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Incredible interaction/communication between CAOs over food

NYDDB

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I saw this on Facebook a short time ago and wanted to share it here--- fascinating. How many of us were nervous, watching and feeling the tension between them... And then, resolution.
(This is what was written under the video):

Absolutely spectacular this video.
If you're watching and pausing the video and you will see every sign, every gesture, ears, eyes, head movement.
In particular, in the second 19 the dog that's backwards sits down, and the one who stays standing, as soon as this happens watch what he does, he blinks and turns his head (and lower your gaze. Tremendous).
The rest you can observe yourself and appreciate yourself.
When we let them speak and communicate, without intervening... conversations become absolutely spectacular.
You would have been able to stand and do nothing?
And if it happens and they "hooked"?
What to do?
Because in this other video I explain how you separate them.
 

Bailey's Mom

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This was great! You could see every little nuance. Thank you, Suanne! We've been talking on another thread about our dogs working out the negatives and the dominance issues. Ours are in the crucible. Ours snap rather than stage this type of conversation. I wish they would do this stylized type of battle. Still, this is truly amazing.

I must admit, I've seen this behaviour with cats....rarely with dogs.

Thanks, You Are The Best!
 

Nik

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Great video. I've seen similar with my two dogs but never drawn out like this.

Diesel almost always immediately gives in and lets Kahlua win. She is the undisputed dominant in their relationship.
 

marke

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not knowing the situation , I would guess the more dominant dog was the one that walked away .........
 

Bailey's Mom

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This video is incredibly abstract.
I'm curious, Hector, which one, the first one or the second Leerburg one? And, I wonder what further impressions you had of number one? You have a great deal of experience and are, for wont of a better term, a font of wisdom. I'd appreciate your impressions. Personally, I've rarely seen displays like you see in the first film and never so drawn out. In cats, yes, I've seen such discussions go on for hours (though, you'd nod off waiting for the resolution.) Still, I'd appreciate hearing what you make of it all.
 

Hector

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I'm curious, Hector, which one, the first one or the second Leerburg one? And, I wonder what further impressions you had of number one? You have a great deal of experience and are, for wont of a better term, a font of wisdom. I'd appreciate your impressions. Personally, I've rarely seen displays like you see in the first film and never so drawn out. In cats, yes, I've seen such discussions go on for hours (though, you'd nod off waiting for the resolution.) Still, I'd appreciate hearing what you make of it all.
Was referring to the first one. It is very risky to let a situation play out like this unless these dogs grew up together or know each other and is definitely not a new dog to the pack and the owner knows that the dominant one is capable of handling the situation without a blood bath. Basically the two dogs have some level of understanding of each other, I think lol. It's all the things you don't see usually.
 

Nik

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Was referring to the first one. It is very risky to let a situation play out like this unless these dogs grew up together or know each other and is definitely not a new dog to the pack and the owner knows that the dominant one is capable of handling the situation without a blood bath. Basically the two dogs have some level of understanding of each other, I think lol. It's all the things you don't see usually.

Watching the video I got the feeling that these were two dogs that know each other very well. I think that was why the scenario played out as smoothly as it did. I see these types of conversations between mine but at a much quicker speed and usually Diesel will whine in the midst and then when Kahlua stands her ground as the dominant he tends to run to me and bark at me to fix it for him. Basically he "tells on her". Whereas if she wants something he already has she goes up to him and takes it and he immediately gives in (although often with whiney complaints and grumbles). Sometimes if he wants something she has he will do the very submissive licking of her mouth thing from a down low stance.

With my pups though I never worry that it will become a fight. I imagine that the owner of the two dogs in the video is similarly confident in the interactions of his dogs. Likely this is a scenario he has seen play out time and again.

I know I am just surmising based on my own experiences though so I could always be wrong. :)
 

NYDDB

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I would agree with marke. The one who approached, and wanted some of the food, was definitely doing so in a deferential manner-- enough to appease the dominant female. If he had done so in a sloppy/impolite way, there may well have been bloodshed. But, he seems to know the rules, and followed them.

Also, the way he laid down...that submissive gesture (even as he took some of the food), shows a certain amount of confidence and ease; she probably respects that as well. (Guessing here...)