I had a Bouvier mix and he hated when my dad went swimming. Every time my dad was in the water the dog would jump in, swim up to him, grab his wrist, and try to drag him to shore. The dog didn't care about anyone else in the water, but Dad had to be "rescued".
"And over here is where I do my editing for my Heavy Petting page. It ain't much, but paw pics keeps kibble on the table. If you know what I mean Susan."
My husky would do the same thing. He would also try to get the old cat to play with him by putting his mouth around the cat's head and just drool until the cat got fed up with it and would swat at him. I wish I had more pictures of them, but that was circa 2000/the late nineteen hundreds
I wish my dog would do this. She wants so desperately to be friends with our cats but they will have none of it. Her attempts to get them to play is to wait untl they are ditting somewhere and come up behind them and BORK! they turn swat and run, she chases.
My boy dog used to do this to my girl dog - except he would put her head in his mouth and try to slowly pull her towards the door until she pulled free and started chasing him
When my Great Dane/Akbash pulls this move I'm always torn between complying while I remember how she sometimes chomps down on concrete blocks or hitting her with a flipflop.
You can usually tell it's not a wolf-hybrid by the eye color. The wolf golden-brown iris is an extremely dominant trait and very unlikely to not get expressed in hybrids.
TIL I have wolf dogs. Funny, they described them as "Catahoula Leopard Dog / pitbull" and "Australian Shepards / Labradors' no worries, I love them all the same.
My sister's malamute did the same thing. Just grab your wrist and go. Sometimes it was to his empty food bowl. Sometimes to his favorite toy. Sometimes it was just to walk down the street.
But I have to say.. this boy is so freaking gorgeous. Want to pet...
Could be young, or a rescue with health issues. I remember seeing a post years ago with a guy who adopted a Maine Coon kitten. Poor baby had a major health issue and then just never really grew after that bc it was during critical development time. Ended up just looking like a miniature Maine Coon about the size of a regular cat
I mean they say wolf dogs do this and they do it more than other dogs. They dont say only wolf dogs do this. This is like the meme where someone says "I like pancakes" and people go "Oh so you hate waffles?"
Yeah exactly. She specifically said they do it more than normal dogs. I think it's likely the size though. Like wolf dogs are a lot taller than normal and able to comfortably hold your hand like that.
To show a thing dogs do, that wolf dogs do more commonly, and how it's normal behavior and not being bitten. Its exactly what it is. Just an interesting thing. I've never seen a dog personally do this whether it was mine, in public, or a friend's pet. They would bark/whine and want you to follow, not take you by the hand
Yeah, most of our GSPs have done this as well and I know that some German Shepherds do it as well. I think the main reason dogs don't do this is if they're too small to reach you conveniently.
My GSDs did this. It's called "soft mouthing". The one thing OP is correct about is that they are doing there version of "holding your hand". Their mouths are their hands.
Yeah a lot of people get this wrong or get disgusted by it.. they tend to think if a dog uses their mouth it's going to hurt.. no.. they can be extremely gentle. It seriously feels like they're holding your hand. My dog does this all the time. During play, to show me things, to play with the cat, etc. he has never once bit hard because I taught him bite strength as a puppy.
I am fond of this as well, and really appreciate the special connection soft mouthing conveys, but in training we never encourage dogs to do this due to the (small, but real!) risk of misjudging bite strength (due to overexcitement, sudden loud noises, etc) and the possible negative reactions from people not familiar with the behaviour (if the dog gets lost and is taken in by kind strangers for example). In the end it's about the safety of the dog, even if I love getting lovingly gummed.
spazztastic
She used to do porn so her info might not be spot on
DriverIRQnotlessOrEqual
And? What was the wolf going to show you?
BrookeLillyHeart
Anybody else hearing that guy is saying white women ain't scared of shit?
