I did a quick search of the internet and along with what I expected to find,1) yawning is a physiological means of getting more oxygen into the lungs 2) it is a response to stress and pressure; 3) it is a calming signal to other dogs; I was surprised to find one particularly good answer [...]
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Natural Dog Training Why Dogs Do What They Do:
Why Do Dogs Prefer to Drink From Toilets?
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Because it’s grounded
Dr. Dodman has noticed that many dogs that are afraid of thunderstorms seek shelter in bathrooms squeezing themselves behind the toilet or getting into the bathtub or shower stall. He believes this is because plumbing fixtures are grounded into the earth that this must afford the dog relief from the electrostatic vibe [...]
Why do dogs chase their tails?
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009To connect their front end with their hind end.
The number one motive of all animal behavior is to-connect-the-front-end-with-the-hind-end in order to “ground” stimulation. This is because when a dog is stimulated, it’s just as if the dog is cut in half, in other words, the dog’s center-of-consciousness is wholly centered in its head and it [...]
Why do dogs fetch?
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 All animals play, especially when young, and often with objects. But when you throw something for a dog, it’s like a boomerang: with just a bit of deft management it comes right back to your hand. Why?
Because the dog wants its “self” back.
We often wonder how dogs see themselves. Do they see themselves as [...]
Why do dogs roll over in "submission?"
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 To expose themselves, their underside in general, their genitalia in particular.
While “submission” may at first appear to be fundamentally different from “dominance,” in reality they are opposite and yet equal expressions of the same urge to make contact (indirectly, i.e. via sexual contact) with something they are attracted to but, have associated a strong [...]
Why do dogs lift their legs on fire hydrants, trees, posts, tufts of grass and all manner of upright objects?
Thursday, July 30th, 2009To expose themselves, their underside in general, their genitalia in particular.
But if that’s true, why would a dog want to expose itself to an inanimate object?
First, let’s review the traditional/behavioral interpretation of leg-lifting. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas in “The Hidden Life of Dogs” noticed that the higher a stain appears on a post or wall, the [...]
Why are Dogs Afraid of Slippery Floors?
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Because they feel the ground is moving.
In animal consciousness, just as in Einstein’s theory of relativity, there is no such thing as an absolute frame of reference; in other words, something is absolutely at rest while something else is in absolute motion. We now know thanks to Einstein that there is no ether permeating [...]
Why do dogs howl?
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009They are resonating with a wave.
An ambulance, fire truck or police car zips through a neighborhood and its wailing siren leaves all the dogs in its wake howling. Dogs hear sirens, or another dog crooning, or a person imitating a howling wolf and most can’t resist joining in the chorus. This brings us to an [...]
Why Do Dogs Chew Up Squeaky Toys?
Saturday, July 18th, 2009They are seeking release but are only getting relief.
Every so often when I’m walking around my property and step into high grass or some leaves, I hear a little squeak underfoot. For a second I wonder if I’m crushing some small critter, but it always turns out to be nothing more than a plastic air [...]
