i may have that page still open on my laptop at home...

i won't know until i get off of work at 6:00pm. I'll let you know asap

Oh, Kacie I am biting my nails off :laugh: if it isn't still on your laptop, no biggie, but I am very curious and chomping at the bit to find out! thanks for the response.

Also, I will be posting the new picts tomorrow with info (and immediately backing it up!) regardless of whether or not I get the others up, but within the week I should have the others up again. The new pictures over the next few days will show normal/relaxed, playful sparring/play vs real fight, affection, mutual grooming, happy/calm, calm submission, etc. Will keep you guys updated on the updates

The page is back up! For those that missed it the first time around, it is back for your viewing pleasure. I will post again when I have finished adding the rest of the pictures, tomorrow, and Saturday.

edited to ad: you can thank Kacie for the page being back up so quick!

 Quote: jennifer mullen

interesting - why do you think it is they don't get nervous like dogs do?

I agree that it's because they don't live with humans. A wolf pack is driven by instinct - instinct is a lot more consistent than the mind and emotions of humans. Even if within a wolf pack there were some inconsistencies, it wouldn't even compare to the inconsistencies we humans show our dogs. Dogs, in order to live with us, have to learn about human emotions, our verbiage, our tones of voice, our body language. Very tall order. They do it better than any other species. But not much of what we do with or around them is recognizable by them as dog level "instinct".

 Quote: jennifer mullen

....and which wolves breed?????

I can hardly imagine how this is possible within a wolf pack, but evidently, just the alpha female and alpha male breed. I'm amazed by this, actually. Especially when you think that even if we humans were great alphas/leaders to our dogs, I doubt we would be able to keep them from mating if the situation arose. Example: female dog in heat happens to wander into or jump over the wall into the backyard of an intact male or vice versa. Could we stop the inevitable? Whereas in the wolf pack, intact males and females in heat supposedly don't breed, unless they're the 2 alphas. Blows my mind.

Updates! I have added 12 more pictures and descriptions, with another 10 or so to follow tomorrow! My site is definitely a work in progress, I made it very quickly and ignored my spell checker so I am trying to edit all my mistakes with some assistance in finding them. Thanks for your patience

http://www.freewebs.com/theanimaltrainer/dogwolfbodylanguage.htm

Edited by Jennifer Marshal (12/08/2007 05:29 PM)
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