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Understanding Dog Body Language

UNDERSTANDING D*G B&DY LANGUAGE Dogs have five main emotional displays: relaxed,happy and play ful, aggressive, submissive, and fearful. RELAXED HAPPY/PLAYFUL Mouth slightly open, "smiling" Tail up and wagging Tail is low and loose Ears up, but not forw ard Head is up Front legs bent, head forward Loose, equally-distributed Eyes are bright & alert stance AGGRESSIVE SUBMISSIVE Tail is held vertical, trembling slightly Front legs rigid, leaning Little eye contact Rolls over to expose stomach Low, rapidly- wagging tail forward Licking at your face Dog holds intense eye contact Muzzle is wrinkled & teeth are barred SIGNS THAT AGGRESSIVE Ears facing forward BEHAVIOR IS IMMINENT: Unwavering eye contact • Tail is raised and stiff, may be wagging slightly • Ears up & facing forward • Wrinkled muzzle • Bared teeth •Growling or snarling • Showing the whites of the eyes FEARFUL Raised hackles • Stance that makes the dog look bigger Head down, hunched body Ears back, flat against the DOG DISPLAYS ANY OF head THESE SI GNS, HE OR SHE MAY Tail between the legs BE ABOUT TO BITE. AVOID EYE CONTACT WITH THE DOG Avoids eye contact AND BACK AWAY SLOWLY. http://www.robertdebry.com https://www.avma.org/public/Pages/Dog-Bite-Prevention.aspx http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-Your-Dog's-Body-Language http://moderndogmagazine.com/arti- cles/how-read-your-dogs-body-language/415 http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/dog-body-language?page=9 http://www.doggonesafe.com/speak_dog Robert J. DeBry http://www.bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Under- stand-Dog-Language-Chart-3.jpg http://www.houstonpettalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Re- laxed-2.jpg http://moderndogmagazine.com/sites/default/files/imag- es/uploads/CanineBodyLanguage-15.jpg http://img.theepochtimes.com/n3/eet-content/up- loads/2013/10/dominant-shutterstock-51833230-WEBONLY.jpg http://d11kavc4axrfgm.cloudfront.net/pet_care/wp-content/up- loads/2014/12/Body_Language_Dog_Young_Nov_MO_MZ_LC.jpg http://cdn.totallygoldens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Sub- missive.jpg ASSOCI ATES

Understanding Dog Body Language

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More than 4.5 million people in the United States suffer from dog bites every year. While children and senior citizens are the most common victims of dog bites, people of all age groups are at risk fo... r a dog bite injury — even from a dog with which you are familiar. There are a number of different ways to help avoid a dog bite injury and a trip to your local lawyer in St. George, Utah, such as properly training your dog and educating children on how best to approach a dog — but accidents still happen. The best way to predict a dog bite situation is to keep an eye out for aggressive dog behavior, and watch for the telltale signs of dog body language. The following is a guide to understanding threatening dog body language. If you see any of these signs, slowly back away from the dog in question.

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