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Ying Yang Dogs - Border Collies - Playstalk
Another in my series of yin-yang animals:
Two dogs showing off the intense, focused stalk so uniquely border collie as well as the fun, playful nature of the breed. Border collies are one of the most intelligent of dogs and are a truly motivated working breed, happiest when given a job to do.
8"x8" Watercolor, Acrylic and India Ink
T-shirts available: http://foxloft.com/store/shirt?shirt=yybcollies&style=t
Prints and Original available: http://foxloft.com/image?id=482
Two dogs showing off the intense, focused stalk so uniquely border collie as well as the fun, playful nature of the breed. Border collies are one of the most intelligent of dogs and are a truly motivated working breed, happiest when given a job to do.
8"x8" Watercolor, Acrylic and India Ink
T-shirts available: http://foxloft.com/store/shirt?shirt=yybcollies&style=t
Prints and Original available: http://foxloft.com/image?id=482
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Dog (Other)
Size 350 x 376px
File Size 19.1 kB
It's funny, Wizard (Siberian Husky for those folks NOT already acquainted with him) does this when we are walking and he sees another dog coming towards him on the trail that he wants to play with (ie: most of them). He goes into a play-crouch and creeps along and then usually lays down, getting ready to spring. We don't LET him of course, but it is odd behavior for a Husky.
Most other folks have no idea what it is of course. Most of them see it as some form of aggression or at best something we have taught him as an aggression control measure and cross to the other side of the trail, or stop and wait for us to pass. This despite it clearly being a play posture (soft eyes, soft muscles, relaxed ear set, tail usually in a happy wag) -- though of course 90% of dog owners have no idea how to read behavior signals.
Just odd... Maybe he's channeling the behavior of some long-departed Border Collie's ghost. :P
Most other folks have no idea what it is of course. Most of them see it as some form of aggression or at best something we have taught him as an aggression control measure and cross to the other side of the trail, or stop and wait for us to pass. This despite it clearly being a play posture (soft eyes, soft muscles, relaxed ear set, tail usually in a happy wag) -- though of course 90% of dog owners have no idea how to read behavior signals.
Just odd... Maybe he's channeling the behavior of some long-departed Border Collie's ghost. :P
I can totally see Wizard doing that. :) The stalking/crawling the borders do is a modified prey drive action, I haven't heard of huskies doing it before but it doesn't surprise me - in a lot of ways they are more 'primitive' in some of their behaviors so the prey-stalk makes a lot of sense.
Thank you! :) I had considered it but I already offer them as pendants and I'm considering adding a version with a metal back and enameled front for zipper pulls and things like that - which would be smaller and more durable, so I'll probably go with that instead of pathtags. The designs are quite intricate and the way pathtags are done they'd have to be simplified further and might end up a bit too busy.
Thanks for the idea, though! :)
Thanks for the idea, though! :)
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