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Cocker Specific Discussion => General Cocker Spaniel Discussion => Topic started by: ollie1 on July 15, 2009, 03:00:43 PM
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Hello ollie my cocker wags his tail all the time when walking eating drinking having a bath running when i talk to him when he's asleep/in bed the only time he doesn't is when he's doing a no2 :005: i've never known of another breed of dog that does this so much ! my JRT only wags her tail when she see's a ball :005: is it just a cocker thing ? my nan said no wonder they used to doc the tails they b****y hurt when they bang your legs i just laughed at her
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Barney's tail wagged ALL the time, it never, ever stopped. He used to put it to great use smacking it against our legs, it didn't half hurt :lol:. Brodie's a lot more reserved, she only wags when she's very happy or nervous x
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Rufus (working docked) doesn't wag all the time. When he is pointing it is still and straight out the back, when he quartering it is going all the time. When he is resting it is still, but as soon as he hears my son's voice it starts. He goes into auto waggle when you say he is gorgeous. If he is scared, or too submissive it goes down. It is up when we are walking along but not wagging. Yes they are funny dogs. But we love them!
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Two waggers here as well! Murphy is docked, Maddi isn't and her tail is like a whip, the worst thing in the world is the tail battering the bath panel at 3 in the morning when I've got up for the loo :005:
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I love the Cocker tail action, when they're working their tails go 19 to the dozen and they don't stop much at other times. Caoimhe has taken the prize of waggiest tail in the house though, I don't know if I've seen a waggier Cocker than her, it goes so fast it's practically a blur :005:
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Yet another thing to love about the breed. I'm often asked "does his tail never stop?" and I'm glad to say, No it doesn't :D living up to their name of Merry Cocker :luv:
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Not only does Bonnie Boos tail wag all the time she doesn't seem to be able to wag only her tail its as though her little body is hinged in the middle and the tail and bum go ten to the dozen. :D
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Yeah Glen won a prize for waggiest tale and he made it look easy...everyone else was doing stuff to make their dogs wag and I just stood there laughing as Glen was already going 19 to the dozen :lol2: :lol2:
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Never had cockers with tails, until the two recent puppies. My older dogs were docked....
I love it....but they actually pull each other around by the tails sometimes.
What a welcome, too, hey???? Wagging tails.
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Morganas tail never stops going, but then neither does she. ;) :005: Her kids and Harvey are much more chilled. They do wag them a lot, but not half as frantically as Mrs Morgana. She works the ground constantly when out seemingly propelled along be her tail. ;) Avalon wags hers to one side sometimes and gives you her sheepish little grin. :luv: With my lot it seems like the shorter it is the faster it goes, which is lucky really as I'm not sure we would have any ornaments left standing with our lot. ;) :005: I love there tail action. It shows their Merry personalities, Always happy. It must be great to be a Spaniel. :shades: :D :luv:
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We've got another tail/body wagger here too! Monty just can't keep his still and he also does the bottom wiggle thing, which is really funny to watch, bless him. :luv:
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Oh yes. I forgot that. I love the body wiggle. ;) :luv:
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Yeah ollies whole body goes into a wag everyone that visits the house always say's oh how nice he's so happy
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Gari's tail was docked, but it never stopped wagging no matter what he was doing, and especially when he was barking at the workmen! :005: :luv:
Duggie has a full tail and it wags a lot too, but it's slower and more side to side rather than the full body wiggle, but maybe he'll do that when he's older - I hope so! :D
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Molly has a full tail that wags all the time especially when you try to keep a "stern" face to "repremand" her.
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Yep, Smudge & Katie have tail/body waggies. The only time they are still is in the 'sit' position, when they are asleep or when having a bath.(going through mucky puddles is another story tho :lol: )
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There certainly seems to be more wag when they're doing something. Judi doesn't wag much, but when she finds an interesting scent, the tail really starts going. We've learnt to use that as a gauge of when there's fox-poo or dead animals around, because the tail starts going just before she does something naughty!
Yes, the full-body wag is wonderful, when they're really happy to see you. What I like most though is the shake after going in the water. Unlike chunkier dogs like labs, a cocker shake starts at the head and travels down the body, so the head has just finished moving while the tail is still doing a bit of whiplash.
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Theres nothing like the tap tap tap on the duvet in the middle of the night cos you've turned over in bed!!
Even in my worstest mood, Smartie can always make me smile, just by wagging!
