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Dog Body Language - Communicating With Your Dog
Dog's communicate with humans in two ways. They bark and they use body language. Barking is fairly limited and is more useful when you can't see your pet. However body language is far more powerful. You can get a good sense of how your dog is feeling by understanding and studying his body language. This article will identify some of the meaning behind common dog body language.
Most of these body language cues will become obvious to you once you have lived with your pet for a few years but here are some common characteristics in the meantime.
When dogs are happy or in a playful mood they will raise their hindquarters in the air and wag their tail. They may also prance or bounce about on their front legs. This is really obvious when they drop a ball in front of you hoping you will throw it for them. Their mouth will be open in a doggy smile.
Dogs will also show submission to you as a superior in their pack or to other dogs that they feel are superior. The most obvious sign of this is when they roll over revealing their belly. Other forms of submission are a lowering of the head, ears and eyes as they walk towards you. The tail may wag gently in lowered position between the legs.
The dog language of a dog in a relaxed mood is as you would expect. The dog's weight will be even distributed and it will stand up straight. The tail may wag in a lazy way half way up. The head will be up, with the eyes focused on something that is of interest.
An alerted dog will have the same demeanor however the weight of the dog will be ever so slightly forward making appear to lean forward. The hair at the base of the tail may stand on it's end. The ears will rise and point in the direction of the noise or disturbance.
Body language that indicates aggression is similar to an alerted behavior however there is one important distinction. The hackles are generally raised. the hackles are the fur between the should blades at the join between the torso and the neck. this will really be obvious as the hair stands erect. The eyes will stare intently at the subject of potential aggression to the extent that the whites around the cornea will be visible. the eyes will look wild or straining because of this.
Once you have seen these signals once or twice in your pet, you will understand what they mean. You will be able to modify your behavior or even the dogs if you feel that it is not appropriate. It can also help you understand what kind of behavior training your dog needs based on it's body language to you.
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