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K9 Body language a guide to how dogs communicate
Playful stance: A dog in this stance is excited and wants to play
K9 Body language a guide to how dogs communicate
Playful stance: A dog in this stance is excited and wants to play
Submissive-Relaxed: A dog in this stance is content and wants attention so long as its not accompanied by any negative body language
Mouth:
A dog that is relaxed generally will have their mouth held open slightly, may or may not be panting, and can appear to be smiling (corners of the mouth in an upward angle. Stressed or fearful dogs generally ~
A dog that is relaxed generally will have their mouth held open slightly, may or may not be panting, and can appear to be smiling (corners of the mouth in an upward angle. Stressed or fearful dogs generally ~
~keep their mouth closed, and usually display long lip (lips pulled back torwards ears in a straight line) now excessive panting when not excited and not in a hot environment can mean stress, so can excessive drooling in dogs who are normally not prone to it, however~
Overall body posture:
watch your dogs overall body posture, if they are evenly distributing their body weight on all four paws they are relaxed. If they are pointing (leaning forward possibly with back paws straight out behind them) they are being alert and or dominant, if their~
watch your dogs overall body posture, if they are evenly distributing their body weight on all four paws they are relaxed. If they are pointing (leaning forward possibly with back paws straight out behind them) they are being alert and or dominant, if their~
~ body is stiff and upright they are feeling threatened (muscles will appear tense) if their ~
Eyes:
A dog that is relaxed will generally appear to have almond shaped eyes, they may appear to be squinting at you, a fearful dog will normally have "whale eye" (whites showing to an extreme extent) and avoid direct eye contact entirely, (its normal for dogs to avoid keeping ~
A dog that is relaxed will generally appear to have almond shaped eyes, they may appear to be squinting at you, a fearful dog will normally have "whale eye" (whites showing to an extreme extent) and avoid direct eye contact entirely, (its normal for dogs to avoid keeping ~
~ direct eye contact held for long) however an aggressive dog will maintain direct eye contact while showing whites of eyes for more than a couple seconds and it usually is a threatening cue
Ears:
With a relaxed dog, ears will be in their natural state, whether that's straight up erect or down and slightly back, its easier to read a dogs ears that naturally stand up, but generally the more forward and relaxed a dogs ears are the more interested, the more flat ~
With a relaxed dog, ears will be in their natural state, whether that's straight up erect or down and slightly back, its easier to read a dogs ears that naturally stand up, but generally the more forward and relaxed a dogs ears are the more interested, the more flat ~
~and pinned back they are means they are more submissive or fearful about something, this isn't always the case as sometimes dogs will put their ears back when feeling friendly (again see overall body language)
Tail:
A relaxed dog will normally hold their tail low, and may wag the tip. A happy and or excited dog will raise their tail and wag it rapidly, A curious dog will extend it out horizontally and may slightly wag it, a fearful dog will ~
A relaxed dog will normally hold their tail low, and may wag the tip. A happy and or excited dog will raise their tail and wag it rapidly, A curious dog will extend it out horizontally and may slightly wag it, a fearful dog will ~
~ tuck their tail and wag the tip really slow, an over-aroused or aggressive dog will hold it straight up and out in a straight line, their may be waging at the base but it will be fast, slight movement, followed by holding it erect again
