Feet, tail, back, face, bark. One whiteboard, rebuilt below so you can keep it forever. Plus the tail myths that might be causing harm right now.
The whole whiteboard is rebuilt below, chart and all. And when you're ready to go beyond reading the body into reading play, approaches and interactions, that lives inside MK9Plus.
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The whole lesson is laid out visually belowβ
We've all been conditioned for years: good dogs, bad dogs, and bad dogs need teaching. Then you learn to read body language, and the "bad dog" turns out to be...
Learning to read the body is how you stop punishing the symptom and start seeing the dog. So let's read them, part by part.
How to read it: the further right a signal sits, the more commonly it is a bad sign. Things near the middle depend on context. And most of the right hand side is one word: tension.
On a phone? Swipe the chart sideways. π
Print it, fill it in with your own dog, stick it on the fridge
There are situations right now where you think your dog is happy and comfortable. And they are not.
No. A wag is just energy, arousal building and needing an outlet. Dogs wag just before they play... and just before they bite. The faster the wag, the more wound up the dog.
A flagpole tail just means alert. Studies show dogs training with a more upright tail actually learn faster. If it pops up when a dog comes round the corner? Normal. Please don't panic.
Those "guilty dog" videos? Lips pulled right back, squinty eyes, head low. That is not guilt. That is a scared dog appeasing a person who shouts. It never was guilt.
Dogs developed the lifted brow from living with humans, wolves physically cannot do it. Sometimes it is a nervous "please don't", but most of the time? It is manipulation, and it works on you every single day.
Look back at the chart. Nearly everything on the right side is the same thing wearing different outfits.
Springy feet, loose wag, bends in the back, relaxed eyes. A loose dog is a comfortable dog. When you see loose, breathe out.
Sticky feet, tight tail, straight back, furrowed brow. Tension is not always terrible, it can just be alertness or caution. But it is always your cue to look for two more signals.
Every dog is a study of one, but the patterns hold. Listen for the spacing and the pitch.
One twist: a scared dog that has identified the trigger can absolutely unleash the territorial bark. Which is exactly why the golden rule exists. Three signals, always.
Where you can find more tips on reading body language. Hackles, ears, mouths and more, I posted a video every day for 36 days. All free, all still up.
Loose or tense. Springy or sticky. Relaxed eyes or wide. Everything on the chart above, the stuff you'll now spot every single day for the rest of your dog's life.
Is that approach a straight line, a crescent, or a wiggle? Fast or slow? Is that play healthy? There are 5 key signs of healthy play, 4 meta signals, and breed specific tendencies to know.
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