The Reverse Sneeze
 

LOL...So my girlfriend was taking care of my staffie while I was sick (walking her,taking her for a car ride,ect) and came in panicked that Athena "had a hairball" she couldnt cough up (what do you expect from a cat person? lol)....

For those of you who dont know,this is called "a reverse sneeze"...They are very easy to fix...simply place you hand over the dogs nose for a second and the dog will stop "sneezing"

never heard of that!

I wouldn't put my hand over their nose. The dog will get out of it itself without any assistance. If I just call my dog's name, he'll stop and look at me and stop doing it. But I definitely wouldn't be covering his nose since that's how he breathing.

It's covering their nose for all of 2 seconds..maybe 1. Two of our's do this and that's all it takes.

harmless - have had 2 dogs with it-i will sop on its own

That may be but IMO its completely unnecessary to even get involved.

I have never heard of it, UNTIL this puppy did it.

It scared the heck out of me until I read more about it.

I've heard of this but have never had a dog do it before.

My dog did it the first night we got her, in the middle of the night!

My sister said to push on their nose (like you would do to your own to avoid a sneeze) but I never did. She's fine.

You can look it up on you tube to get some comparisons (and there goes your day! http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/wink.png )

Unless you're in the show ring when they do it LOL. Sako does it sometimes and the hand over the nose for a second does work http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/wink.png

I've seen all my present dogs do it one time or another. It sounds life-threatening but it is completely harmless.

The Boston Terrier would rub another dog's throat? That's a neat trick that I'd love to see. http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/wink.png

^^^ lol

.....dogs can breathe through their mouths (hence the pant). Covering the nostrils and allowing air through the mouth stops the incorrect breath cycle demonstrated by reverse sneezing.

lil lola does it

lol my weenie dog does this when her nose is itchy, its just their way of scratching the itch

>.< lol leave it up to YOU to catch that I left out the damn word "owner" hahaha http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/tongue.png

Hey.. you're back! I haven't seen you around in forever!

I usually just do the "Hey buddy!!!" call in an excited voice, and he stops.