We often talk about how we call our dogs to us – Come! Come on. Let’s go. Over here, etc, but how does your dog call you? How do they get your attention? Get you to focus on them? Or let you know they want some loving?
For example, I have three dogs and they all get my attention in different ways. Kele, my Navajo Terrier wags her tail. It’s an amazingly strong tail that can be heard thumping in different rooms. Kele’s tail pounding on the sofa (she’s rarely on the floor) is a signal to me that often elicits an immediate response….I go over and pet her.
Asha, my brindle little girl may wag her tail but she’s more of a squisher with her tail so I’d never hear it. Instead, she uses her voice. She yawns, these extended, sometimes sassy yawns, and each one grabs me. It probably doesn’t help that I yawn back at her! But that girl can get my attention in a room full of dogs with that voice.
Boonie, my big laid back guy does both. He’ll either pound his tail or yawn. Considering that he can sound an awful lot like Chewbacca it’s really cute and works very effectively.
Do your dogs have a way to call you to them? Does it work??
