tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post4663152882466322583..comments2024-03-28T05:14:05.476-04:00Comments on Pets and other Critters: Anthropomorphize This!Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-58000597323775688832018-11-18T02:52:22.712-05:002018-11-18T02:52:22.712-05:00thanks for the education!
inkathanks for the education!<br /><a title="inka" href="https://www.cekaja.com/info/mengenal-inklusi-keuangan-pengertian-manfaat-dan-inovasinya-untuk-negara/" rel="nofollow">inka</a>DCAjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260121486364886541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-7587079793356029102011-05-31T15:49:10.170-04:002011-05-31T15:49:10.170-04:00Lynn, you must be nice about it when your guests c...Lynn, you must be nice about it when your guests come over. I pull out the scare tactics and tell them to do exactly as I say or else the dog will bite them. <br /><br />Maybe that's why I have fewer and fewer guests these days ...Karen Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826759882863096764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-27758156346284929582011-05-31T14:05:52.862-04:002011-05-31T14:05:52.862-04:00I love talking to dogs every chance I get too, Eve...I love talking to dogs every chance I get too, Eve!Lynn Benoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-63123205582821367852011-05-31T14:04:57.210-04:002011-05-31T14:04:57.210-04:00I know what you mean, Karen. I have a shy dog. A...I know what you mean, Karen. I have a shy dog. After all the books and seminars and observation and discussions with experts, I feel I understand my dogs better.<br /><br />Trouble is, I haven't been able to get those well meaning guests to understand without saying it in people terms.<br /><br />It helps to be bi-lingual!Lynn Benoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-57395025505061311002011-05-31T12:39:09.309-04:002011-05-31T12:39:09.309-04:00The last couple of paragraphs demonstrate where an...The last couple of paragraphs demonstrate where anthropomorphizing can be dangerous, though. If we liken a shy dog to behaving like a shy human, then we naturally want to react to that shy dog the same we would a shy person — perhaps by reaching out to comfort them in reassuring tones and a gentle, supportive pat on the back. For a dog, though, shyness and fear has to be given the response you detailed — on the dog's terms, not on the human's. A reassuring touch may garner a bite, a reassuring tone directed at the dog may send him into a tizzy. <br /><br />People do this all the time with my dog. I tell them he's fearful of new people and can become aggressive as a result, and most people want to respond immediately by kneeling down, reaching out to my dog and baby talking him to try and "make friends" so he can feel "comfortable around them" — doing three things in the process that are acceptable between and amongst humans (think reassuring voice, touch, posturing), but that are guaranteed to unnerve my dog even more and spark threat displays. <br /><br />I suppose it depends what the individual's reaction to a shy person would be. If you routinely ignore shy people, you're more than welcome in my home. If you're the type to reach out to them, stay away from my house until you can learn to behave differently around a shy dog than a shy human. But why rely on your human knowledge when there's so much you can learn about how dogs communicate?<br /><br />I have no issue with "humanisms" and often make some comparisons myself, but I don't let "my dog acts like a human" translate into "my dog thinks like a human." Dogs just aren't humans, but they're awesome and wonderful in all their own ways.Karen Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826759882863096764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-81468220639744233722011-05-31T11:24:32.477-04:002011-05-31T11:24:32.477-04:00I love speaking to dogs every chance I get.I love speaking to dogs every chance I get. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.com