Talk to the hand?

[bc4ever]

Puzzled by this one. A few nights ago, after DH and Scooter had been playing in the living room, I noticed a few drops of slobber on the coffee table (I assume it was Scooter's) Not wanting it to remain on the wood finish too long, I pulled the cuff of my sweatshirt down into the palm of my hand, curling my fingers around it to hold it in place. As I reached down to wipe off the spots, Scooter reeled around and snapped at my hand. He's done this once before--same scenario. Now, we've had him since he was a pup, and I know he's never been hit. EVER. Why this strange reaction to such a simple act? He's not reactive when it comes to someone petting his head, standing over him, etc., so this seems odd. Any opinions? And I guess the obvious advice for me would be to stop using my sweatshirts as dust rags!

[osioda]

Hi, if it happens again an slobbers get a rag or something and wipe it up and make sure that is not the problem, then you know if you do with shirt sleeve I am guessing that it may scare him, not seeing your hand or fingers , also you might just try when you are around him pull your sleeve over again in front of him and see if that is the problem also?

[sweet_ceana]

Is he motion sensative at all? Poke will do that when a movement is not normal from someone... which was every movement when we got him

[bc4ever]

Is he motion sensative at all? Poke will do that when a movement is not normal from someone... which was every movement when we got him

You know, I wouldn't consider him motion sensitive, but maybe he is. I'll have to watch more carefully. I know he's very in tune with what's going on around him and he knows some hand signals I've taught him. Maybe he just doesn't understand this one.

[DTrain]

My youngest dog Dave who is a high energy, fast moving sweetheart loves to play with anything that moves but he becomes quite angry if I put on a pair of gloves or put the hood up on my coat. He becomes very agitated if he sees someone with their hands inside there clothing up their sleeves like a lot of kids do. He goes wild when he sees someone wearing a costume. I am not sure but it seems to me that anything that changes the look of a person in this sort of way really bugs him. We had the dogs at a Santa parade a couple of weeks ago. Dave was fine with everything until he saw some people dressed up as Smurf characters. I am not sure why he does this or how it got started I just try to avoid situations that freak him out. I would love to hear an explaination for this behavior.

[Jeremy86]

My 8 mo old girl, Lily, gets terribly agitated when I look even slightly different. If she sees me right after I get out of the shower and my hair is really wet she gets really upset. I can only imagine what she might think if my hands disappeared..... Those wonderful things that scratch her belly, give her treats, and pat her head!

[vanillalove]

Pete absolutely freaks out if I wear a hat. I think it's just because he doesn't recognize me ('cause he can't see my eyes?), because as soon as I talk to him, he calms down a little. At least to the point where he isn't screaming at me. I think it's important to Petey that he sees my face, and maybe it's important to Scooter that he sees your hands. I don't really know how else to explain it!