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I’m pretty sure I’ve made a post about this before but I think I need some gifs to illustrate my point.
I’m something of a dog nerd. I don’t know a lot about breeds but I love diving into dog language and it’s a common misconception that a dog wagging its tail means it’s happy. That could not be further from the truth. A wagging tail just means it’s excited and that could mean happy, scared, curious or angry. A wagging tail is the dog asking you to pay attention to it. A dog that’s trying to hide never wags its tail.
First off, happy. A wagging tail combined with soft loose body language is a happy welcoming dog.
Stiff body means the dog is on guard and you should only approach with caution. It’s trying to determine if you’re a danger so if you approach you should avoid making eye contact and talk in a friendly high pithed voice. If the dog’s body remains stiff leave it be. If it lowers its head and starts wagging its tail more slowly and loosely that means it’s softening up to you.
Basically if it goes from acting like the dog on the right to the dog on the left you’re in the clear.
For understandable reasons I have trouble finding a gif of a truly scared dog but closed stiff body language with no snarling but a wagging tail means fear and you should only approach with caution because fear can quickly turn to anger.
If a dog looks away or try to avoid making eye contact it’s terrified and if it suddenly turns to look at you you’re probably in trouble.
And of course anger. We all know what that looks like but most people are so focused on the snarling teeth they don’t see the wagging tail. If you do don’t try to rationalize it. Listen to your fear. It’s not playing roughly. It’s fucking angry and you should absolutely not approach.
Btw, I don’t want to get into all the tiny micro expressions that dogs make but if you see a dog making this face it’s not smiling. It’s terrified. If it’s not accompanied by soft wiggly motions it’s a very very scared dog that is trying to appease you and though it’s not always the case it’s most likely a dog that’s used to getting hit or beaten.
These are broad guidelines but you should always approach a dog you don’t know with caution. They are individuals who doesn’t always follow set rules for how to behave but if you keep this in the back of your mind you’re far more prepared for interacting with dogs than just “tail wag means happy”.
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Reasons why I haven't been online - please ignore our busted ass fence/yard, we work with what we got. This home has been in the fam since the 60s and we're trying to get funding to fix shit.
Dog Behavior Breakdown under the cut for anyone who cares, I'm mostly just analyzing the video for my own education(and encourage anyone to give their own notes)
It's encouraging to see that Daisy has incredible dog-language, and I'm happy to see Scoops is respecting(at some level) what she's broadcasting to him.
In the beginning of the video, you can see that he gets interested in smelling her rear - I believe she's either in heat or coming out of it - she signals to him that she's not okay with that by jumping away. He tries again, so she pivots and offers a play-bow to indicate that she's willing to play but she doesn't want him to keep sniffing her or engaging in breeding behavior.
He appears a bit confused for a moment but then understands what she's saying and play bows back at her, indicating that he's game to just have fun.
In a show of good faith he jumps to the side and bows again, then takes off, encouraging HER to chase HIM.
She chases him for a minute but then stops because she sees the neighbors dogs across the alley, he keeps running because he is acclimatized to those assholes lmao.
Scoops notices that she's stopped chasing and so he kind of stops and circles back, noticing the neighbor dogs are barking - it seems that Daisy is really interested in this and can't shake her focus until Scoops comes back and engages her back into his game of 'chase'.
She happily follows him away from the barking dogs but he's being pushy and wanting to be side-by-side with her.
As they round the tree he maybe puts his mouth against hers, which she does NOT like. She stops and he turns around to see why she isn't still running with him. Daisy is a bit stiff, but Scoops play bows to indicate that 'It's all cool, girl! I didn't mean anything serious!'. She reciprocates the bow, though it's not as confident as it was last time... 'ok, lets keep playing...'
Scoops takes this as a green light to do an Epic Cool Dude Move by trying to jump over her(he loves jumping over other dogs) and they engage back into Daisy chasing Scoops until he tries subtly to turn the tables.
Unfortunately there is a Stick Pile in the way which he crashes into(and which interrupts their rhythm)
Scoops recovers but they get back into a stare off like 'are we still playing?' and despite both of them indicating SEVERAL times that they want to PLAY, Scoops idiot boy brain seems to have switched back to 'stud' mode as he clearly tries to assert himself over Daisy with plans to mount her several times.
Unfortunately for Scoops, Daisy is NOT having it, and is quick to pivot and run, but he keeps trying to insist on it.
I stopped the video so I could yell at him and tell him to cut it out. After the reprimanding, they went back to playing.
#cane corso#foster dog#dog behavior#dog language#dog communication#scoops#daisy#my pets#buppy!#Scoops is such a fuckin BOY#I love him so much but like.... the BOY part of him is such a drag#he whines and cries and makes a whole ruckus and I just want to put a damn bark collar on him#squeaky ass motherfucker
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Dog Language: An Encyclopedia of Canine Behavior, by Roger Abrantes, 1997
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If you were a dog, and you had a dog wife, would it be socially acceptable to call her a bitch?
Like if you were a dog wife, would you get offended if your dog husband walked up to you and said "Hey bitch! Got a bone for me?"
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Man unintentionally teaches his Corgi sign language! 😊 Follow me for more smart puppers!
