in his mouth. is it a sign of some kind of insecurity? or it is a normal behavior? it reminds me of the "safety blanket" to me?
2007-09-21 09:59:02 · 11 answers · asked by Eric C 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
my golden has many toys but he LOVES his stuffed purple hippo. lol
i admit it is really cute when he walks around with it!
2007-09-21 10:54:54 · update #1
All goldens do this. They are mouthy.
2007-09-21 10:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by mama woof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about it because this is very common behavior. My first golden, who just recently passed, always had a baby (stuffed toy) in his mouth. Of the two I have now, one always has a tennis ball and the other always has a bone.
As far as insecurity goes, don't take that behavior as a sign. Your golden is just being a dog.
2007-09-21 10:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by ♥New Mommy♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a female German Shepherd that almost always has a ball in her mouth. If not the ball some sort of toy is in her mouth. I think she just likes to have it near by. I too think of this behavior as the toy being some sort of a security blanket.
2007-09-21 19:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by Su-Nami 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog does the same thing. She has a ball that she carries around and if it isn't that she has a stuffed "Donkey" from the "Shrek" movie. It is actually a dog toy and I have looked everywhere for another but can't find any. She has this one worn out.
Perfectly normal...and cute!
2007-09-21 10:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by sue2blues 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Labs and retrievers have a natural oral fixation. They will carry pretty much anything they get their mouths on around. My neighbor takes his for a walk and the dog holds his folded leash in his mouth for the entire walk. Either that or he is hinting that you really should take him to the park and play fetch with him!
2007-09-21 10:34:02 · answer #5 · answered by JeepLvr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All my Golden have done this. It goes back to their hunting/retrieving skills.
It's fine don't worry about it at all.
It is just their need to have something in their mouths, nothing more. Not a sign of being insecure at all.
2007-09-21 10:05:30 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
nah. its not a sign of insercurity. they're just showing off what they have, and they're most likely trying to get you to play with them. my dog walks around with his toys in his mouth all the time.
2007-09-21 10:21:08 · answer #7 · answered by blacxeyelinerx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden Gal? My folks Golden does this too, he also snuggles up with it to sleep. Then again he is also afraid of his own shadow.
2007-09-21 10:03:45 · answer #8 · answered by unholyghost2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my golden does the same thing he is just attached to it and likes having it around
2007-09-21 10:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by Cody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My labs do the same thing. It's the retriever in them. They are all happiest when they have something in their mouths.
2007-09-21 10:13:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My dogs do this all the time, they just like their toys. I wouldn't worry about it.
2007-09-21 10:03:02 · answer #11 · answered by rescue member 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