I saw DJ coming, and I thought, ‘Oh, my God, that’s the biggest shiba inu I have ever seen!’ Autumn, on the other hand, said, ‘Oh, look, that must be a Korean jindo’. And lo, that’s exactly what she was.
So foxy!
DJ was a bit of a puzzle. As long as I stayed well back, she looked really friendly and happy: ears well forward, grin, tail wagging to the right. In fact, she looked like she was delighted to see me.
She also didn't fixate on me or anything, so she really didn't seem nervous at all.
But as soon as I got a little closer, she started looking quite nervous and edging away.
This pose had nothing to do with me... I was plenty far away. She was just being goofy.
Look at the shape of the head. They may edge out shiba inus for 'most fox-like dog'. Even if they are a bit large.
She is gorgeous! But then again, you know the look I’m partial to… =)
Wow, I didn’t even see many jindos in Korea itself! (Though I didn’t know to look for them at the time.)
You might want to look up Turid Rugaas and her books on dog body language/calming signals, though, and on “look-aways” specifically 😉
Sounds interesting. I’ll check it out.