Tuesday, September 2, 2008

baby playing with dog (youtube)

The dog is indicating discomfort and stress. Each attempt is met by displeasure by his person. Overtime he will not give subtle signs of stress as they did not work. The dog here attempts to get away from the child several times only to be corrected. Why do we expect our dogs to put up with hair pulling, climbing and the very things we ourselves do not like? Then when they communicate with us discomfort we correct them. This is very dangerous and unfair.

Cutest baby in the world plays catch with Amazing Puppy Dog (from you tube)

This is great. I love that the dog rolls the ball to the child and then backs away or lies down. This dog is not extra jumpy and keeps the excitment low. This is a great example of nice interaction. Again, with supervision, this is a wonderful game!