Tail Wagging
Wagging the tail is the most common action dogs do. Usually, as one would think, tail wagging is a dog expressing happiness and excitement.
But after years of research by veterinarian Ming! Knock on the blackboard! Here comes the point!
Dogs in the wagging tail, raised up and swing to the right, is to indicate a happy state; but if the rapid swing to the left, it indicates that they are in a state of anxiety and anger, this time, please stay away immediately! Of course, those who do not want to live, or looking for a bite, veterinarian Ming will not stop oh!
A dog with its tail hanging down, close to its butt, means it is full of caution and anxiety, usually stray dogs will be like this. When a stray wags his tail, it means he’s on guard but wants to show you a good time.
Barking
Barking is also a way for dogs to express their emotions and want to communicate. But different barks have different meanings. After years of paying attention to the sounds of dogs, veterinarian Ming has researched …… (bragging, nobody hit me!)
One or two sharp and short barking, is in greeting, usually the dog will go out to meet partners will call so.
Gradually high barking, emotional excitement, some dogs go out to play will be so excited barking! Commonly known as, dog to crazy!
Persistent, rapid barking, the dog is sounding the alarm: there’s trouble, someone is invading our territory!
Persistent barking, but at a slow pace: the intruder is approaching and ready to meet it, this is a warning to the intruder.
A drawn-out, lengthy, uninterrupted bark is the bark of a dog locked up, indicating that I’m lonely and I need a companion.
A series of screams is the dog’s response to severe fear and pain.
A soft, low-pitched bark, a threat that says, “Don’t you come any closer or I’ll bite you!
A louder and longer sob, a sympathetic sound, usually made when a dog is waiting for food.
Ears
The ears are a limb that transmits subtle psychological changes in the dog, and different changes in form and posture indicate different meanings.
Ears erect: Dogs with erect ears are usually concentrating on a sound in order to hear it, paying full attention to a sound, and searching for enemies and discovering interesting things.
For aggressive dogs, erect ears may be a sign that he is questioning or warning about a specific target.
Suddenly erect ears: When a dog feels threatened or provoked, it will suddenly erect its ears and become hard, which is a sign of an impending attack. At this point, it’s time for you, as the owner, to comfort your little guy by putting your hand around his head and gently stroking his back to relax him!
The hair around the ears stands up: When a dog feels fear, the hair around the ears will all explode forward and root up. But it can also be one of the signs of an aggressive move, indicating that the dog is preparing to attack. When walking your dog outside, if you see your dog like this, pull the leash immediately!
Ears forward: This often occurs when the dog is praised, or wins a fight with its own kind, and is a way of showing off and showing its prowess and glory.
Ears tucked back: When encountering a tough opponent, it indicates a sign of goodwill or weakness to the other dog.
Ears pulled back tight: A sign when the dog is nervous or facing a threat and may attack or run away!
Paw Scratching
Dogs scratch the ground with their paws, in most cases because their nails are too long and they are sharpening their paws; but if there is water where he is scratching the ground, it means that he is trying to expand the area of water and then lie on it to cool down.
There is another reason: dogs have sweat glands on the soles of their feet, and the fluid secreted here can give off a doggy smell. When the dog rubs its paws on the ground, it can stay on the ground more. It is another way for dogs to mark the ground besides using urine and feces.
Butt rubbing
The most common cause, dogs have blocked, inflamed anal glands. Dogs have an anal gland on each side of the anus, and when a dog defecates, the anal glands secrete a special substance that acts as an equivalent to a lubricant. When the anal glands are blocked, it will make it difficult for the dog to defecate and anal pain, so that the dog will appear on the ground to rub his buttocks behavior.
When a dog with intestinal discomfort poops soft stool, gets on the hair around the anus, feels itchy and is in the instinct to rub on the floor.
Eating bones, having dry and hard stools, squeezing and hurting the anus when defecating, causing inflammation, itching or pain in the anus, and will rub their buttocks.
Due to the consumption of unhygienic water or meat products, parasites appear in the dog’s body, excretion to the anus will be itchy, therefore rubbing the buttocks.
Spitting out the tongue
The main reason for dogs to spit out their tongues is heat.
Dogs are born without sweat glands and can only cool themselves by spitting out their tongues. When a dog is throwing up its tongue and panting particularly heavily, it needs to be hydrated immediately.
Dogs also stick out their tongues when they are extremely excited and agitated, and this is a time to “calm” themselves down!
When they are sleeping, well, don’t worry, they are sleeping peacefully and probably having a nice dream, like a big bone or something.
Show your belly
The belly is the most vulnerable area of the dog, the dog and the owner familiar with the belly will show, which proves that he trusts you and is catering to you. If you gently stroke its belly, it will be very happy!
When you play with your partner, show your belly to beg for mercy, meaning: willing to submit, bare chest and belly as proof!
Lying on the ground and rolling around with his belly exposed and his mouth open and tongue out is a way for the dog to pamper himself and beg you to touch him on his knees.
In addition to trust and pampering, showing belly or a signal to ask for forgiveness! The master is angry, play dumb and innocent, cute and cheeky, to win the master’s sympathy and forgiveness.
Head tilting
Many people think that dogs tilt their heads, is a manifestation of their cute.
Yes, this action of the dog can indeed make people cute, but in fact, the dog tilted head is trying to guess your emotions through your expression eyes.
You can try to clench your hand into a fist and put it in front of your nose to imitate the dog’s long nose. At this point you will understand what the dog’s vision is like. Because the long nose blocks their view, so they have to tilt their heads to see your whole face. (High noses are guilty too, haha!)
Also, tilting the head is to hear the sound better, as well as to determine the source of the sound.
Licking
Many dogs are particularly fond of licking people, especially some large dogs, when full of saliva suddenly lick you, the feeling is really …… believe that many pooper scoopers have a deep experience.
Dogs lick people influenced by the dog’s mother, because the mother will lick newborn dogs to help them clean and grooming. This loving gesture is a natural expression of the dog’s love for you.
When it is too bored, it will lick you to get your attention and want you to play and fight with it.
When dogs lick people, their heads release aminopolyphenols. This puts them in a happy mood.
Licking people is also a sign that your dog is hungry, alerting you that he is hungry or thirsty!
Think you taste good, your salty, sticky sweat actually tastes good to him; or you just finished eating and left residual scent on your mouth, the dog smells it and will want to lick it.
Sniffing each other
Studies have confirmed that dog noses are 10,000-100,000 times more sensitive than human noses. When a dog sniffs another dog’s butt, it is actually gathering important information about the other dog.
When you take your dog out for a walk and meet your companion, they will all run up and sniff each other’s butts. This is the dog’s way of identifying and getting information about the other dog by smelling the anal glands.
However, some dogs are more “arrogant” and do not want others to know their “identity”, so they will turn around and run away and avoid each other’s nose.
