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How Dogs Use Their Tails As Signals and Gestures Part 1
from:In addition to barking, dogs also use their bodies to communicate about social and emotional matters. A dog's tail, eyes, ears, and mouth all speak to us, and whole body postures add further information, serving to modify the message given.
Tail wagging can come about simply as a sign of excitement, the degree of which is indicated by the vigor or speed of the wag. In judging excitement, you should attend to the speed of wagging independent of the size of the actual movement. A sporting dog with a full,
flowing tail might seem to move it much more than a terrier moves its carrot shaped tail (where a furious wag may seem like nothing more than a tremor). Yet in both cases, high speed movements simply mean 'I'm excited.' The relative size of any single dog's tail wag does convey other information, however.
Tail wagging is a completely social gesture. In some ways, it serves the same functions as a human smile. Humans seem to reserve most of their smiles for when somebody is around to see them or when they are thinking about somebody or something special. For dogs, the tail wag seems to have the same properties. A dog will wag its tail for a person or another dog. It may wag its tail for a cat, a horse, or a mouse. But when a dog is by itself, it will not wag its tail to anything it perceives as lifeless.
A dog will wag its tail to express its gratitude to you as you put its food bowl down, but should the dog walk into the room and find the bowl full, it will approach and eat the food just as happily, but with no tail wagging other than, perhaps, a slight excitement tremor. This is one indication that tail wagging is meant as communication or language. In the same way we don't talk to walls, dogs do not wag their tails to things that are not apparently alive and socially responsive.
For most breeds of dog, the tail will tend to lighten toward the tip, and on many breeds there is a characteristic white tip to the tail. It is also quite visible in jackals, foxes, wild dogs, and dingoes. Some evolutionary biologists have suggested that the purpose of this light area is to make tail signals more visible. For some wolves, the tail is marked with a dark tip, which, of course, can serve much the same function of making it easier to see the tail position and motion.
Why Dogs Cock Their Heads To The Side
It wasnand#39;t by accident that advertising for the company and#39;RCAand#39; once featured a dog cocking his head in front of a speaker horn Thereand#39;s something about this position that most people find utterly adorable Dogs know it, too, which is why they do it, even when they arenand#39;t trying to hear anything in particular We give them a positive response, and they remember that Also, dogs tilt their heads for v.....More on Richmond Bands Dog Psychology
Sending Your Dog Mixed Messages
Dog behavior problems are frequently the result of unclear communication The owner may not even be aware that the messages he is sending to the dog are confusing The owner of a well trained Standard Poodle was unaware of her confusing messages during an epic long session of grooming The Poodle tired and attempted to sit The owner, wanting the dog to remain standing, yelled and#39;Donand#39;t sitand#39; The dog.....More on Richmond Bands Dog Psychology
Understanding A Dogs Pack Behavior
Many of the things dogs carry over from wolf society are useful to their new role; many are not The most clearly useful, though only up to a point, is the wolfand#39;s innate sense of social rank, and the system of communication that supports this rank structure Social rank is a consequence of adaptations that many group dwelling animals have made to the inherent contradictions of living in a grou.....More on Richmond Bands Dog Psychology
Measuring Your Dogs Intelligence
Some dog owners and dog trainers expect their dogand#39;s level of thinking and smartness to be the same of humans, when being trained This mistaken assumption about dog psychology can be devastating to the expectations of both the dog owner and the dog itself Trainers shouldnand#39;t assess canine intelligence against human standards Each individual canine may possess his own unique talent If the o.....More on Richmond Bands Dog Psychology
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