jodi — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 03:47:05 +0000

I could write a book about the things I don’t understand about Koly and that “mystery bark” issue would have a dedicated chapter. I swear, sometimes he barks at the door just to see how many times I will get up!

And that bedtime thing…drives me NUTS! JUST GO TO BED! You’re going to hog all the space anyways! But no, it’s very important to him that we all go to bed together. I suppose I should b flattered he deems to share the bed with me at all, eh?

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:07:02 +0000

Ha ha, Mike is so funny . .my hubby would have said the same thing! Cali is pretty set in her ways, and if stray from the routine, she looks at us like we are stupid 🙂 They’re so cute!

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:30:28 +0000

I do think that we confuse each other, frequently. I think that part of Elka’s communication limitation is because she is, in fact, just a dog. And I forget sometimes. So she says “Out” because it’s the only word she knows, and I’m confused when we get out there and she doesn’t have to eliminated. But really, she wanted her hoodie. Or something else. It’s an ongoing process!

By: Mike Webster

Mike Webster — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:18:40 +0000

From the Husband:
Food, sweetheart.

By: Taryn

Taryn — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:03:29 +0000

Fun, thoughtful post!

I’ll try a couple of these….
Why does she hate having her picture taken? Dogs take eye contact very seriously. A direct stare into another dog’s eye often precedes an attact. Your camera (esp. if it is a DSLR model and not a point/shoot) has a big central eye staring right at her. Yikes! I have one dog that loves to pose and will look right at the camera as much as I need. My other boy is very intimidated, esp. if he’s the only one in the picture, and I have a hard time getting eye contact.

Barking to go to bed….Hey, you are all one big happy pack and she wants it to stay that way. Safety in numbers…..My one boy (the one who loves the camera), goes to bed by himself. Just gets up and heads upstairs, doesn’t look back….The camera-shy fellow stays until the last person retires for the evening altough he will tell you he’s ready to go with a few barks.

By: Married with Dawgs

Married with Dawgs — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:22:21 +0000

I’ll never completely understand them but every day, I’ll try to get a little closer – both dogs & husbands! 🙂

By: Jackie Bouchard

Jackie Bouchard — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:48:34 +0000

I love how dogs all have such unique personalities and their own little quirks. Funny that she doesn’t like having her picture taken. Our last dog loved it and totally seemed to pose for pics!

By: Lynda

Lynda — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:10:19 +0000

Your post is hilarious. I ask myself the same questions many times.
Here are a few of questions my dog probably wants to know:
Why does Lynda follow feeding instructions even though I”m still hungry?
Why does she let me sniff poles and trees and not garbage bags?
Why does she always want to cuddle when I’m trying to rest?
I’m sure there are more, I just can’t think of any right now.

By: Vera Marie Badertscher

Vera Marie Badertscher — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:27:35 +0000

I’m laughing out loud as you hit on some of the same things we’ve observed with all of the dogs who have been in our lives. The most puzzling is the “gotcha” bark. Sounds just like “I gotta GO NOW” and then they sit there with that blan– sometimes I would say Smug– look. Kind of like when you tell them to sit for no earthly reason. You call it training. They just store it away and do it in reverse, thinking, ‘I’ll train them to go open the door by seeing if they behave whenever I bark in this tone.’ They could at least give us a treat when we behave!