Unlike a pariah dog it will not
show appeasement behavior (begging or groveling) but will normally isolate itself to avoid being bullied.
Most commonly known as submissive urination, you'll see this behavior occur when the puppy or young dog is a tad bit intimidated and is
showing appeasement signals of submission such as ears back, whining and lip licking.
Not exact matches
HA Hellyer, a senior research fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute in London told the Telegraph: «When British peers and Christian clergy have been to Damascus in the past, they were rightly condemned as presenting an image of
appeasement to Assad's regime, and
showing him as some sort of protector of Christians, as though Syrian Muslims mattered for nought.»
Moreover, by rolling over on request, the dog
shows voluntary and happy
appeasement.
Dogs do it to
show social
appeasement.
If he leans away, averts his eyes, yawns, licks his lips, has a worried look, or
shows other
appeasement gestures, he's probably uncomfortable.
It is an
appeasement gesture,
showing you that the dog is of no threat to you.
If he is
showing signs like stiff posture, pinned ears, licks his lips, yawns, averts his eyes, has a worried look or a tense expression, or
shows other
appeasement gestures, then it is not enjoying the hugs as much as you are.
As history
shows,
appeasement is a terrible strategy.