#funny#cute#pets#animals#humor#comedy#dogs#jokes#lol#positivity#memes#love#meme#haha#hilarious#life#omg#adorable#family#dogs of tumblr#wholesome#doggo#cute animals#dog#aww#lmao#deaf#sign language#american sign language
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Using Dog Language To Train Dogs
Use Dog Language To Up Your DogTraining Game No matter what we’re teaching a dog, it’s crucial to be able to read dog body language. Then we can offer a visual cue as a means of letting him know what we want him to do. Obviously, inter-dog communication doesn’t use verbal language like we do. Instead, dogs communicate via complex combinations of body postures, movements, facial expressions and…
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#alpha dog#dog body language#dog communication#Dog language#dog trainers#dog training#dog training strategies#dogs#down#effective dog training#lynne fedorick#problem dogs#subborn dog#training dogs
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#don't take that too seriously#i know some genders amd sexualities aren't really talk much about either#but it doesn't change that ace and aro are really too often forgotten#and when they are talk about its really either black or white when both ace and aro are spectrum and are really complexe#and i rarely see them well represented during pride month#pride month#asexual#aromantic#sorry for my bad English dogs it's not my first language o7
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If I can’t bruise your insides from fucking you into the mattress like I hate you for a few hours then cook for us to eat and cuddle together while I cover you with licks and kisses like an devoted dog after, then I don’t want it.
#ftm ns/fw#t4t ns/fw#dog dom love language things ig#dog dom#ftm top#t4t top#t4t dom#t4t nsft#bd/sm dom#ftm bd/sm#ftm dom#primal dom#feral dom#dom thoughts#sadist dom#pleasure dom#hard dom#t4t kink#bd/sm sadist#bd/sm nsft#nsft dom#ftm nsft#nsft t4t#t4t breeding#ftm daddy#ftm breeding#puppy dom#hard k1nk#petpl@y#petpl4y
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Language divides and building bridges.
Elesa’s feeling homesick. Emmet, bless his heart, tries to help by infodumping while Ingo frantically runs off to find water (crying is a very dehydrating experience).
((Would you look at that! The kids are picking up kantonese and galarian from each other!))
BONUS:
Heh. Callback.
Want to see more? Here’s the masterpost for submas!
#not Emmet trying to say Electric in kantonian and failing miserably#meanwhile Ingo gets it within the first five seconds (what a MOOD)#wow ingo ur so good at languages! hope this doesnt come into play later when you get sent to a foreign island chain far in the past!#(sweats)#anyways LOOK THE PATRATS AND PACHIRISU ARE FINALLY BECOMING FRIEND FRIENDS#I CAN DRAW SHENANIGANS AGAIN WHEEEEEE#BUT also... callback to the library comic where Emmet and Elesa talk about Leaning on Friends for Help... hehehehhough#elesa did in fact get that from somewhere yes#it's this. she got it from this interaction. from two people who decided to care about her for some reason#and so she decides to care back#(little rat dog barking noise) anyways back to tagging!#pokemon#art#sketchbook#submas#myart#fanart#pokemon ingo#subway boss ingo#submas comic#elesa#pokemon leader elesa#kid submas#nimbasa trio#blitzle#tynamo#ingo#emmet#subway master kudari#subway master nobori
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Mothers and fuckers of the ketchup and mustard household (I'm going even more insane than usual)
#its not the fact that wade is touching logan. he does that all the time.#he does it all over#he'd do it all the time if he could#no sweet summer child#its the fact that logan didnt protest or remove wade's hand#not even that wade is cupping a feel. he can be perverted later#its the fact that logan is now a domesticated cat#we've been talking about how logan is physical touch love language AND touch starved?#look no further#deadpool 3#deadpool and wolverine#deadpool#wade wilson#wolverine#logan howlett#deadclaws#poolverine#deadpool 2024#i've seen my house dogs wag their tails when i reach out to them the same way#my house cats too#point is#logan is wade's scary dog privilege. except wade is debatably scarier.#logan is wade's little pet. his little bITCH (affectionately)#who's gonna tell logan things are going to be like this for the foreseeable future
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✦ Dies Veneris ✦
#own art#own characters#CanisAlbus#art#artists on tumblr#Vasco#Machete#anthro#sighthound#dogs#canine#animals#another sleepytime stress reduction piece#discovered that in Latin and many languages derived from it Friday is named after Venus the Roman goddess of love#Vasco's ears look even bigger when he's lying down
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"dazai would princess carry chuuya" "dazai would hold chuuya bridal style" no shutup dazai would pick chuuya up like he's a sopping wet kitten or a sack of potatoes
#its his love language to sling chuuya across his shoulder like a prized trout he just caught#skk height difference comin in clutch when dazai can hoist chuuya off the ground and dangle him in the air#and chuuya can bite and hiss and scream like a cat but his feet won't touch the ground#also sorry for not posting for the past month i got depression🥰#dw i'm back now#bungou stray dogs#bungo stray dogs#bsd#osamu dazai#dazai osamu#chuuya nakahara#nakahara chuuya#soukoku#skk#lotus draws
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“I love you”
“I love you too”
<3
#biting is a love language#therian culture#therian#wolf#therianthropy#otherkin#wolf therian#<3#alterhuman#kintype#wolf theriotype#therian community#dog therian#canine therian#therian things#fox therian#theriotype#bunny therian
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good doggy
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I just wondered:
If a dog grew up, not ever meeting another dog, would it still know the social cues of dog languages?
Do dogs learn social cues or are they instinct?
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