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Post by sillygirl2007 on Mar 11, 2007 9:08:34 GMT -5
Hey all.. Last night hubby and I were letting our WD play around in the bathtub. Hubby turned him over and was rubbing his belly. It seemed like it put him to sleep. Does this put him to sleep or is it a defensive trick? He seemed pretty mad at hubby and even tried to bite him.
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Post by prismwolf on Mar 17, 2007 14:16:21 GMT -5
When you turn them over you are actually causing your WD to go semi-unconscious. They don't have a diaphragm to breath. The same muscles that they need to use to walk are the same ones used for making the lungs work. When they get flipped over they have a difficult time making these muscles work. Your actually keeping it from breathing right...
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Post by sillygirl2007 on Mar 19, 2007 5:59:19 GMT -5
Thanks for letting me know. Hubby won't be doing that again.
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