MemphisBlue
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My dobies have never been able to swim like a normal dog. Is this common behaviour? Their chests float up and they splash their front legs around like a drowning person- or are mine just uncoordinated mindas?
They all bring toys to us to either drop in our laps (chest if we're laying down), or to have us hold when they chew them or to just chew on as they lay their head in our laps.
Oh yes, that's a Dobie thing. They can get better at swimming though. It's funny to see them first enter the water. They start this embarrassing flailing of front legs while they are still able to stand.My dobies have never been able to swim like a normal dog. Is this common behaviour? Their chests float up and they splash their front legs around like a drowning person- or are mine just uncoordinated mindas?
Jax isn't part goat but he is part cat! His favorite spot on the couch is along the back of the couch just like a cat. Goofy boy!I don't know of this is a Dobe thing or just a Rex thing but does anyone else think their dog is part goat? Rex loves to try and climb and jump on everything! He has climbed on stuff none of my other dogs had ever thought of climbing. He also thinks all parts of the couch are for sitting and laying on, not just the seat part which was never and issue with my Ridgebacks or my German Shepherd.
Yup Archer and Faith do.Does anyone else have a dobie who 'purrs'??! Bit like a quiet growl, it was a sure sign of complete relaxation and contentment when z curled up on my bed at night
You mean like this?I took her in water and I still to this day think she was trying to stand on the bottom on her back feet and just splash, as others have mentioned.
I honestly believe that Hans would drown if he fell into water where he couldn't touch bottom. He's 6 now and has never swam a stroke. I had to rescue him from a sinking dock one time. The dock looked safe to him, but it was just barely floating. His weight sank the dock and he jumped off into the water. The shore was only about 10 feet away, but he clung to the dock for dear life and had no concept of swimming to shore. He wouldn't let go, so I had to get soaked getting out on the dock too in order to pull him out.My dobies have never been able to swim like a normal dog. Is this common behaviour? Their chests float up and they splash their front legs around like a drowning person- or are mine just uncoordinated mindas?
We have a small pond and Buster will just take a running jump and cannonball into it. In the summer if he can not get to the pond he will jump into the horse trough. He will chase the water hose so that its impossible to water the flowers. He can swim rather well..he has a couple pits for friends and the three of them and his Ridgeback pal love the pond.Oh yes, that's a Dobie thing. They can get better at swimming though. It's funny to see them first enter the water. They start this embarrassing flailing of front legs while they are still able to stand.
My Dobes have been good at retrieving out of the water. Once they really hit their stride swimming toward something they level out and swim like a reasonable animal.
Does anyone else have a dobie who 'purrs'??! Bit like a quiet growl, it was a sure sign of complete relaxation and contentment when z curled up on my bed at night
We bought some like that, too. River is braver than she should be and I didn't want to have to go in after her.lol! We've had to buy our dogs life jackets with the handles on the back, so glad it wasnt just mine....[emoji16]
When you settle in for a good all over body rub he just sorta slowly melts from a sit to a mess of dog puddle on the floor.
lol! We've had to buy our dogs life jackets with the handles on the back, so glad it wasnt just mine....
We bought some like that, too. River is braver than she should be and I didn't want to have to go in after her.
Oh yes! The staring from close range as you try to accomplish something is one that I definitely feel.This is too funny to read. Makes me wonder if our supposed GSD/Dal mix had some Dobe. We have often commented how much Luther reminds us of her in many of these quirky ways. We used to laugh at her "heavy head syndrome". She never liked to play fetch, but she loved to carry a toy around in an "admire me now" sort of way. And the flop over for a belly rub. Oh and her foot always had to be somewhere on you if you were petting her.
Luther does what we call the Dobiemelt. When you settle in for a good all over body rub he just sorta slowly melts from a sit to a mess of dog puddle on the floor. And the Dobiestare. And he is king at being in your space and in the way when trying to do something--especially when putting on socks or shoes. And the lean. (Tia leaned too). Luther collects things to his bed. He rarely chews anything, but he will collect socks, the little dogs' small blankets, our son's soft toys, and especially DH's shoes. Oh! And the ground pound!! And the nose touch. We walk around with our hands at shoulder level when we walk by him if we don't want to be cold nosed. Ha
We do have a blanket sucker, but that's our little Rommel Min Pin mix.