This happened last year. I had two adult minischnauzers, a male and female, neutered and spayed, 3 and 2 years old respectively. They were great friends and got along wonderfully. I brought in a male ten week old mini puppy. My male took to him rather quickly. My female.... began drooling profusely. Every time I got them together outside the puppy's crate, she would begin trembling and drooling and I mean dripping a great deal. She was highly curious, not aggressive, and her muzzle was completely soaked after two or three minutes. This went on for about two weeks then subsided. Has anyone ever seen this behavior and is it normal? What did it mean and will I be likely to see it again with the Giant Schnauzer female puppy we may be getting?
I remember a Dobie my parents had rescued (now this was 18 years ago) but I remember when they brought home a Shitzu they also rescued oh maybe (if I recall) 2 years after having their Dobie. She would shake and drool excessively at the shitzu she never harmed this little dog but she was very nervous around it.My parents never cared to know why , this dog had been abused and neglected and left out in the desert as a pup.It was a very bizarre behavior but I can't tell you why either ,other than she never did anything to this little dog , nothing but drool.I think it was just nerves and anxiety.If your female didn't really react in a bad way she might just get over it after a while.Ours I know did.
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Hi Rick,
Here's something interesting which I think might apply in this case:
Quote:
...the dog's sense of smell is often assisted by his production of saliva. It is theorised that the saliva helps to trap scent molecules thus giving the dog a longer time to analyse scent. One only has to look at traditional "scenters" such as Bassets and Bloodhounds to see the link between scenting talent and saliva production.
"The wrinkles hold the scent and the ears will stir it up and the saliva that everybody finds disgusting actually enhances the scent" (Joe Canfield, Bloodhound Trainer and Founder of the USA National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
This quote was borrowed from http://www.showdogs.co.za/wag_the_dog/qa14_excessive_drooling.htm
and it goes on to say that excitement over something new, another dog etc. can cause this drooling, and not just in scent dogs. My dog does this anytime it encounters an unfamiliar little creature in the woods. The article does warn that occasionally that could mean that prey drive could have been triggered so make sure it's excitement and not snack drive!
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