{"id":1790,"date":"2016-04-28T11:25:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T11:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2020-10-09T21:07:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T21:07:00","slug":"lurcher-for-beginners-9-bitey-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/lurcher-for-beginners-9-bitey-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Lurcher for Beginners 9: Bitey Face!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get the bandages out, it’s time for some violence – although this may not be what you think. We’re not talking about horror stories where body parts get eaten or pulled off, or weird stories of people’s heads going wrong today. Instead, we’re back among the lurchers<\/strong> and longdogs<\/strong>, and we have some guests along for a change.<\/p>\n

Not only are there some jolly good photos provided by Mandy Locky, Gina Beck, Richard Woolley<\/strong> and Julie Stringer<\/strong>. More about them in a minute, but first, the Great Game\u2026<\/p>\n

\"sykes<\/a>
sykes and sui, from julie – apparently the dribble fallout was extensive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lurchers are weird. Yes, they do share many characteristics with other dogs, but they have peculiarities which seem to be seen more often in the type. We’ve said before that many lurchers don’t like to sit, that their deep chests and joint articulation give them a gait and posture of their own, that they like sleeping upside down with their legs in the air and so on.<\/p>\n

And though almost all dogs play, our extensive scientific studies show that bitey face<\/strong> is more common in lurchers and sighthounds than in other dog breeds or crosses. You might be able to prove us wrong, but do you really have the time and resources of the dedicated greydogtales<\/em> research team to do so? We think not.<\/p>\n

\"cody<\/a>
cody playing, from katrina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bitey face is a game well known to lurcher enthusiasts. Basically, it consist of two or more lurchers posturing and doing play-bows, bums in the air and tails wagging furiously. Before you can say \u201cHow sweet,\u201d and pour another cup of tea, they are launching themselves at each other with their jaws wide open.<\/p>\n

\"where<\/a>
where lurchers get it from – early bitey face<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is, on the surface, a game which looks like two insane predators trying to eat each other. Teeth clash audibly, heads end up in mouths, ears get put at serious risk and so on. You think it’s over, and then one of the little darlings does that play-bow again, and they’re off for a second or third round.<\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>
the classic play-bow: roxy and lizzie, from katrina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The play-bow is, incidentally, a good sign that your dogs are having fun, not itching for actual violence. Bodies are generally relaxed, they will take pauses, and sometimes swop who’s on top.\u00a0 There will be fur grabbing and snapping, but not ‘sink your teeth in’ biting.<\/p>\n

NOTE: Lurchers are generally good-natured, but can and do fight under certain circumstances, especially if stressed, or defending territory, or if they’ve had an abusive background. Always watch and make sure what’s happening. Bitey face is NOT fighting.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lurchers may have long, slender muzzles, but they still have serious teeth. Django has teeth which belong in Jurassic Park. Let’s not kid ourselves \u2013 bitey face is an alarming sight. The first time our neighbours saw it, they were almost shrieking with concern, convinced that Django and Chilli had decided to murder each other. Two pleasant, licky dogs had turned into a blurred ball of bared canines, wild growls and quite a lot of legs. The dogs were fine, but we did have to sedate the neighbours. Who’d have thought chloroform was so expensive?<\/p>\n

\"odin<\/a>
odin and scully, from gina and mandy – hey, that’s my head!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is bitey face actually dangerous? The general answer is no. Dogs aren’t stupid (except the odd one who is). A lot of the time it’s only a fun muzzle-rubbing bit of rough and tumble. The dogs take it in their stride.<\/p>\n

OK, they can very occasionally catch each other’s lips, noses and ears by accident. Ears, for some reason, bleed like a blood transfusion centre during a January sale, even though the wound itself is quite minor. But we’ve not had a bitey face game so far where anyone got seriously damaged, so we don’t worry about it too much, just monitor things.<\/p>\n

\"lizzie<\/a>
lizzie and roxi, from katrina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If it’s getting out of control, and we’re sick of the noise and the over-turned chairs, we spray the dogs with a house plant sprayer full of cold water. All this does is surprise them, and they stop the game to see what’s going on. Bitey face is an important part of their play. They don’t unplug your television, so why should you stop them enjoying their own entertainment?<\/p>\n

\"scully<\/a>
scully and odin, from mandy and gina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bitey face on the run is hard work to keep an eye on. Once they get up to speed and start snapping at each other as they charge (their idea of fun and egging each other on), the lip cuts get more likely \u2013 not because they’re being nasty, but their momentum is so great. Even then no harm is usually done. As we tend to run ours with open basket muzzles on, the loudest sound is of them bashing the plastic muzzles together, which they seem to enjoy.<\/p>\n

\"lizzie<\/a>
lizzie and roxi, from katrina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have heard of humans trying to play a version of bitey face with their lurchers. We do not recommend this. Firstly, you will lose. Make sure that you haven’t wagered any money (or chicken carcasses) on the outcome. Secondly, there may be parts of your face which you quite like. We suggest that you hang onto them. Time alone will do enough damage there without helping it along.<\/p>\n

It may also be relevant to point out that the pain of having a dog’s tooth accidentally rammed up one of your nostrils is, well, not to be sneezed at. We have experienced this. Trust us.<\/p>\n

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time to take a break – rudy and maggie, from richard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, we were sent a couple of short bitey face videos by a nice chap called Richard Woolley<\/strong>, who clearly knows the phenomenon well. Richard says \u201cWe adopted Maggie in August. A very shy and timid girl and didn’t come out of the kitchen or conservatory for about 6 weeks! That’s when she bolted out of the front door! Missing for 4 days. At Xmas we adopted Rudy, a big lump who loves attention but very calm and a great influence on other dogs including Maggie. She’s much better but still very timid, still keeps her distance but the two of them are joined at the hip.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s one of the vids – Maggie and Rudy.<\/p>\n

\nhttp:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/video-1461620697.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

We thank all our contributors, and wonder if we actually managed to match all the right dogs and people in the photos. Probably not.<\/p>\n

\"lizzie,<\/a><\/p>\n

Do join us again on greydogtales at the weekend. It may be weird fiction or art next time, we’re never quite sure…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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