I'm thinking I know what you mean though. I'm going to try it in a minute. I play "Dog Musical: You Are The Star!" with Spauld. I put on Bollywood or some other fun music and dance with him. Sometimes, and these are really good times, D does it with me. We dance at him in (sloppy) syncro-motion. It kind of freaks him out, but he loves it. (Spauld, I mean). That's our best game.
I feel like it's taking unfair advantage of height and the dogs are possibly confused ... I tend to get down on hands and knees and try to mimic the body language I see them use on each other when they're engaged in play fights and challenges ... stuff like putting a paw out on their shoulder, jumping forward and back. This will usually get the big belgian engaged, where any coaxing I try to do from a two legged stance is ignored 98% of the time. Then after a little bit I try to steer that play vibe over toward the other dog (since I won't stand a chance on 4 legs). I don't know if doing this makes me less alpha in their eyes ... not that I can tell.
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Date: 2009-03-12 12:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-12 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-12 02:42 am (UTC)I'm thinking I know what you mean though. I'm going to try it in a minute. I play "Dog Musical: You Are The Star!" with Spauld. I put on Bollywood or some other fun music and dance with him. Sometimes, and these are really good times, D does it with me. We dance at him in (sloppy) syncro-motion. It kind of freaks him out, but he loves it. (Spauld, I mean). That's our best game.
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Date: 2009-03-12 04:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-12 04:53 am (UTC)I don't know if doing this makes me less alpha in their eyes ... not that I can tell.
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Date: 2009-03-13 01:34 am (UTC)RAWR!