Guest isntitgreyt Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Glenda does it all the time when she gets excited. Rags does it too every once in a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cwholsin Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Awwww! So many happy houndies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NeroAmber Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nero did a few very quiet chatters over the last few months- then BOOM! Last week he started full-on chattering- it's so loud we didn't know what on earth it was at first! I was so happy I got a little bit tearful! Nero isn't amazingly open with his emotions, so a big, clear, loud chatter was such a wonderful way to know that he's HAPPY and loves being here! He hasn't stopped since last week- I just gave them dinner and got another round of happy teeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Oh yes. We've had a big smiler (Renie) and chatterers (Jim, Susan, Renie and Jack all chattered to some degree) and a little bit of shivering can go along with chattering. But now we have a major shiverer in Sid. It's usually just his head and neck and more than one person has said 'Is that dog having a seizure?' But when I went to pick him up from the 'kennel' (actually, his trainer's home) after being away for two weeks, and he caught sight of me through the window, his whole body was vibrating! It was very funny, because he was standing in a crowd of happy dogs (six others) who were all bouncing, milling about and barking at me, wagging their tails like crazy, and he was standing like a statue, on full alert but shaking like a leaf. When she opened the door and let him out, he ran full tilt to me and stopped on a sixpence, leaning across my legs, so I got the full force of the tremor. Felt like an '8' on the Richter scale. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest twhitehouse Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Tess does this vibrating jaw thing. I guess it's just a different version of chattering. She also chatters too, but at random times she just do this vibrating thing. I think she's doing it because she's excited. I've noticed her doing it when Lexi has a toy she might want to play with and Tess will have her ears up and her jaw will be vibrating (no chattering sound though). It's definitely a good thing though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystella Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) Stella was a smiler, big goofy grin, and a 'talker' Jeffy doesn't smile but he chatters all the time. He also only wags his tail in a complete circle, when we first get home and he is excited chattering and tail going like crazy. My daughter calls it his 'helicopter tail' Edited October 21, 2010 by Mystella Quote Take the time to stop and smell the flowers - appreciate your everyday ordinary miracles Carolyn, Faith, Jeff Gordon (aka Jeffy) and Oscar the chilla. Desperately missing our Stella, we'll see you later sweet girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 When Soul gets happy enough he will chatter so much his teeth clank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RocketDog Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 My boy does it too, and his half-bro did it while we had him as a foster. It was hilarious when they'd go off in unison, surround-sound chattering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jettcricket Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 My little Hollie chatters all the time...people ask me if she's cold or if there's something wrong with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gweneth06 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My girl does it too...especially when she's super excited!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytpets Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yup, I have two chatterers. People think they are cold all the time. lol haha yep ive got 2 chatterer and people always comment that he must be cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gr8hound47 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Happy Hounds, we have to the chatter when they are excited!!! Have one that lost 4 of his small front teeth with a cleaning and now he really sound like woody woodpecker when he vibrates, because it really echo's, to cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcR Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Nadia chatters, quite loudly. Kara's jaw vibrates. Poor girl only has seven teeth left, so she couldn't actually chatter if she wanted to. "Chattering... It's how greyhounds purr." Quote Marc and Myun plus Starbuck (the cat)Pinky my AWOL girl, wherever you are, I miss you.Angels Honey (6/30/99-11/3/11) Nadia (5/11/99-6/4/12) Kara (6/5/99-7/17/12) Cleo (4/13/2000-4/19/2014) Antnee (12/1/2002=2/20/17) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xan Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Marc, that's what we call it. The greyhound purr! Brilly is the only one of our three to do it, and he ranges from the jaw quiver, jaw shaking so hard it makes his head vibrate (how can he SEE like that!? ), to the full-on castanet chatter. What does it mean? For Brilly, it means he's not eating or sleeping. He doesn't wag his tail much, but he does wag his jaw a lot! Oh yes. We've had a big smiler (Renie) and chatterers (Jim, Susan, Renie and Jack all chattered to some degree) and a little bit of shivering can go along with chattering. But now we have a major shiverer in Sid. It's usually just his head and neck and more than one person has said 'Is that dog having a seizure?' But when I went to pick him up from the 'kennel' (actually, his trainer's home) after being away for two weeks, and he caught sight of me through the window, his whole body was vibrating! It was very funny, because he was standing in a crowd of happy dogs (six others) who were all bouncing, milling about and barking at me, wagging their tails like crazy, and he was standing like a statue, on full alert but shaking like a leaf. When she opened the door and let him out, he ran full tilt to me and stopped on a sixpence, leaning across my legs, so I got the full force of the tremor. Felt like an '8' on the Richter scale. I can just see this!! Quote My Inspirations: Grey Pogo, borzoi Katie, Meep the cat, AND MY BELOVED DH!!!Missing Rowdy, Coco, Brilly, Happy and Wabi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tysmom Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 In our house ty the female vibrates so fast its stunning. I don't understand how its possible to do but posativly the cutest behavior a dog could have. Our Buck on the othetr hand "clicks" his teeth. He has pretty big teeth and the litteraly click together , unfortunatly for Buck his noise is usually because he 's nervous. But ty definitly happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cwholsin Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 From observing when Hermes vibrates, it definitely seems to indicate excitement first and foremost, and sometimes just plain happies. I like the 'purring' idea. It does seem awfully close to it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mollysmom10 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Love the chatters!!! They're happy and excited!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest breakxdownn Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Finley chatters a lot, especially when he's really excited! People get a kick out of it - the other night our friends said he sounded like the Predator in "Alien vs. Predators" :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cwholsin Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Too funny! Hermes did an honest to goodness chatter today! Woohoo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pichick712 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 That's a sign that he loves you!!!!! It's a beautiful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytNut Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Tiny sounds like he's swallowed a pair of castanets. Quote Kristen with Penguin (L the Penguin) Flying Penske x L Alysana Costarring The Fabulous Felines: Squeak, Merlin, Bailey & Mystic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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