Ircy
I wish cats did this. It would make things so much easier. Instead it's "meow into the either and expect me to read their mind".
teardropivyyearofthetiger
Herding
afrontontvWOLF
Look at those eyes, there's no doubt he's been as gentle and excited to show you the thing
mrsdowneyjr
My shepweiller used to pick up my hand and put it back on him for more petting
SOLARvsFACISM
I had a Bouvier mix and he hated when my dad went swimming. Every time my dad was in the water the dog would jump in, swim up to him, grab his wrist, and try to drag him to shore. The dog didn't care about anyone else in the water, but Dad had to be "rescued".
Corkyteddygizzy
My yorkie mix does that when I get home, she wants me to sit down so she can greet me.
Arcanum3000
I'm pretty sure I've seen videos of tame squirrels doing this.
tinyfootprints
I have hung out with wolves, and would be happy to do it some more. We seem to be on the same wavelength or something.
firlefranz
Sfingks
Not a wolf
Hesterry
My dog did this too. Hard to drag around a human without thumbs.
PullShporttel
Pro-tip: An absolute ton of dog breeds do this. Goldens do this. It's not "typical wolfdog behavior," it's typical dog behavior.
PaperinoVB
Well? What was he trying to show?
akafluffy
pooped on the floor is my guess
Beezebubbles
Memes. Especially for St. Catrick's Day.
johnxbear
The body of the person that tried to break in
ARealDjentleman
Leading her to a bag of treats maybe :D
NuclearGradeIrony
Judging by how bitey wolfs are, they must have a fuckton of cool shit to show.
TalkingSnake
Macetheace50
Snack bowl is empty!
bonodono1350
Theshnazzyone
I have no closure
IKeepCheeseInMyPocket
Timmy fell down the well again
ActionJohnnie
Samthetrue
I also want to know what the dog wants me to see or do...
HannibalHoseth
Definitely a Wolf
dghughes
The egress.
ibuycrap
Empty food bowl
Cervidaesigns
The other wolf dog upstairs
SquirtVonnegut
The original video says they wanted to show her a toy.
LinemanMatt
"And over here is where I do my editing for my Heavy Petting page. It ain't much, but paw pics keeps kibble on the table. If you know what I mean Susan."
anaberration
That he pushed Little Timmy into the well,,,,,
Manse84
My husky would do the same thing. He would also try to get the old cat to play with him by putting his mouth around the cat's head and just drool until the cat got fed up with it and would swat at him. I wish I had more pictures of them, but that was circa 2000/the late nineteen hundreds
PantlessThunderGoose42
I wish my dog would do this. She wants so desperately to be friends with our cats but they will have none of it. Her attempts to get them to play is to wait untl they are ditting somewhere and come up behind them and BORK! they turn swat and run, she chases.
batcountry808
My boy dog used to do this to my girl dog - except he would put her head in his mouth and try to slowly pull her towards the door until she pulled free and started chasing him
KaptainObveeus
Imjurbro
My German Shepard growing up would do that with our rescue orange. It was a very amusing show sometimes.
Mesange
"The late nineteen hundreds". Thanks for making me feel ancient.
pgdave
Around the turn of the century
hogeyegrex
So, like, ten years ago…
Aquacool
Donfolstar
When my Great Dane/Akbash pulls this move I'm always torn between complying while I remember how she sometimes chomps down on concrete blocks or hitting her with a flipflop.
thricebakedxyz
Knew a great Dane that would do the same.
drtmr
idli
WackyWavingInflatableArmFlailingTubman
#1 my baby does this too and it's always to see her bear toy. Or she just brings me her bear toy
AgamemnonsMemes
Looks like a blue bay shepherd not a wolf but blue bay shepherds have high wolf content i think
davesaint01930
I have two wolves in me, so I have high wolf content, as well.
PullShporttel
You can usually tell it's not a wolf-hybrid by the eye color. The wolf golden-brown iris is an extremely dominant trait and very unlikely to not get expressed in hybrids.
ToenailClippingsJar
Dogs share 98.8% of their DNA with wolves. They’re all high content wolf really…
ThrowerBot
So are we, really (84-89%). And both humans and wolves are 95% banana.
