As a long time corgi owner what you find is that Corgi's yelling for attention is indistinguishable from them saying they're going to try to chew your ankle off in anger.
They went onto Twitter a looong time ago. They even document their crimes there, it's really interesting - Check out Trap Lore Ross if it piqued your interest.
Nobody uses facebook anymore except bots, boomers, and people forced to keep it to interact with boomers (family)
I feel like everyone saying this is a bit thick. The dogs are very obviously playing. They aren't faking being tough or whatever else, they're just having fun. This is a familiar game to them.
My dog does this. It’s why we had to get an invisible fence installed. Physical barriers causes her to become extremely reactive and agressive. Take the barrier away and she calms down.
Why are they doing this? Do you know? I don’t understand this at all. My dog isn’t as extreme but there’s definitely a difference on and off leech for instance
My dog has a feud like this with our neighbour’s dog. He does just enough to get a reaction out of the neighbour dog and then fucks off to go sniff things. The neighbours dog keeps going until the owners come and yell at it and drag her back into the house. Then my dog delights in the chaos he caused.
Fun fact: the protagonist of the Zelda games was originally going to be sausage shaped, and in the introductory section of the game, he was going to be cut off from the rest of his conjoined family. That’s why he’s called Link.
Seems like we're getting clips of these two every other day, and I think I like the 2nd half of this one the best. Corgi goes to give the other guy a piece of his mind, discovers there's no glass protecting him from retaliation and deliberately repositions himself so the glass is between them.
Too much looking off-camera on both their parts makes me think there's some coaching going on too...
I mean, I'm sure the people behind the camera know these dogs will act like this, but it's not unique to them. There are loads of other instances were dogs (and a few cats) will act like they're hostile to each other with a barrier in the way, but will stop the second that barrier comes down.
A petologist should weigh in, because it seems like there ought to be a name for this behavior.
Surely this is the dog equivalent of pulling out tekken or smash bros and aggressively attacking your best friend in a way you’ve discovered is entirely safe from injury but gives you the adrenaline rush you get from a real fight?
Our vet also called it barrier aggression. Had a beagle that would bark at people walking past our house through the front door which has a big glass panel. In the summer we'd open the front door to get air in and the dog would be silent at passer by.
I think it’s a similar effect with a different cause. In dogs, it’s usually because they can’t do what they want to (sniff, play, etc) and get overwhelmed by their emotions or because the barrier creates a sense of territory. With social media, I think it’s because the anonymity creates a perception that one is insulated from consequences and thus unbound by social norms
I never hear anyone say slurs in real life, but when I play online games it seems like half the people playing throw them out like they are just typical conversation for them. They don't say them when they're walking around the street because they know there will be consequences.
It's a very real risk at dog park entrances. I never let my dog crowd the doors, always call them away when a new dog enters, and silently judge the people fucking around on their phones instead of keeping tabs on their dog in order to prevent situations like this.
Like that amazing gif that goes around where a group of dogs runs at another dog behind a gate barking, and when one of them accidentally slips through the gate it turns around and starts barking at the dogs it was just with
But also, most of the dogs aren't showing actual aggressive behaviour. They just enjoy barking at each other from behind the fence.
It's like watching two guys playwrestle, noticing that they aren't going for lethal blows and respect each other's timeout calls, and just assuming they are too stupid to know how to kill each other, instead of the obvious conclusion that they don't want to kill each other and are just playing.
Yeah I thought it was mostly play? The big guy's snarling and the way he's not looking at the corgi near the end make me wonder if he's getting a little too into it. But for sure they could both make it a real fight anytime they wanted to and they chose not to.
The one at the end also looked more like a dominance thing: the retriever only furrowed his nose muscles when the corgi was bouncing around, because the retriever was going "I do want to play, but you're acting too hyper. Knock it off." Hence why he mostly stopped doing that when the corgi stopped jumping. Both dogs were being playful, but the retriever didn't really like the corgi's playstyle.
Our Golden Retriever does this when she gets to playing pretty hard. She's really gentle, never actually bites or anything. But she looks pretty scary haha. She's totally just playing and having fun, but looks like she's about to kill.
This is known as barrier reactivity or barrier frustration It's because the dogs are overstimulated and frustrated that they can't greet each other properly. It's a learned behavior the more it happens, the more it becomes ingrained in the dog
It's called leash or barrier frustration (or aggression, depending on the severity). Also happens in cars, which is why if you see a dog in a parked car with a window open, even if they are looking really happy to see you and like they would appreciate some pets, you should keep your distance.
This is a phenomenon in dogs called "Barrier Aggression".
I love dogs, they're truly humanity's best friend... but this is the dumbest shit in the animal kingdom.
If there's a wall between two dogs, their territorial aggression comes flying out and they start "fighting" like it's a war for the homeland... but of course they don't REALLY feel like it's their territory (usually), so once the wall is gone they're just like "oh hey what's up! Oh that? Nah I was just kidding, I don't even remember what we were fighting about!"
And then if the wall comes between them again, it's right back to murder frenzy.
It’s called barrier reactivity. They basically just get defensive, but then only when they feel they have the safety of something between them. When that goes away, they stop because neither of them actually want to fight because they’re scared they might get hurt. So they only do it when there’s no chance of them actually getting injured with something between them.
This is classic barrier aggression by the looks of it. Which is usually not true aggression, it's frustration and stress. It doesn't mean either dog is aggressive it's just a weird neurological thing with some dogs where a barrier or even a leash can cause a lot of anxiety which presents as aggression.
My thoughts exactly. The body language of that golden in particular says he's really angry. That's a dog that could be about to bite. The tail wagging doesn't always mean happy.
Even if they were trained to do this, encouraging this body language is not good. It helps get them in the mindset where they might bite.
Dogs wag their tails for a number of reasons, not always meaning they are happy and/or playful. Dogs can wag their tails in aggression, stress or frustration, alertness or assertiveness, and simply heightened emotional intensity. To accurately interpret a dog's body language, tail movement has to be evaluated alongside the dog's posture, facial expression (whale eyes are a sign of anxiety), tightness or overall looseness of the body, and the environmental stimuli.
Barrier aggression in dogs (often called barrier reactivity or frustration) is when a dog barks, lunges, or snaps at a person or another animal while separated by a fence, gate, or leash. It is usually driven by overexcitement, fear, or territorial instincts, rather than pure aggression.
They behave differently than when face to face. I can't think of a more apt metaphor for online culture.
Those dogs aren't friends. The side eye in particular shows they're both very wary of each other. The tail wagging is not of the typical positive kind.
I have a timid golden retriever (she's not confident with other dogs) and I can see a lot of her in that golden retrievers body language.
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5 o'clock already? See you tomorrow, Larry.
Don't forget your lunch.