Dog Emotions and Body Language

Different Signs of Dog Obedience

Dog emotions and body language go hand in hand when it comes to the animal kingdom. You normally can instantly tell what a dog is feeling or thinking simply by looking at the way it is standing, sitting, etc… This is the equivalent of looking at our eyes in the human world. The eyes really are the window to a person’s mind and the same can readily be said of a dog. Your dog is letting you know in very subtle but also very loud ways, just what exactly is going on in that brain.

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If you have ever dreamed of being in real power, now is the chance to do so with your pet. It may not seem like much, but being the alpha dog of your small pack (family members plus pooch) will mean a great deal to the subordinate dogs in the pack. You are now seen as the one to be looked at, looked up to, and followed. This is great news and you now have something to work with.

Your body language can also dictate how the dogs in the pack (your pet) see you and how they respond to you. It is best to use a combination of both verbal and physical clues to let your pet know what you are thinking. Although verbal communication is a great way of letting the dog know what we want, the body language we show also helps a great deal more than you might imagine.

Consider this; a dog wants to repeatedly get up after you give it the sit command. You keep ordering it to sit down but it does only for a second. What better way to help the issue then by not only giving a verbal command, but also by also by showing the dog that you mean business. Use your body and get your hand in there to help let the dog know you want it to stay seated. Gently but firmly press down on its backside and once in the sitting position, give it some praise. It doesn’t deserve a treat just yet.

I think the problem most owners have is that of control. You may be a little better at this if you are used to parenting but for most single people, controlling an animal is something that is new and even scary at times. People are not used to having such power over one particular thing, especially that of a living animal. Controlling a bird is easy, you put it in the cage and that’s that. Making a dog listen to you in an open field is another thing.

Depending on which type of dog you have, you will see different signs of dog obedience or reluctance. An aggressive dog will typically try to show you what it can do whereas an anxious or shy dog will play the fearful type and will not show any outward sign of aggression when you try to control it. -- Finding a Perfect Dog