Is emotional well being observable in a dog? - Page 6

In working dogs not couch pets the ability to work as unit and as individuals is the ultimate goal. This ability is long lost in my opinion. If I need attention it would be beneficial to have constant needyness in the dog. If I need the attention to be on the job then the dog you describe is useless. Two entities both whole, sometimes working or always working but living and enjoying our walk on the rock together with common goals is the goal. If your dog has to be attuned to you at all time for your bond, who is guarding the sheep?

Mithuna: "Jenni, I thought Hexe had sent you into hiding?"



What are you talking about? Is this another case of mistaken identity, such as hntrjmpr vs. joanro? You've lost me. 

Jen, I think mithuna is going for the 2016 Wooden Spoon
Award for stirring the pot ! Very trollish.

Must be, Linda. Trollish or bored...but either way, accuracy is helpful. I may well be losing my mind, but I don't have any recollection of anything regarding Hexe and I certainly have never been "sent into hiding," much to the chagrin of some of my detractors ;)

Haven't got any issues with Jen. When I get back to a stable net connection on something with a keyboard I will reply to your previous inquiry, Mithuna. For now, stop being an ass, OK?

So isn't it Jenni who was complaining about the site working slowly and Hexe blew her away for such nagging at a site she was using for free?

 

My bad Hexe it was Nans you blew away.

 

 

Btw Hexe..you are very smart...don't give a newbie like me the power to make you sear. Someone just told me that you never know what to expect from an upper middle age woman who is 24/7 on PBD.

I am unsure about observing the emotional well being of dogs from one picture but I am sure about observing the emotional well being of humans posting on a forum. It is what it is. :)

"but the principle is that if the owner is physically near the dog, a sign of a functional bond/relationship is that the dog becomes obviously alert to the owner"s presence . Exceptions to this may include the dog's health or physical state at the time or the focus of the dog on some other activity, especially involving a primary drive."

Ummmm.... my dogs are all in the living room with me this morning and are SO comfortable with their environment and in-tuned with what I do on a day to day basis that they remain asleep as I step over them to get a refill on my coffee, no need to wake up or move since they know this is my routine. They know my every move whether their eyes are open or not and the minute I put down my second cup of coffee and walk in the direction of getting dressed they jump up with life since now they know it's their turn to do something. Nothing to do with lack of bond, being ill. Same with at night when sleeping in the bedroom, they know I get up 20+ times a night and don't wake up every time I move but somehow they know when I'm officially getting up without them being told....

 

Also a dog outside doesn't have to stare of look at it's owner to be intuned with them. I can bring all my dogs outside to romp around in the woods and they will check back with me but will be off doing their own thing unless I ask them to come at my side. I prefer a dog to be a free thinker and watch where they're going in opposed to watching me always, even when on a leash in town, look ahead and watch where you're going not at me!

Yes, you can tell a dogs emotional state, NEVER from a photo. Since a good photographer can make almost anything look good in a moments time or a they can make it look truly horrible...

A dog in a kennel doesn't have any less of a bond with its' owner, if the owner spends time with the dog. Your friend you describe with the dog that likes other dogs more is a product of improper raising and allowing the dog to play with other dogs endlessly without first raising the dog to be with him/her. Any dog kennel raised with other dogs is more prone to bond and like other dogs more if the owner/handler didn't balance out the kennel dog's time between play with other dog and quality time with it's human at an early age. It just means the other dogs are more interesting than it's owner IMO...

 vtgsd! My thoughts exactly!

Mithuna, you are really off your game lately. I have hardly been here at all since our move, and I'd never complain about a site I don't pay for and don't do any work to maintain. If I had a problem with it, or the people running it, I simply wouldn't use it. I haven't ever complained to admin about anything on here.

This could be a really interesting topic if the asker was genuinely more interested in people's thoughts on it than she is in starting drama and didn't have set-in-stone ideals already in place. Kinda fruitless.