She seriously reminds me so much of Zoey! Hahaha she's soooo funny!

lol she reminds me of Dakota and her antics when she was a puppy. She still displays those antics at times.

Demon&Dakota wrote:

lol she reminds me of Dakota and her antics when she was a puppy. She still displays those antics at times.

Oh wonderful so she'll be a crazy taz for life

OMG I cannot get over how beautiful Asia is!

The girl has got spunk too! It's awesome seeing dogs come out of their shells. I'm so happy she's adjusted so well in your home with Cody and Mya! You've done a great job Melissa.

MelissaI wrote:

Demon&Dakota wrote:

lol she reminds me of Dakota and her antics when she was a puppy. She still displays those antics at times.

Oh wonderful so she'll be a crazy taz for life

Well she may calm down a bit in a couple of years....

love the videos really cute! Great looking pack!!

Girl she is freaking CRAZY! LOL!

I'm pretty sure Rogue and her are long lost sisters with how similar their play is! Does she have a rhaspy howl?

Heather! wrote:

I'm pretty sure Rogue and her are long lost sisters with how similar their play is! Does she have a rhaspy howl?

Nope, but her growls when she's playing are really deep and scary sounding. It's hard to believe it comes out of that little thing

As most of you know Mya is a total diva and it's been a little process with getting her used to Asia. For the past few days she does this when Asia and Kody are playing. I caught it at the end, but she'll run onto the couch (like in the video), jump off, run to the living room, and repeat.

I think she's playing, but I'm not 100% sure. Thoughts?

I'm no expert or anything but according to this chart watching Mya's body language at the beginning of the video she looks like she is showing dominant behavior. Maybe she wants to claim Asia for herself?

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AGGRESSIVE
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Ears - Back, close to head
Eyes - Narrow or staring challengingly.
Mouth/teeth - Lips open, drawn back to expose teeth bared in a snarl. Possible jaw snapping.
Body - Tense. Upright. Hackles on neck up. Completely dominant position.
Tail Straight out from body. Fluffed up.
Vocalization - Snarl. Growl. Loud bark.
Alert Body Language

ALERT
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Ears - Perked-up. Turning to catch sounds.
Eyes - Open normally or wide.
Mouth/teeth - Mouth closed or slightly open with teeth covered.
Body - Normal. Possible standing on tiptoe. Slightly dominant position.
Tail - Up. Possibly wagging.
Vocalization - None. Low whine or alarm bark.
Dominant Body Language

DOMINANT
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Ears - Up straight or forward
Eyes - Wide open, staring, direct contact.
Mouth/teeth - Mouth closed or slightly open.
Body - Very tall posture. May drape head over another dog's shoulders. Hackles may be up.
Tail - Stiffened and fluffed. Up or straight out from body.
Vocalization - Low, assertive growl or grunt.
Guarding Body Language

GUARDING
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Ears - Perked up. Forward.
Eyes - Wide open, alert.
Mouth/teeth - Mouth slightly open, teeth bared.
Snapping or gnashing of teeth.
Body - Tense. Rigid. Hackles up. Standing very tall in an aggressive or dominant stance.
Tail - Rigid. Held straight out from body. Sometimes fluffed.
Vocalization - Loud, alert bark. Growl. Snarl.
Fearful Body Language

FEARFUL
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Ears - Laid back flat and low on head.
Eyes - Narrowed, averted. Possibly rolled back in head, whites showing, dilated pupils.
Mouth/teeth - Lips drawn back to expose teeth.
Body - Tense. Crouched low in submissive position. Shivering, trembling. Frozen in one place. Possible secretion from anal scent glands.
Tail - Down between legs.
Vocalization - Low, worried yelp, whine or growl.
Playful Body Language

PLAYFUL/HAPPY
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Ears - Perked up and forward or relaxed.
Eyes - Wide open.
Mouth/teeth - Relaxed and slightly open, teeth covered. Excited panting.
Body - Relaxed, or front end lowered, rear end up in the air, wiggling in a play-bow. Excited bouncing or jumping up and down. Circling around and forward as an invitation to play.
Tail - Wagging vigorously.
Vocalization - Excited barking. Soft play-growling.
Relaxed Body Language

RELAXED/FRIENDLY
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Ears - Perked up.
Eyes - Wide open. Alert look.
Mouth/teeth - Relaxed, possibly slightly open, "smiling" mouth.
Body - Normal. Still, or possible wiggling of whole rear end.
Tail - Up or out from body. Wagging.
Vocalization - Whimpering, yapping, or short, high bark.
Submissive Body Language

SUBMISSIVE
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Ears - Down, flattened against head.
Eyes - Narrowed to slits or wide open, whites showing.
Mouth/teeth - Lips pulled away back from teeth in a "grin". Nuzzling or licking other animal or person on face.
Body - Lowered to ground, front paw raised. Lying on back, belly up. Possible urine leaking/dribbling. Possible emptying of anal scent glands.
Tail - Down, between legs.
Vocalization - None or low, worried whining. Possible yelping/ whimpering in fear.

Read more: http://www.dogskool.com/canine-body-language-chart.html#ixzz1vVgFophN

Source: http://www.dogskool.com/canine-body-language-chart.html

looks like she is trying to sit on asia! she looks happy in the video

It doesn't seem like playing to me, but it doesn't quite seem aggressive either. I think dominant is a good guess. Perhaps she's just not liking how Kody and Asia are best buddies now and feels the need to reinforce her position as boss. She was doing what I and a few others I know call "refereeing", basically saying "Hey, I'm in charge here, and I say no playing allowed! Now quit having fun so I can make you all be grouchy and bored like me!".

I'd go with trying to call the shots as well. I don't think she's doing much more than telling Kody to chill out and then blocking Asia from him.

Yeah, she referees a lot with them, but she never runs up on the couch does a zoomie and runs back up there while they're playing (she was doing that before I pulled out my phone). I think sometimes she tries to join in on the play, but when they don't pay much mind to her she does this. Like saying, if ya'll aren't going to include me then you can't play either!!!

Why can't they just play together dammit!!! She and Kody were playing like old times this morning when I was with in the other room.

Mya actually played today! Yay!

I know she sounds mean, but that's just the way she plays. Did it with Kody too!



And she ran around with them for a while too! Our yard is messy

Well its good to see Asia has Mya up and running on occasion.

Yeah, she hasn't really ran around the yard since we got Asia. She used to play chase with Kody everyday, but stopped when Asia came Glad that she's doing it again! She'll go running with me or REALLY run while biking, but hadn't done this in 2 months!

She just needs to remind everyone she's top dog and not at their level - Chili does this, too! She'll start again when she feels comfortable everyone knows their place in the pack.

lol, I love how Mya uses her butt to hit/block them

hollywoodhuskies wrote:

She just needs to remind everyone she's top dog and not at their level - Chili does this, too! She'll start again when she feels comfortable everyone knows their place in the pack.

Yep, I think she's starting to feel that the pack order is "established". First time she actually played with the two without bitching at them the entire time. yay!

brady.law wrote:

lol, I love how Mya uses her butt to hit/block them

That's her signature move!

Yep, definitely getting along better! Mya's been trying to play with Asia for a few days now, but it still shocks me

Melissa, you need to stop posting cute videos.

Haha! It's so hard not to. They're so freaking cute and I'm totally obsessed with them. I admit it

Awwww...such a cute video! I love seeing them play! I rarely see ours play anymore, I think they get it out at day care.

Watching Mya, she's so similar to Chili - with the dominant head over Asia's body move, the pawing, hehe - so cute! Glad they're playing now!