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==>>Dog Obedience Problems? Put an End to the Stress and Annoyance of Your Dog Behavior Problems! Use Techniques That Give You Immediate Results!

Reading body language has never been an easy task, reading a dog to try & anticipate their next move can be very complicated. You see a waggy tail & immediately most people would think that the dog’s extremely friendly & wishing to say ‘hello’, a wagging tail simply indicates that the dog’s excited about an occurrence, this could be positively or negatively. The basic rule with tails is a high, upright, wag is to show dominance & assertiveness; a low, fast wag incorporating short sweeps of the tail shows the dog is no threat & being friendly; a low, slow wag with large sweeps is showing the dog is happy to see you.

Being able to ascertain the difference between dogs playing & dogs fighting is difficult, especially if you’re not often around dogs yourself. When my two play they regularly sound as though they’re throttling one another! Involving lots of noise & lots of jumping on each other.

Dogs are especially physical when they interact with other dogs or with people, this commences as puppies; always play nipping each other & their owners, if they nip too hard their siblings inform them of this with either a harder nip in return or a loud yelp. If a pup nips its owner too hard the best solution is either to turn away & ignore, as puppies hate this action, or to let out a yelp yourself.

A high percentage of dogs fighting with one another is due to them jostling to establish their positions, basically which one is the higher-ranking dog. Usually this is sorted quickly and sounds much worse than it actually is, lots of snarling, growling & biting. If the dogs are not seriously fighting then their bites are actually inhibited bites, so although it sounds & looks frightening & real; the confrontation is unlikely to leave any real injuries.

There are signs, via body language and behaviour, that show when a dog means business & is likely to attack. The dog’s tongue will be drawn back into its throat to protect it if the dog’s anticipating a fight, if the dog’s tongue is lolling from their mouth or moving quickly in & out of their mouth then they’re not expecting a fight. The dogs elbows can also indicate how the dog’s feeling, straight, stiff elbows are threatening as a dominant behaviour from dogs is to literally stand on the weaker dog’s back with its front paws, whilst standing on stiff back legs. Bent elbows are, nearly always, an indication that the dog wishes to play. One sure sign that you cannot misinterpret is the ‘play bow’, if the dog puts his/her front end along the ground & raises his/her back end in the air, normally accompanied by a slow wagging tail, this indicates play & means the dog has good intentions.

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