ToenailClippingsJar
LyvPhreeOarDye
Wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes and a couple others are really all the just same species as they can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
Herperchick
TIL I have wolf dogs. Funny, they described them as "Catahoula Leopard Dog / pitbull" and "Australian Shepards / Labradors' no worries, I love them all the same.
Beasag
My sister's malamute did the same thing. Just grab your wrist and go. Sometimes it was to his empty food bowl. Sometimes to his favorite toy. Sometimes it was just to walk down the street.
But I have to say.. this boy is so freaking gorgeous. Want to pet...
SouYuck
I must boop the snoot...
UnicornIRL
Wanna pet that daw--- actually you know what, I'll stay back in case the wolf part takes over.
unluckyandbored
My buddy's mechanic had one as a shop dog. Fucking HUGE critter. But he was the sweetest boy. Super friendly with everybody.
rkingesd365
I grew up with a gsd/wolf, best friend I could have asked for.
Snezko
nah screw it it's worth it, look at that fluff!!! must pet naooo!
Samthetrue
We all have to get accidentally mauled by a friendly floof some time, and this is how I want to do it.
L1ttl3J1m
Nah, all you have to do is let them lick the inside of your mouth when they want to and you'll be in like Flynn...
UnicornIRL
Gotta be honest with you, brother, you're not selling me with that method.
L1ttl3J1m
Ah, not to worry, it's not to everyone's taste.
adamlstf9
“Wolf dogs do this” naw dude, my black lab growing up used to do this too, I’m pretty sure this is Canine 101 behavior.
MadamPuddifoot
Yeah that's a normal sized dog, not a wolf dog lol. This person is full of shit.
50m31AW
Could be young, or a rescue with health issues. I remember seeing a post years ago with a guy who adopted a Maine Coon kitten. Poor baby had a major health issue and then just never really grew after that bc it was during critical development time. Ended up just looking like a miniature Maine Coon about the size of a regular cat
SirSage
I mean they say wolf dogs do this and they do it more than other dogs. They dont say only wolf dogs do this. This is like the meme where someone says "I like pancakes" and people go "Oh so you hate waffles?"
eventide215
Yeah exactly. She specifically said they do it more than normal dogs. I think it's likely the size though. Like wolf dogs are a lot taller than normal and able to comfortably hold your hand like that.
adamlstf9
That’s fair, and my B for that, but her video did lean into it a bit. I mean, what is the point of this video at all?
SirSage
To show a thing dogs do, that wolf dogs do more commonly, and how it's normal behavior and not being bitten. Its exactly what it is. Just an interesting thing. I've never seen a dog personally do this whether it was mine, in public, or a friend's pet. They would bark/whine and want you to follow, not take you by the hand
BoredLyron
Yeah, most of our GSPs have done this as well and I know that some German Shepherds do it as well. I think the main reason dogs don't do this is if they're too small to reach you conveniently.
abmoraz
My GSDs did this. It's called "soft mouthing". The one thing OP is correct about is that they are doing there version of "holding your hand". Their mouths are their hands.
hufflesnuff
Arm in mouth is amateur. https://imgur.com/NBh2EpY.png
hufflesnuff
This is advanced canine communication. https://imgur.com/nN0HgBj.png
eventide215
Yeah a lot of people get this wrong or get disgusted by it.. they tend to think if a dog uses their mouth it's going to hurt.. no.. they can be extremely gentle. It seriously feels like they're holding your hand. My dog does this all the time. During play, to show me things, to play with the cat, etc. he has never once bit hard because I taught him bite strength as a puppy.
mouthfullofpebbles
I am fond of this as well, and really appreciate the special connection soft mouthing conveys, but in training we never encourage dogs to do this due to the (small, but real!) risk of misjudging bite strength (due to overexcitement, sudden loud noises, etc) and the possible negative reactions from people not familiar with the behaviour (if the dog gets lost and is taken in by kind strangers for example). In the end it's about the safety of the dog, even if I love getting lovingly gummed.