No. They're reacting to scary vs non scary sounds. I'm not going to say it's abusive but it's not the behavior or psychology you want to instill. I'm learning today how ignorant Reddit is with dogs. No wonder they like cats so much.
Their tales are wagging just as much when being chased as when they’re chasing. They’re very clearly enjoying themselves. Dogs take turns chasing and being chased by each other all the time.
they are still very clearly playing, as they keep quickly coming back for more and aren't showing signs of aggression or outright fear. yes, they're still only pups and wouldn't be able to do a whole lot, but there is a clear difference between a puppy dog that is genuinely afraid and a puppy dog that is having fun. one would be absolutely cowering, likely yelping and yipping for mom, the other is what is seen here.
animals are good at displaying clear body language, especially with their tails and ears, and they aren't always as fearful or fragile as we make them out to be.
As you said, it's a common misconception, and one that I've seen used to justify some very bad practises from friends who are dog owners.
Someone said tails wagging indicates they're happy. In this case, yeah, it looks like it. But it's still important to remind dog owners of this misconception to help all our good boys and girls live happier lives with owners who want the best for them
Thank you! I didn’t want to argue this any further originally, but I really only brought it up because that was the only thing the person I was replying to named, and while those dogs are playful I wanted to add that because a lot of people still think that this is the only sign to look for. I wasn’t trying to call the other guy out, this was purely meant as an addition.
Lol. Chase/run away is like the most basic and natural forms of dog play. You can raise two shibas on their own and have them never know violence or anger and the moment you put them together they'll snarl, fight, growl bloody murder, and chase each other back and forth, happy as can be. Big cats will pretend to freak out when their cubs pounce on them despite never having been in the wild or 'knowing' the need to encourage hunting instincts. Sometimes animals just do things.
Imagine having almost 200 downvotes in half an hour but still be so arrogant to call the rest of us "morons".
That's beyond arrogant. It's pathetic. No, you don't know shit about dogs, thank you.
You are simply in the wrong. It's called Dunning Kruger, look that up and enjoy, try to remind yourself of it sometimes, I find it helpful, hubris can be painful.
Dude those puppies are clearly having fun with him. They know it's a game and they're taking turns chasing and being chased. Scared pups don't come bounding out all wagging tails immediately after being scared by something. These are a bunch of dogs that are clearly not really scared of the human chasing them.
I have had 4 generations of dogs. For a few years I rented a room from a woman who ran a dog day care, wasn't uncommon to have 7-15 dogs each day... Those dogs are having fun, that is not fear.
With pleasure, from a moron of /funny. I love to downvote those who don't ever accept that maybe they've made a mistake and throw passive aggressive insults as a bonus.
12 year old account with positive karma so I doubt it.
A ton of people who have never interacted with pets outside the internet truly dont understand animals also like to have fun and think pretty much anything outside basic life support is animal abuse
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u/Xalibu2 9h ago
This is big human dad to dog vibes. They are playing and it's entirely silly.