วันจันทร์ที่ 23 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2554

Read Your Dog’s Postures

.. Dog body language is usually interpreted in terms of emotional states: happy, angry, aggressive etc...Knowing how to read your dog's body language is the key to understanding your dog, ..

Quote :Dog Training by Sarah Hodgson

Learning to read your dog’s postures may be easier than controlling your own. When trying to understand what your dog is experiencing, look to her ears, tail, mouth, body posture, and eyes.

EARS
• Rigid forward pitch = assertive, assertive and dominant posture
• Flat back = extreme fear
• Moving back to front = aware of surrounding sounds
• Angled back = submission, invitation to play
• Hanging loosely = relaxed
TAIL
• Arched high above the back = high alert, dominance
• Tucked under belly = fear, submission
• Just above rear end = alert but open and friendly
• Low carriage = cautious, submissive
• Fast wag above back = stimulated, dominant, preparing for a challenge
• Low wag between legs = Extreme fear, submission
• Sweeping wag just above rear end = open and friendly, curious and accepting

MOUTH
• Set jaw = snarl or sneer
• Lips pulled back = submission or fear
• Open face pant = welcoming, laugh- ter, play
• Toothy grin = smile

EYES

• Direct stare = challenge, dominance
• Averted glance = submission or cold shoulder
• Downward glance = submission

BODY POSTURES
• Stretch = relaxed
• Play bow = submissive and playful
• Weight shifted forward = dominant
• Weight shifted back = submissive
• Lifted hair on neck (called hackles) = aggressive or threatened
• A still, curled posture = passive submission
• Low, quickly wagging tail, lowered body = active submission
• Mounting = dominance
• Lifted paw = submission or an invitation to play

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