Sarah Morris wrote 02/12/2007 08:20 PM New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? #128797 - 02/12/2007 08:20 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	I have 2 questions regarding new behavior with my 7 month old. 1. Today he started taking an intense interest in other dogs' urine...to the extent that he actually licked the spot on the ground then his lower jaw started chattering and he started drooling. This happened at work with dogs he knows well but it was really weird. He's never done that before. Is this normal dog behavior? 2. He has suddenly become leery of strangers which, so far as I've read, may be an age-related phase. However, he seems to be most wary of people wearing hats. He let out the very faintest growl to a man wearing a hat today. Should I just ignore this and see if it passes or do I need to try and desensitize him to hats (Lord, I really don't want to start parading around in a hat!) or is this something I don't need to waste time thinking about? Any advice is appreciated! True
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susan tuck wrote 02/12/2007 08:29 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: Sarah Morris ] #128800 - 02/12/2007 08:29 PM
susan tuck Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2006 Posts: 1608 Loc: Cali & Wash State Offline	1. This behaviour is called "chattering" & this is what male dogs do when they smell the urine from a female in season. 2. Most likely age related.
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Angelique Cadogan wrote 02/12/2007 08:36 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: susan tuck ] #128804 - 02/12/2007 08:36 PM
Angelique Cadogan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1725 Loc: Las Vegas Nevada Offline	Yes ,I agree too, it comes a time Sarah that they no longer are "puppies" and grow up, I just caught my King Charles lift his leg and to me he is still a puppy! He also tries to mount my female and drinks her urine at times , Yet he looks so innocent I had my young male (Bandit)go through a weird stage where all of a sudden during our walks he did not like garbage cans if they were at the curb.He is over it now .Yours will probly won't noticed hats in a few months too
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Sarah Morris wrote 02/12/2007 08:38 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: susan tuck ] #128805 - 02/12/2007 08:38 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Oh dear, my boy must be slightly confused since this was a neutered male pitbull that set his teeth to chattering...LOL Thanks for answering, Susan True
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 02/12/2007 08:41 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: Sarah Morris ] #128807 - 02/12/2007 08:41 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	Why do you think the pitbull peed where he peed? Because a female in season peed there yesterday, or a week ago.
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Sarah Morris wrote 02/12/2007 08:46 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: Angelique Cadogan ] #128812 - 02/12/2007 08:46 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Too funny and so true, Angelique. They do grow up quick. Guess I need to think twice about kisses from him now! True
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Sarah Morris wrote 02/12/2007 09:01 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #128820 - 02/12/2007 09:01 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Mike, Believe it or not, for an animal hospital we don't see too many females in season. Surprising we don't see more, I guess, and unless they are hospitalized, they don't go into the backyard. Our employees' male dogs (the pit is one of them) spend a lot of time first thing out the door marking the backyard. I've always chalked it up to a territory issue but...maybe there is a lingering odor from a long time ago? True
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susan tuck wrote 02/12/2007 09:41 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: Sarah Morris ] #128830 - 02/12/2007 09:41 PM
susan tuck Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2006 Posts: 1608 Loc: Cali & Wash State Offline	Sarah, the behavior you described is chattering so there was a female in season there at one time or another!
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SaraMilliken wrote 02/12/2007 10:08 PM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: susan tuck ] #128837 - 02/12/2007 10:08 PM
SaraMilliken Webboard User Reg: 12-11-2006 Posts: 67 Loc: Offline	My father had dogs he used for hunting that would do exactly the same behavior, only instead of a response to urine, it was from excitement when presented with the scent of the prey. As soon as they locked on the scent of the prey they started doing it-it was really strange at first. They never did it at any other time, only when the hunt was on. I remember the first time I saw it I was worried the dog was having some kind of seizure!
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Lynn Ballard wrote 02/13/2007 11:30 AM Re: New behavior in my puppy...Is this normal? [Re: Sarah Morris ] #128909 - 02/13/2007 11:30 AM
Lynn Ballard Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2006 Posts: 138 Loc: Southern California Offline	Question 2 I would advise on getting him more socialized. Sounds like you already are but when my pup was about that age, she started getting a bit worried of new things again too. Totaly normal. You might want to ask your friends to wear hats and carry hot dogs for him. :-)
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