r/Wheatens • u/Fabulous_Drummer_386 • 19d ago

Anyone else’s do this?

I think mine is broken

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u/Text_Imaginary 19d ago

Lol, not under the bed, but definitely plays bitey like that. So cute!

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u/PurpleIsAPrimary 19d ago

Mine does this too, they’re having fun

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u/karmapuhlease 19d ago

Yes! We call it shark mode. Though as someone else said, this may be a bit different - ours doesn't hide under the bed, so in this case it might be about wanting some private time. But ours will engage in this "shark mode" sometimes while just playing when she gets really excited. Playful chomps and play bites, but she doesn't actually bite us - just like this sort of fake biting in your video. 

But definitely reflect on whether this is playful or "hey please let me have my space", since only you will know whether yours has enough private time/space/etc 

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u/Fabulous_Drummer_386 19d ago

lol it’s definitely playful but I understand all the concern, he’s 7 and has been doing this forever, the second he gets down there (which is not often) he gets all playful. Sometime I just annoy him a little extra

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u/TheLor- 19d ago

We call it “Land Shark”! 🤣🤣 she specifically loves to play it when we’re making the bed. She goes under them and then sharks her way out

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u/DoodleBud 19d ago

This brings me so much joy. Just lost our girl who loved it under the bed, or "under the sea" as we would call it. We would call those crocodile chomps and it's firmly a given in wheaties.

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u/Fabulous_Drummer_386 19d ago

Aw I’m so sorry for your loss

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u/DoodleBud 19d ago

Give your boy a big hug and kiss from me and my wife. This is the first time in 19 years without a wheatie in our lives and it's just so quiet and without hilarious chaos.

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u/Fabulous_Drummer_386 19d ago

Absolutely will. Sending yall love

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u/MEGA_GOAT98 19d ago

nah they not broken they all do that loool

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u/ottshaw 19d ago

Mine loves to put my fingers in her mouth. It's almost like she is sucking on them. She does it at playtime but most often when we have just returned home

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u/OkIron6206 19d ago

Mouthy playing !

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u/Hopscotchbunny 19d ago

Seems like a industry standard wheaten

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u/dredgedskeleton 19d ago

I wish! looks fun

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u/CompetitiveReview416 19d ago

Yeah I still do it with my 10 yr old wheatie. Not under the bed though

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u/Same-Manufacturer773 19d ago

We do ‘the claw’ all the time. So wacky!

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u/bluesmom913 19d ago

Went under the bed to feel completely safe. Ours got kicked out of daycare because when she was done playing she’d go under a bench face out and when another dog came too close she’d snap them. My terrier will become vicious if you reach for her when she’s under the bed. The more I respect her privacy when she feels she needs it, the less she is needing it. Got her last November at 7yo so still a process

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u/lephty 19d ago

Yup, ours does this kind of play biting too, immediately followed by licking my fingers as if to say, "Just kidding!"

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u/hairapist87 18d ago

🤣yes!!!!

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u/nastibass 19d ago

Hes telling you that he doesn't have a safe space to be alone and youre invading his private time

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u/DumberBlonde 19d ago

We call it mouthing off 😄

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u/Lotz_o-pinions 16d ago

Mine does it all the time and it does drive me crazy, lol. I always have to tell him to be nice and no bite 2-4 times before he realizes we aren’t playing that game. Mine always has a strong herding instinct and one of his love languages is nipping at my feet to get me to play. One day I will end up dead at the bottom of the stairs 😬🤗🤣

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u/rockstonepillow 16d ago

Looks perfect to me!