bobs mean lots o' different things ...

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Posted by iZ's mom on September 05, 2001 at 21:06:39:

In Reply to: Head bobbing posted by Ian on September 05, 2001 at 17:52:14:

it's a form of communication ~ does NOT always mean a threat ... and females bob the same as males do ...

this is a pic of iZ bobbing "hello" ... :)
he's got a zillion different bobs ... some are friendly, some are NOT ~ *generally* if the dewlap is extended and the ig is "puffed up", it's more of a threat than a "hi there" ...
iZ has bobs that tell me he wants more salad, or that he wants me to re-arrange it cuz he's smeared it all over his plate, or that he wants his back rubbed, or to tell me hello or good nite ...

even tho this pic *looks* like his dewlap was extended, it was actually just bobbing along with his head ... (hmmm ... did that make ANY sense?)

now, if you're greated with an open-mouthed *hiss* ~ it's generally a reeeeeeallly good idea to *Back Away* ... it only *looks* like he's smilin' ... open-mouth hisses ARE a threat ... (and you're seriously lacking in common sense if you stop and take a pic of it!!!!)

good luck!
Bon. + iZ

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: it's a form of communication ~ does NOT always mean a threat ... and females bob the same as males do ... : : <img src="http://members.home.net/iznmom/pix/bob.jpg"> : this is a pic of iZ bobbing "hello" ... :) : he's got a zillion different bobs ... some are friendly, some are NOT ~ *generally* if the dewlap is extended and the ig is "puffed up", it's more of a threat than a "hi there" ... : iZ has bobs that tell me he wants more salad, or that he wants me to re-arrange it cuz he's smeared it all over his plate, or that he wants his back rubbed, or to tell me hello or good nite ... : even tho this pic *looks* like his dewlap was extended, it was actually just bobbing along with his head ... (hmmm ... did that make ANY sense?) : : <img src="http://members.home.net/iznmom/pix/hisssssssssss.jpg"> : now, if you're greated with an open-mouthed *hiss* ~ it's generally a reeeeeeallly good idea to *Back Away* ... it only *looks* like he's smilin' ... open-mouth hisses ARE a threat ... (and you're seriously lacking in common sense if you stop and take a pic of it!!!!) : : good luck! : Bon. + iZ

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