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OK -this was a new one on me...I had a canine behavioralist mention that my dog's round, amber eyes can be a problem and incite some dogs -have you guys ever heard of this? We are working on leash activity issues and I try and encourage her to look at me, along with "leave it" so she doesn't posture or stare -she does love to gaze at stuff though...
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In dog language a stare CAN be confrontational, however there's other pieces of body language that determine exactly WHAT is going on. Stiff legs, how the mouth is held, how the tail is positioned....etc, etc.
Depending on 'the rest of the story' it's hard to say what is going on, but yes a straight in your eye unflinching look is generally a challenge.
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Very reassuring info -thanks! She tends to get up on her toes and stiffen when passing other dogs (hence the previous leash reactivity thread) and I am getting faster on redirect. This morning I used peanut butter and tons of praise when she looked and me and decided to relax -my bait bag's a mess but it was effective!
Capone often does this stare down too. I have been having to work on it. He plays fine with other dogs (so far, always supervised) but I think he can get a bit intense for some dogs. Especially if he wants to get to them and he is on a leash. I am going to look up your reactivity thread!
Brad Higgs Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2010
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Isn't Shiva the god of destruction, prophetic name or after the fact? Beautiful girl similar eyes to my eldest boy gotta agree with Aaron think the behavioralist is confused with this, seriously doubt dogs care or even notice eye color!
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I think this is one of the silliest things I’ve heard too. While eye “contact” is huge in their world, there are many contributing factors to that connection; I don’t believe color is one of them. The energy they bring to the table (body stance, attitude, tail/ear positions, vocalization) all play a part in the greeting ritual.
Some huskies have pretty intense, ice blue eyes that seem to intimidate some people but I’ve never seen it have an effect on other dogs. Amber is also a very common color. What your “behavioralist” may be reacting to is her somewhat pronounced brow – making the eyes appear a little deeper set. But that’s her human reaction.
When we look at the really deep set eyes of some Chows/Shar Pei’s, the furled brow and skin covered corners can give other dogs a bit of an aggressive impression, but this definitely takes a back seat to all the other body language going on.
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