The life and times of our Magyar Vizsla as we learn along with her about hunting birds, ribbons, breeding, and more Hungarian Pointers or Braco Hungaros in Chile and beyond.
Fecha: 21 al 24 de Marzo 2013 - Lugar: La Rural Predio Ferial de Palermo
CH. .JOV. CHI. CH. ARG. Natasha Rose Can D'Ijuma with handler, Dr. Fernando Burgos
Judges for Group 7
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CATEGORIA: 9° INTERMEDIA - HEMBRAS DE 15 A 24 MESES
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NATASHA ROSE CAN D'IJUMA - KCC 381146 - I -
Born/ NAC: 22/08/11 - H -
Lineage/ POR: ROCKY OF BANFIELD y CEILA CAN D'IJUMA -
Owner/EXP. JORGE MARTINEZ
Our Natasha has no trouble getting her thoughts across to us- especially if we are too slow in offering her a chewy pig's ear treat. Same with our maltese, Samson. He can let it be know clearly that he's just not up for play right now. But how do we know what's being thought, felt, and well yes, said? We just listen, look, and watch. Dogs are very expressive and we must be attentive to their expressions.
Dogs are a whole body communicator, not just one part or another. It is important to view the whole picture, your dog and the situation or context he’s in, in order to accurately determine what he’s trying to say to get the complete message your dog is telling you. They use facial expressions, ear set, tail carriage and overall demeanor to signal their intentions and feelings to others.
In Summary:
Each body part makes up the whole very expressive dog. Here is a list of things to remember about a dog's body language:
Approach
Advancing: indicates dominance or aggression
Retreating: indicates fear or anxiety
Facing squarely: indicates confidence, dominance or aggression
Standing sideways: indicates confidence without asserting dominance
Posture
Leaning forward: indicates confidence and interest
Leaning forward with stiff legged stance: indicates dominance or aggressive intention
Leaning backward: indicates fear or submission
Body or head lowered: indicates fear, anxiety or submission
Body or head lowered and twisted: indicates submission
Body lowered on front end only: indicates playfulness
Body twisted upside down: indicates extreme submission or fear
Body upside down and rolling: indicates pleasure
Head turned away: indicates submission or a truce
Head held high, arched neck: indicates confidence or challenge
Interaction
Paw placed on another's back: indicates dominance or aggression
Head and neck placed over another's back: indicates dominance or aggression
Shoulder or hip bump into another: indicates dominance or playfulness
Tail Position
Tail held horizontal or naturally: indicates interest
Tail raised, held stiffly and quivering: indicates dominance or aggressive intention
Tail tucked: indicates fear, anxiety or submission
Tail tucked but wagging: indicates submission
Tail wagging slowly but broadly: indicates relaxation, playfulness or anticipation
Tail wagging quickly and broadly: indicates submission or pleasure
Ears
Ears forward: indicates interest, dominance, playfulness or aggression
Ears back: indicates fear
Ears down: indicates submission
Eyes
Note: Dogs don't like to be stared at directly in the eye. It can frighten a timid dog, or be seen as a challenge to a dominant dog, and either case can end up in a dog bite for you.
Eyes opened wide and staring: indicates aggression
Eyes turned away and squinting: indicates submission
Eyes blinking rapidly: indicates stress
Eyes with dilated pupils: indicates arousal, often from fear or aggression
Mouth
Mouth agape with lip corner forward: indicates aggression
Mouth slightly open with lip corner pulled back, all teeth showing: indicates fear
Mouth open with lip corner pulled upward, often with tongue showing: indicates relaxation or playfulness
Mouth licking the air or toward you or another dog rapidly: indicates submission
Mouth licking lips: may indicate stress. Or maybe he's just getting ready to eat!
Face, nose or lips wrinkled, teeth showing: indicates aggression
Front teeth showing but no signs of aggression: indicates submission (the "canine grin")
Mouth yawning: indicates nervousness or serves to reduce tension in aggressive situations
Muzzle push: indicates submission, affection
Panting: if not hot or tired, may indicate anxiety or pain
Hackles
Hackles raised: indicates arousal associated with aggression or fear
Once you know what your dog is telling you, you need to know how to respond back. Important to keep mind, according to animal behaviorist, John Bradsha, in an NPR article, is to realize" that dogs are neither wolves nor furry humans and that dog owners have certain responsibilities to make sure their dogs are psychologically healthy."
Now that you've learned how to speak dog, test yourself to see how accurate your are typing a word into the handy canine translator to see what your pooch is trying to tell you: Click here to take the test- http://talkingpets.ca/en/speakdog.aspx
What has your dog been trying to tell you lately and how have you responded?
What: Cornell University Veterinary School DNA Bank in partnership with the Vizsla Club of America Welfare Foundation (VCA WF) is collecting blood samples from affected and non-affected (8 years old or older) vizslas to identify a gene or multiple genes that may predict a predisposition for mast cell tumor cancer (MCT). This is the first vizsla-specific study of its kind and could result in a genetic test to detect the genetic susceptibility in breeding stock prior to breeding. This is a free health clinic to gather as many samples as possible for this project.
FMI: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/vizsla.cfm
When: Saturday March 16, 2013, 9am – 4pm.
Where: Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, Stamford CT
880 Canal Street
Stamford, CT 06902
For more information and directions: http://www.cuvs.org
Eligible:
+ Any Vizslas who have been previously diagnosed with MCT. Please bring a copy of the affected dog's histopathology report.
+ Any Vizslas—8 years or older— who have not been previously diagnosed with MCT. These dogs will be examined by Cornell staff veterinarians to make sure they qualify as controls (non-affected).
Cost: Blood draws and examinations are free-of-charge.
Registration: Please register for the clinic in advance by contacting Liz Corey (DNA Bank) by email (dnabank@cornell.edu ) or by phone (607/253.3446).
What to bring: your dog(s), a copy of a histopathology report (if applicable), a three-generation pedigree and any OFA/PennHip information for each dog.
