First a little background. I have an almost 11 year old Yellow Lab (Brandy) and a 6 month old Doberman (Kaiser).
Kaiser being a pup is very vocal when trying to get my attention, etc. Brandy has ALWAYS been very non-vocal - will just be there waiting for me when I come in or if she needs something will come over.
Last night I came home from my Rotary meeting and entered through the garage to go into the kitchen - normal behavior for me and for the dogs. As I approach the door to the kitchen I hear high pitched yelp-type barks. At first I'm thinking "what is Kaiser doing loose in the kitchen, he's usually in the den at this time". As I listen the bark sounds a little "off" - can't describe it totally - just off a little. Not quite right - if you get my drift.
I open the door and expect to see Kaiser and find Brandy was the one mimicking Kaiser!!
My dogs learn things from each other too. Maybe Brandy has noticed Kaiser's way of getting attention and decided to try it.
I have a female who watches me wipe the other dogs feet when they come in muddy, then comes in and gives me her paws to wipe.
In the past when I was a kid, we had an only dog who would not tell us when she was done being outside and ready to come in the house. My parents tried to teach her to bark or scratch on the door but she never did. This resulted in her accidentally being left in the yard overnight once or twice, poor thing.
Anyway when she was about 4, we babysat someone's Irish Setter. This dog scratched on the door when he wanted to come in. Ever since then, our dog would too.
Dogs see "what works" for other dogs and try it too! Although it works better for dogs that are naturally attentive such as herding dogs and Labs, and not so much for hound type dogs. LOL.
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Our neighbours across the road had a dog who never barked at the fence, he would just stand and watch everything. Then they got a new puppy who would race up to the fence and bark whenever he saw anything pass by. Didn't matter if it was on their side of the road or not.
So the older dog started doing it too, after years of not barking at anything he picked it up in a very short amount of time.
My 8yr old Male GSD has always been way too smart for his own good. Lately he has been acting like he did when he was that annoying 18 month old. Bumping things with his nose out of our hands, grabbing toys and wanting to play, way too interested in young females in heat, my friend said if Loki was a human male, he would have a gorgeous 20-something woman on his arm as he drives away in his new Porsche 911 Turbo to the new Yatch. Mid-life Crisis is what he calls it. Too funny.
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Older dog acting like younger ??
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