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Czertice In reply to better-german-blues [2012-03-17 13:55:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm glad you like my photography. Yep, the teeth-snapping dog in the middle is mine;] There was a dog she is afraid of nearby.

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better-german-blues In reply to Czertice [2012-03-17 22:54:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. She sure does have some pearly whites... Yeah she definitely looked stressed out in this photo, her ears are pinned back pretty hard. Why on earth is she afraid of the other dog that gives her that kind of a reaction?

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Czertice In reply to better-german-blues [2012-03-28 15:27:41 +0000 UTC]

You can see and read about it here> [link] [link] [link] [link]

I think CSWs make a lot of very visible grimaces. Arwen used to bully Raksha a bit and Raksha remembers it well. Raksha is doing better now that she is older. But she still has problems holding her ground around Arwen. She definitely does not ever provoke her;]
The more submissive/unsure/afraid she feels the more pinned back her ears are.

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better-german-blues In reply to Czertice [2012-03-30 02:21:53 +0000 UTC]

Will have to read what's in the links - I think its a much more "wild" aspect of them. Wolves are real quick to bear their teeth but depending on where their ears are and their head positioning, it could be submissive or fearful aside from aggression. I have never interacted with Czech wolfdogs before, but they seem to have a lot of the wolf-like mannerisms when it comes to their body language. I was actually discussing with a good friend of mine recently on which dogs utilize obvious body language and are entirely domesticated and which breeds have more wild aspects to them - we concluded that most dogs that are labeled as "dangerous" dogs, like the shepherds, cattle dogs (which are derived from dingos), and collies seem to have a wider variety that are very quick to be "judged" by the untrained eye as to what they are trying to convey in communication. Where as the labrador or chihuahua or even a pitbull have more subtle cues that are not as "extreme" as their more wild predecessors. So their language can get misconstrued.

Idk if that makes any sense >.< but it was the basis of what we were concluding about dog behavior and rated "domestic" in certain breeds over others.

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Czertice In reply to better-german-blues [2012-04-27 08:36:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, it's interesting to hear about the differences in body language of different breeds. For example Huskies, I'm told, have very little facial expressions, so that you never know whether he is not ready to attack.
CSWs announce their thoughts for everyone to see. My friend's labrador rarely shows his teeth, only when he is extremely excited in a play or extremely angry at other male. So the friend is always a bit alarmed to see Raksha bare her teeth all the time at various occassions. Yet she hardly ever means it as a serious threat.

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better-german-blues In reply to Czertice [2012-05-04 20:42:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, body language although universal in the dog world, is still very little known by us humans yet.

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