Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Uneventful weeks
Well, Milo's life is really back to normal, plus his humans are pretty busy lately, which adds up to a boring existence for Milo. The most exciting thing (not in a good way, though) that happened to him yesterday is that he fell from the couch. At the moment it was not funny, but now that I write about, it actually is! He was lying on the couch taking a nap like usual (he does this all day long), and fell straight to the floor when he turned. I guess it shocked him since he stayed off the couch for about 2 hours.
It's getting cold in NY and the days and therefore his walks are getting shorter. He is still pretty excited when he goes out for his walks. He still barks a lot outside.
It's an odd bark. A neighbor pointed out that when you hear him, you expect to see an angry dog (he's bark is very loud and sounds serious), but then you look at him and see his wagging tail. The sound does not match the body language.
It's getting cold in NY and the days and therefore his walks are getting shorter. He is still pretty excited when he goes out for his walks. He still barks a lot outside.
It's an odd bark. A neighbor pointed out that when you hear him, you expect to see an angry dog (he's bark is very loud and sounds serious), but then you look at him and see his wagging tail. The sound does not match the body language.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
More theories
Here's one theory that explains the "random barking" at any time in any occasion : He just loves the sound of his voice ;)
I also like Tessa's explanation: maybe he is just saying "coming through, coming through" so no one accidentally runs over him again
(he does seem to start barking when he is crossing big intersections)
I also like Tessa's explanation: maybe he is just saying "coming through, coming through" so no one accidentally runs over him again
(he does seem to start barking when he is crossing big intersections)
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
What is all that barking?!?!?!
Milo keeps barking and I'm running out of theories to explain it. It's not that he has proved my theories wrong, but rather they just keep adding up.
One thing is for sure, I see a lot of dogs walking in Manhattan and NONE of them bark and walk/hop at the same time without a reason. There are a lot, specially the small ones, that bark AT other dogs, but Milo is not barking at anybody or anything... or so it seems.
There has been only one major change during the time when he began to increase the frequency of his barking... the amputation. And I'm not the only one saying that! And our neighbors from the 8th floor hear him when he starts barking outside!
Here are the theories:
One thing is for sure, I see a lot of dogs walking in Manhattan and NONE of them bark and walk/hop at the same time without a reason. There are a lot, specially the small ones, that bark AT other dogs, but Milo is not barking at anybody or anything... or so it seems.
There has been only one major change during the time when he began to increase the frequency of his barking... the amputation. And I'm not the only one saying that! And our neighbors from the 8th floor hear him when he starts barking outside!
Here are the theories:
- (before the amputation) We used to think it was funny to ask him "what do you want" and he would start jumping and barking and pointing at his food, he would get food and so we were encouraging his behavior
- (before and after) His eyesight might not be very good and he barks at things he does not recognize
- (before and after) He barks at big noisy trucks, but that is normal for any dog, right?
- (before and after) He does not like to wait, so once he is ready to move on he starts barking
- After the amputation it took him a while to bark again so encouraged it a few times, very few times
- He starts barking when we arrive to our building after any and all walks, and then expects food, and keeps barking in the apartment. We ignore him and he stops.
- He gets happy when somebody pets him and he barks from that moment until we arrive in the apartment
- He is just truly happy
