{"id":1629,"date":"2009-12-30T17:39:49","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T01:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2009-12-30T17:39:49","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T01:39:49","slug":"the-butt-sniff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/the-butt-sniff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Butt Sniff"},"content":{"rendered":"

I made many mistakes<\/a> with my Shiba when I first got him, but one thing that I did from the start was try to socialize him to other puppies and dogs<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Shiba Sephy seems to really like interacting with other dogs but greetings do not always<\/em> go well.<\/p>\n

After carefully observing how Sephy meets dogs, I realized that he does not like new dogs sniffing his butt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\"The\n
The Butt Sniff.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

\n\"Siberian\n
Siberian Shania using Shiba Sephy as a chew toy.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Butt sniffing<\/em> can actually be taken as a dominance move<\/a> – the one getting his butt sniffed is submitting to the dog doing the sniffing. <\/p>\n

This actually makes a lot of sense. The sniffing dog has all his teeth near to a vulnerable part of the other dog, while the other dog has his teeth farthest away from his hind area.<\/p>\n

The dog being sniffed is putting himself in a vulnerable position, thus dogs only allow butt sniffs with dogs they trust and are comfortable with; or as a sign of submission<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

For example, my Shiba has no problems with my Siberian Husky doing all sorts of things to him. He is also very tolerant with his regular playmates … but strange dogs poking their noses up his butt is a big no-no<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I really do not blame him.<\/em> <\/p>\n

\n\"Siberian\n
Siberian Shania using Shiba Sephy as a tug toy.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n

Nowadays, I make sure that during dog greetings, my Shiba’s buttockal region is well protected. By using body blocks, I keep the other dog away from my Shiba’s hind area. <\/p>\n

When greeting other dogs, I try to stay calm and interrupt the greeting as soon as I notice any signs of stress or discomfort on either dog. I walk away to create space and call Sephy to me. Creating space is important so that neither of the dogs feel crowded or trapped. <\/p>\n

When Shiba comes, he gets treated, and then he can go back for another short greeting if he wants.<\/p>\n

\n\"Shiba\n
Shiba Sephy enjoying a butt scratch.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n

The butt sniff is not for every dog.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protect your dog from other dogs if necessary. Make dog greetings a fun and low stress affair by staying calm, creating space, using positive interrupts, and body blocking unwanted butt sniffs.<\/p>\n

By consistently making dog greetings into positive events, we help our dog build self confidence and associate other dogs with fun and rewards. This will make our dog into a social butterfly, improve his quality of life, and allow us to take him to more places without worrying about dog-to-dog aggression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\"Talk\n
Talk to the butt.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some dogs are tolerant of butt-sniffing but others are not. This is because butt-sniffing can often be seen as a dominance move, and as a result cause dog-to-dog aggression. We discuss the butt-sniff and how to protect your dog from rude canines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[502,503,504,479,480,505,506,486,507,508],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}