I recently got educatied on that grr noise myself.. When I would be
petting Lady she woudl do that and I was getting on to her cause I thought she
was GROWLING at me! But then someone else told me that wasn't it at
all.. I felt really bad, but now I definitly know the difference.
Janna
In a message dated 3/21/2005 11:01:37 AM Central Standard Time,
Bethany.Viney@tdstelecom.com writes:
That is so like a Pry! Czar takes
it one step further than "the paw". If I am sleeping and he gently
does "the paw" and if I do not start petting him right away, he does the
"grrrrrrrr" and makes a polar bear noise that means "pet me RIGHT
NOW"...or, if he is laying across the room from me, he does the "grrrrrr" as
well, which means "I am too lazy to get up and walk over to you, so you come
to me and rub my belly". Their ways of communicating are
endless. I love it and it so shows their personality.
Beth, Czar (Pyr) and Raisa (MAL)
in Rural Wisconsin
I am awakened to "the Paw" every morning. When he gets up, Bridger
comes into our bedroom and to my side of the bed. He puts his face very
close to mine and stares for a few seconds to see if I'm going to spring
out of bed to let him out. If he doesn't get the reaction he's hoping for,
I am subjected to repeated "pats" and "jabs" with the paw. He uses the
same strategy to get my attention at mealtime and when it's time for a
walk. I think all Pyrs are born with this communication technique - my
previous Pyr was very good at it too :>)
Lyn and Bridger