I've been around dogs for a while but my family never owned a GSD. I've seen some head tilting from one of the labradors my mother had when I was young, but it wasn't all that much - just once in a while.
Bella is now about 7 months, my first GSD - the head tilting became an everyday thing for her since about a month now. I talk to her about anything and she just starts tilting head left and right, I find it absolutely hilarious and I'm pretty much unable to stop laughing. I assume this is normal for GSD's? Just out of curisity, does it indicate anything?
She is listening and trying to understand. It's a very normal GSD behavior. I laugh too when mine does the head tilt. Have you seen the ears move when something happens in the background? I notice when he is listening or looking at me and a noise happens elsewhere, one of his ears will turn in the direction of the other sound while the other ear stays forward listening to me.
Have you seen the ears move when something happens in the background? I notice when he is listening or looking at me and a noise happens elsewhere, one of his ears will turn in the direction of the other sound while the other ear stays forward listening to me.
my husband always laughs because he says when you're talking to Frank and his ears tilt back, that franks tinking of a reply if he could just say it. LOL
Definitely trying to understand. Jax and Banshee (boxer) both do that with a new word. Especially, if it's added to a known sentence. Ask Banshee if she wants to go for a ride and she'll run you over to the door. Ask her if she wants to go to Arizona and her head tilts 90 degrees trying to figure what Arizona is.
Ha! Hubby claims that Hondo tilts his head at me because I talk too fast! Now I know that Hondo thinks what ever I am saying is very interesting and he wants badly to understand me.
On the other hand, when hubby talks Hondo just jumps up and rushes him. That means that hubby never has anything interesting to say and Hondo just wants him to shut up!
Ha! Hubby claims that Hondo tilts his head at me because I talk too fast! Now I know that Hondo thinks what ever I am saying is very interesting and he wants badly to understand me.
On the other hand, when hubby talks Hondo just jumps up and rushes him. That means that hubby never has anything interesting to say and Hondo just wants him to shut up!
I love to talk to Rem because he sits there staring at me so intently while tilting his head - it's SO adorable! I'll just sit there and ramble on and on about nothing just so I can watch his little head go back and forth!
lmao that video is hilarious love her looking at you like mom make it stop. So glad I turned the volume on so I could hear what I'm assuming was hubby's final statement about the video"s"
I think we need Sage invited into this conversation.. he is afterall the MASTER OF THE HEAD TILT!!!
I honestly think that this breed does the head tilt thing more often because like someone mentioned, they are just trying to understand us. They are such an intelligent breed that their minds are always working.
My last GSD did the head tilt ALL the time! We just got a new pup last Friday (at 7 weeks) and she started doing it that first day! I could not even believe it... I love that GSD's are so freakin' intelligent... best...dogs...ever!
My favorite head tilt yet of Killian!! I love the head tilt, you think with those ears, there would be no need to move your head to hear any different. LOL! <3
I melt when she does that. She does it more frequently when I ask her questions. I usually am the one ending the "conversation" as she can go on and on. I think she'll talk one day. GSDs, they are the best!!!!
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