The girls are a pretty even match right now, but Fizz will have to use her speed soon as Luna is already double her weight.
We've had a lot of rain over the last few days, but Fizz doesn't mind.
LUNA, she is not loving it. I am actually going to get her a couple of sweaters and hoodies tomorrow. She will play in the rain some, and it is good exposure to get her used to wearing things so when she gets her first training cape it is not an unfamiliar sensation, but it is also because she gets the Chihuahua shakes right now if it's wet or cold and I want to make her more comfortable.
I'm watching them play this morning and something interesting in the second part of this video is I noticed some minor resource guarding behavior and stopped filming to go interrupt. No idea what she thought was valuable - I couldn't find anything up there, but the body language changes are very distinct and readable which is a good thing.
Resource guarding happens when a dog finds something innately valuable and defends it again other dogs/people/pets. Some dogs have no desire to guard anything and others seem to guard the very air itself. This is not a behavior you want to let develop as it can lead to reactivity and behavioral issues that quickly spiral out of control if not addressed.
She didn't do anything wrong here, and it is certainly nothing to worry about but it is interesting from a canine communication standpoint. She is very clear in her language to Fizz that she doesn't want to play - no matter how much Fizz tries to instigate play.
Can you tell what I am talking about?
Can you identify when she is playing and when she is defending whatever it was up there?
Do you know what signs to watch for in your own dogs play and how and when to interrupt?
We've had a lot of rain over the last few days, but Fizz doesn't mind.
LUNA, she is not loving it. I am actually going to get her a couple of sweaters and hoodies tomorrow. She will play in the rain some, and it is good exposure to get her used to wearing things so when she gets her first training cape it is not an unfamiliar sensation, but it is also because she gets the Chihuahua shakes right now if it's wet or cold and I want to make her more comfortable.
I'm watching them play this morning and something interesting in the second part of this video is I noticed some minor resource guarding behavior and stopped filming to go interrupt. No idea what she thought was valuable - I couldn't find anything up there, but the body language changes are very distinct and readable which is a good thing.
Resource guarding happens when a dog finds something innately valuable and defends it again other dogs/people/pets. Some dogs have no desire to guard anything and others seem to guard the very air itself. This is not a behavior you want to let develop as it can lead to reactivity and behavioral issues that quickly spiral out of control if not addressed.
She didn't do anything wrong here, and it is certainly nothing to worry about but it is interesting from a canine communication standpoint. She is very clear in her language to Fizz that she doesn't want to play - no matter how much Fizz tries to instigate play.
Can you tell what I am talking about?
Can you identify when she is playing and when she is defending whatever it was up there?
Do you know what signs to watch for in your own dogs play and how and when to interrupt?
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