My dog.......

Is it normal that every time i say something to my dog he tilts his head or pull his ears back? Btw he an alaskan malamute

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  • DefinitelyNotNormal89

    Do you live in a cave or something? I don't know a dog in the world who doesn't tilt its head...yes it's normal

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  • They tilt their heads because they think what you say is bloody stupid.

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  • MrsEdGein

    My dog tilts her head when I say "Wanna play ball?". Dogs are funny creatures.

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  • Bone1999

    The dog cocks its head because it doesn't understand you, pinning its ears back is a sign of submission, that's good it know your boss.

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  • Internecine

    They do it so they can hear better. Humans are generally taller than dogs and our voices come from higher up than their ears are. By tilting their head, they move one of their ears closer to our mouth.

    It's the canine equivalent of cupping a hand behind one ear.

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    • KeyboardSolo

      Canine hearing is so ridiculously strong compared to ours that you could whisper from across the room and it wouldn't make a difference in terms of intelligibility. They generally move their ears to determine which direction a sound came from. They don't have all those fancy curves in their ears to help with that like we do. Of course the behavior can change with breeds that have floppy ears.

      If a dog is looking straight at you, knowing which direction you're in, the ear movement is probably just excitement or a display of submission.

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  • DannyKanes

    Agreed with Randomjelly, show us this "dog" you talk about.

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  • MadMar

    They tilt their heads to hear better. You see it more often with dogs who have floppy ears. It allows more sound in Usually they're curious, interested, confused, trying to understand what you are saying or hear a strange noise.

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  • KeyboardSolo

    If your dog looked up (which is impossible), that'd be weird. But tilting and the cocking back of ears...all ridiculously common. In fact, I'd say the only dogs that DON'T do this are ones that are lacking a head and/or ears.

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    • DefinitelyNotNormal89

      Lmao lacking a head =')

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  • SweetSherry

    He's afraid of you

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  • NorthernStar

    Your voice probably annoys the dog.

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  • randomjelly

    WTF is a dog?

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  • lease

    Congratulations, you're an idiot.

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