Comments on: How to deconstruct a Deerhound drama

By: Melinda

Melinda — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:28:56 +0000

The 3 ES are all stoic, except for Sparky who gets the vapors whenever I take the clipper (aka The Machete) to her nails. And a thorn in her pad will send her running on 3 legs looking for my husband, even if I’m standing right next to her.

Thankfully, Jet (labby) seems to be pretty good at giving very clear signals when something is wrong with him. When he had 2 obstructions (2, count ‘em TWO!) in the space of one month, he did everything but stand on his hind legs and point to his belly to let me know there was a problem.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:53:43 +0000

I’ve got lots of stoicism here (two pit bulls and a Border Collie) when it comes to physical stuff. Unless you quick a toenail. Then the world might potentially end.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:02:25 +0000

Henry, the Bichon, is so dramatic that when we arrive for a vet appnt. I can hear “Henry’s here” echo throughout the office as all of the techs prepare to hold him down for his heartworm test and vaccines. The vet always hides the needle behind his back but as soon as he touches Henry with his finger to find his vein Henry starts screaming. When Henry gets a shot he wails during the shot then flails and screams to the point that he has to be put down on the ground where he blindly runs around the exam room crashing into walls and yelping bloody murder. The interesting thing though is that,all the while he is wailing and screeching,his tail is wagging…

By: Janeen

Janeen — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:57:26 +0000

Zip is a MAJOR drama queen. If one of those horrid, icky, vile boy dogs so much as comes NEAR to bumping into her she’ll screech like a mashed cat.

And if they have the temerity to actually bump into her (even if contact is light as the brush of the wing of a palsied mosquito) she’ll scream bloody murder - then chase them down and pretend to attempt said murder. ‘Cause, of course to actually murder one of them she’d have to risk touching him back.

By: Christie Keith

Christie Keith — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:20:13 +0000

Gina, the best thing in that video is the dog, just patiently following the people to the other room… hysterical!

By: Leslie K

Leslie K — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:34:19 +0000

I’ve got 3 totally different types. Trooper the lab/elkhound mix will come up screaming & refuse to walk after stepping on an acorn. But something serious & the only sign is he’s leaning against me. Rem the chi will hide if anything is really wrong,any other time you wouldn’t know theres a problem.Frag, the beagle is a total baby. Tell her bad girl & you would think she is dying.

By: Liz Palika

Liz Palika — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:05:04 +0000

The Aussies are totally stoic. Nothing fazes them. Which is both good and bad!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:26:24 +0000

Sighthounds don’t have a monopoly on melodrama. Boston Terriers are total DRAMA QUEENS (regardless of gender). I know it’s not just my boy, because I’ve heard stories from other Boston owners. The first sign for me was Logan’s first week with me, I don’t remember what naughty thing he did, maybe chew a power cord, but I bopped him lightly on the nose and said “No!” When I say “lightly,” I MEAN lightly. He yelped and ran under the desk and would not come out until dragged.

If you scold him, he will put on the “woe is me, I am so abused” performance. If you give him medicine he will hide in the corner and refuse to come as if he fears for his life. If you give him food he does not like the smell of, he will look at you balefully and go to his corner. If you accidentally step on his toe - you have to pick him up and rub it and give him kisses and tell him how sorry you are and what a good boy he is or you will get the Cruel Mistress treatment.

The other day, I don’t know WHAT my offense was, but he would not come near me. Someone came to the door and he ran down and started barking at an old lady coming to visit the office. Ken lost his patience and REALLY YELLED at him to shut up. Logan came running upstairs to me, up on the couch and clung to me. Little bugger deserves an Oscar, but exasperating as he can be, I adore him.

My late Bulldog was very stoic, but she screamed bloody hell when getting her nails clipped at the vet. It took 2 techs to hold her while the vet clipped.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:43:53 +0000

If a Deerhound were a toddler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpSfThUv_pc

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:12:28 +0000

Ah, the sighthound dramatis personae. They remind me of small children. They wail and flail and carry on over the small stuff ( kissit Mummy and make it better), but if the big stuff happens, then they hardly make a peep ( ruh roh, this really hurts, I’m in trouble now). When my dogs’ would act out over a minor thing, my vet at the time would call them “spleeny”.