Not exact matches
It's
because you're communicating with your
dog using only your energy and
body language.
Because of fostering, I now feel comfortable reading a
dog's
body language and can communicate much more effectively with them.
Because your vocalization and
body language are in contradiction, it is easy to understand why your
dog may exhibit signs of confusion and anxiety and begin growling as a means of expression.
But they inflict a LOT of damage for their size and in my experience, probably
because cats aren't such social animals as
dogs, they don't have nearly as much calming
body language to suggest that they are uncomfortable before they lash out.
However, the predictive value of
body language is not as reliable as most think, largely
because many
body cues may have a variety of meanings and
because fearful, rambunctious and uneducated
dogs are more likely to bite than those that are aggressive.
Your
dog will quickly learn to respond correctly to your handsignals,
because dogs commonly communicate by
body language.
I've even talked to people whose
dogs have had serious injuries (and one lost a leg)
because what seemed like play escalated into an attack — something that probably could have been avoided if everyone involved had been reading the
body language of the
dog and paying attention to some simple rules of behavior.
Understanding your puppy's
body language is one of the key first time
dog owner tips you'll get from others,
because obviously if the
dog can't hold it anymore, he will have an accident.
Unknown
dogs are important
because becoming social means learning to deal with, communicate properly to, and properly interpret the
body language of hyper
dogs, dominant
dogs, fearful
dogs, old
dogs, young puppies, and so on.
It's
because their trainer has not figured out how to read the
body language of the
dog, or that the
dog has not been properly trained to give an indication of the desired scent to the trainer.
Because very few owners at the
dog park know how to read
dog body language, or have any idea how thier
dog with react to yours.
And you can tell
because your
dog's ears are laid back,
body language is relaxed, and your
dog is so in tune with your assertion of power that your
dog is almost automatic in responding to commands.