Dog Body Language Breakdowns

First interactions

This is a breakdown of body language between two dogs meeting for the first time.

Dog interactions: How to know if and when you should intervene

T his is the first interaction between Daisy (black lab) and Bodhi (black Kelpie). Daisy is a very social savvy 4 year old labrador....

Before a dog snaps, they will tell you they are uncomfortable. Here's what to look out for.

Dogs are NOT unpredictable. We just very often miss or simply do not understand their cues and body language. A dog doesn't and shouldn't...

Group interactions - the subtleties

In this video we have 5 'friendly' dogs. None of them have a history of any aggression towards other dogs. The dogs are; Tory - border...

Dog interactions: When things seem to be going well and then it all changes

By now you will have hopefully come to the conclusion that dog body language is incredibly subtle. If you have previously thought a dog...

What a nice dog-dog greeting ACTUALLY looks like

It's very common for us to normalise our own dog's behaviour regardless of whether it is appropriate or not. We hear too often 'She...

When dog greetings go wrong: What to look out for and how to recover

It's a blanket rule with our guys - if they are on lead they simply don't get to meet other dogs. It's a personal preference for us...

When should you let your dog greet another dog?

Introducing dogs can be a challenge. Sometimes they will hit it off straight away and have a life long bond. Other times it can be the...

How subtle behaviour helps to avoid conflict

One of the biggest challenges we face with dogs is that most of us don't realise that to understand our dogs we need to learn a new...

Is your dog comfortable playing within a group

In this video we look at how Sunny behaves in a group setting. Here's some background on the dogs. Poodle, Sunny, and Tory have all lived...

How to understand what our dogs are trying to convey and if they want to interact with others

One of the biggest problems that we see when working with dogs and humans is the inability of humans to notice and accurately translate...

Body Language breakdown

I was called out to help someone with how to introduce and integrate two dogs from seperate households. The greyhound lives in the house...

Good vs. Bad play - when & if to let them interact

We managed to get this little interaction between Eddie and Stella and there was so much that was going on here that people might miss....

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