<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Your dog’s body language can tell you a lot

The Columbian
Published: June 2, 2013, 5:00pm

Animal behaviorists can diagnose problems in dogs by watching their body language for subtle signs of stress. Some pointers:

• Study your dog’s behavior when a stranger comes to the house or when it encounters a new dog on the sidewalk. “If I see another dog that’s hunched down, holding their breath, that’s a bad situation,” Old Town Dog Behavior owner Hilary Bolea says.

• Watch your dog’s mouth, and the muscles along its back, for signs of tension. If they’re tense, your dog is stressed.

• Study your dog to learn what motivates it. Yody Blass of Companion Animal Behavior says, “Look for what gets them going, interested, doing things.”

Loading...