A submissive dog looks very similar to a frightened dog because he makes himself look small to convey that he's not a threat.
Not exact matches
Latte is about 78 pounds, extremely good
looking,
submissive to people and other
dogs, happy, loving, and gentle.
He's also
looking further afield and begins to explore dominant and / or
submissive behaviors especially when interacting with other
dogs and puppies.
(Although a
submissive grin often
looks like aggression because it involves a
dog showing his teeth, it's not really a threat.
What follows is very predictable — the
dog goes into a
submissive posture («that guilty
look»), just in case.
So when your pup is
looking to please or show you — or the
dog next door — that he's
submissive to your Alpha
dog status, he may let out a whimper or two.
You can tell whether bared teeth are an aggressive or
submissive sign by
looking at the
dog's body posture.
A
dog who averts his gaze when you
look at him is signalling that he's
submissive.
If by exclusion, you have determined that your
dog doesn't have a medical problems and your
dog is urinating exclusively in certain contexts, then you may want to
looks for solutions for excitement and
submissive urination.