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Just brought Duggie back from getting his first vaccination, he was standing on the table and eating treats as he was being examined and his tail was going thump thump thump against my arm. :luv:
Now, he either likes the vet or he like getting treats, wonder which it could be... :lol2:
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Chloe's tail hardly ever stops wagging....and when she's supremely happy, its the full body wag! I love it, in fact I''ve been trying to get some pics of her tail, cos I thought it would be good to have a thread of pics just of our doggies tails, but I haven't captured a good one yet! Chloe's is like a fan ;)
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Having had 3 rescue cockers, I can assure you that they don't wag ALL the time, only when they are happy.
Violet is my third rescue cocker and the first one I have had with a tail.
When you adopt a rescue cocker, you wait and wait with bated breath for that very first wag. In their previous life, they had very little (if anything) to wag about, so tail wagging is a new experience for them.
It is so wonderful when they wag for the first time (http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.gif). Then you wait for the next time, sometimes it takes a while because they are so mixed up, they don't know if they might get punished :'(.
Once they feel secure in their new home, they start to wag most of the time, like most cockers do, but that very first wag remains the most rewarding :luv:
Violet still doesn't wag on her first visit to new places, I'm trying to take her out & about a lot and she feels insecure in places she hasn't been before, but she's getting there :D
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When you adopt a rescue cocker, you wait and wait with bated breath for that very first wag. In their previous life, they had very little (if anything) to wag about, so tail wagging is a new experience for them.
That's just so sad, but you feel so good when they finally do wag. You're doing great with Violet, any new pics? :D
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Having had 3 rescue cockers, I can assure you that they don't wag ALL the time, only when they are happy.
When you adopt a rescue cocker, you wait and wait with bated breath for that very first wag. In their previous life, they had very little (if anything) to wag about, so tail wagging is a new experience for them.
It is so wonderful when they wag for the first time (http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.gif). Then you wait for the next time, sometimes it takes a while because they are so mixed up, they don't know if they might get punished :'(.
Once they feel secure in their new home, they start to wag most of the time, like most cockers do, but that very first wag remains the most rewarding :luv:
We just take for granted our cocker's wagging bums, but how awful to imagine they feel they may get punished for doing it :'(
I can only imagine the absolute pleasure you get when that little tail starts telling you she's happy for the first time! :luv:
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I've got a mad tail wagger here too! It's my fav Harvey quirk- the little tail never stops. I call his tail a people radar- it starts off with a slow wag when he spots someone in the distance to a full body and head wag as the person gets closer :lol2:
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You're doing great with Violet, any new pics? :D
yes, but as you know, black dogs are not very photogenic :lol2:. I'll post them in the solids section of photos later ;)
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You're doing great with Violet, any new pics? :D
yes, but as you know, black dogs are not very photogenic :lol2:. I'll post them in the solids section of photos later ;)
I'm sure I'll enjoy them as I've become used to peering at my own pics to try to work out where the features are! :lol2:
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personally i think it's a private joke that they don't want to share! :005:
Freddy has a side to side action, side to side high, side to side low, side to side fast, side to side slow... :005: complete with full bum/body wiggle when in top speed! Patrick has a helicopter quality about his, left, right, up, down, round in circles, also with corresponding body/bum wiggles! :005: makes me chuckle every time he wags his tail :luv:
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Jamsine wags her tail and her whole body, I have nicknamed her wiggles cus that what she does. She wiggles all over when excited. Not so much when just hanging around however Bellas tail is always wagging. Its so lovely.
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Hattie has so many different tail wags. One of my favourites is when she's been asleep and I come into the room just the very tip of her tail wags because the rest of her is still just waking up and she's not sure whether I'm just popping in or have come to play. If I fuss her it grows into a full body wiggle. It also makes me laugh that pretty much the only time (whe she's awake) it doesn't wag is when she's doing 'wait' and staring intently at a treat and her whole body goes very still. Then she 'helicopters' when she gets the treat. So sweet!
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Milly is the same - does an impression of a slinky when she's really excited. I love it when you hear the thud thud thud of her tail if you so much as look at her. It sounds like a helicopter rota! She's a docked worker, and has also one a couple of waggiest tail competitions. She may not have much of a tail, but boy can she use it! :005:
Felt Cindere 528's post was particularly emotive, a tragic reminder of just how lucky our cockers are. :'(