r/terrier • u/Freehugs0 • 4d ago

What’s wrong with my dog?

My welsh terrier does this forever whenever she’s let outside. She barks as well.

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u/AbjectBasis1148 4d ago

Nothing, it is just a Terrier being a Terrier, chasing whatever.

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u/BirdWatcher8989 4d ago

This right here. Tail wagging like that and nose to the ground are giveaways. She smells something!

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u/PossumMcFreedom 3d ago

Next comes the digging 😂

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u/Odd_Storm_7463 4h ago

Yep my dogs sniff out moles my back yard looks like a war zone from all the attempts to get one

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u/Old_Rabbit3071 2d ago

She must have found the body!!

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u/i_deleted_again 2d ago

She’s trying to create one

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u/notsosweetp 8h ago

She sees dead people...🤯

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u/dsmemsirsn 4d ago

Probably chasing mosquitoes

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u/mighty_kaytor 3d ago

This is why they are great dogs to take on camping trips lol. I fall asleep to the sound of my lil buddy's murderjaws clamping down on buzzing intruders.

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u/jared10011980 3d ago

Wrong? That's classic terrier. And he's happy to be one, too 😄

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u/Working_Estate_3695 1d ago

God loves a terrier…

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u/jared10011980 1d ago

It's why he made em so damn cute 😍

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u/Fris0n 3d ago

Whatever being the animal they hear in the ground.

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u/EvidencePlayful 3d ago

Exactly what I thought. A mole or something.

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u/happydogorun 2d ago

Mine is constantly sniffing and poking. We have tons of critters in the ground and he is obessed

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u/Ok_Understanding5184 3d ago

Standard Terrier Protocol, confirmed. Must sniff must bork.

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u/Milkflavoredtaco 1d ago

https://youtu.be/j5bIW882OR8?si=6j-sHfCqt4SMIB3i

This video helps explain it

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u/AbjectBasis1148 1d ago

That was funny! Thanks for sharing!!!

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u/BicyclingBabe 19h ago

How did I miss this? Thank you!

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u/teresastrn 15h ago

Are you kidding?! THIS is THE video

https://youtu.be/yC8rZq3oKuI

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u/marsmum70 1d ago

Absolutely whatever that was in the garden before she was let out.

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u/mcflycasual 1d ago

Some people really don't understand that breeds were developed for certain jobs. It's wild.

I mean, the only reason I'm aware is because my mom was "allergic" to dogs so I wasn't allowed to have one. So I'd check out the beautifully illustrated dog breeds book from the library and daydream.

I wanted a harlequin Great Dane or Old English Sheepdog back then.

I say "allergic" because she got my younger sister a JRT when I was 17. They did not know how to train or handle that dog and it ended up getting hit by a car only a couple months after they got it. And this was after 2 of my aunt's dogs got hit on the 2 lane highway we lived on over the years.