Doggy Body Language Part 2: Happy vs Stressed

Here is Part 2 in our series of videos by Jean Donaldson on doggy body language! Great info and warning - TV dog trainers may mistake calm dogs for stressed dogs! We can learn the difference!

Dog Body Language

Here is another great video on body language! Please take 5 minutes and watch it. Students of Taming the Wild Side, this is a must watch, it will make your training and relationship with your dogs even better!

Warning: Do not put your hand towards a dog that is guarding a toy, food or anything else as they did in this video. Contact a professional trainer to help with this problem!
 

Doggy Body Language Part 1

Jean Donaldson is the founder of and instructs at The San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, which has gained a reputation as the Harvard for dog trainers. She is the author of "The Culture Clash", "Dogs Are From Neptune" and "MINE! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs". In order to help you learn a little about dog body language, we will post 7 short video excerpts by Jean, with slides of body language that you can learn from and then you can watch your dog to see if you can pick up some of this behavior that your dog may be offering! Check back next week for another video!  Enjoy!
 

One Great SNARK!

Great video on dog to dog body language. Watch all the lip licking by the brown dog. Brown dog gives a bunch of signals to try and calm the Malamute. Also, look at the tightness of the leash on the Malamute. Many times a leash jerk/pop can elevate the problem.

Warning Signs!

Having a tough time knowing what body language to watch for when dogs meet? Here is a great video showing very clear communication between two dogs. Watch and learn!

Is it play? Or is is confict?

This is what healthy dog play looks like. If you have multiple dogs or go to play sessions, this is a great video to learn from. Watch for the conflicts and see the differences in behavior! The more you learn about body language the safer your dog is with other dogs and people!

Do You Know the Warning Signs Dogs Give Before Biting?

I watched the video of this dog biting the news anchor a couple of days ago. I feel terrible for her and the injuries she sustained and I feel terrible for the dog that gave so many signals that he wanted to be left alone. After watching the video, I called my family in and wanted them to see it. I slowed it down and showed them all of the body signals that this dog used to give a warning that he was going to bite. So many times when dogs bite we hear that the dog gave no warning he just bit. That is always untrue, it is just that people do not know what signals to watch for. Please take the time to watch this video, it is a great breakdown on all the signals this dog gave. Learn them and use them with your own dogs. Even the most easy going dog can bite when put in the right situation.



The video of a dog biting a Denver anchor person live on the air is shocking and disturbing to watch. But a careful analysis of the video reveals many warning signs the dog gave ahead of time.

Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/living/myfox_pets/120210-anchor-bitten-by-dog#ixzz1mJOC8yFY

Analysis of Anchor Bitten by Dog: MyFoxHOUSTON.com