We all know that dogs can’t talk, but instead have their ways to show us how they are feeling. Using posture, tail movements, and occasionally barking. We can often manage to translate a lot of that into understanding their moods or desires.
I found these three graphics on Pinterest, and they all seem to agree on what our best friends are trying to ‘say’. I recognise so much of this from Ollie, and if you have a pet dog, or have ever owned one, I am sure you will find it familiar too.
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Folks just don’t know how accurate this dog behavior chart is. There is plenty more that was left out but we can go on and on.
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this is cool
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And based on my experience with dogs, it is also very accurate.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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How many of us even take notice and interpret how dogs feel. I dip onto have a dog and haven’t for many years. Even then I’m not sure I was in tune with my pet
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I like to think I am in tune with Ollie, as I have spent almost all of every day with him since 2012.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A very good help understanding them better. Here i meet only some very petite dogs. They look at me and as soon as they notice that I am reacting to them, I am barked at. Lol xx Michael
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Some tiny dogs get scared, and are ‘yappy’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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These are great guidelines but I feel like sometimes Shaggy and I communicate telepathically? It’s as if I could read his thoughts and he mine? It’s a dog owner thing, C
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Yes, we get used to ‘knowing’ what they want over time. These charts are a good guide to their body language though.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I just saw this same drawing from the person who is going to teach us to train our puppy. It is wonderfully helpful. I just wish I had seen it fifty years ago when I got my first dog. I constantly misread our dogs.
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These graphic chartss are very accurate, in my experience. Are you getting the one in your photo, or don’t you know for sure yet?
Best wishes, Pete.
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I don’t know yet.
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Great stuff. We have seen an old dog with diabetes on line and may consider looking at it. We don’t think many folk will want it as it might be expensive to keep but it looks lovely. It’s a shnautzer. Wish us luck!
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That’s an attractive breed, but will be expensive to look after with Diabetes. Well done for wanting to take it on, Julie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We could have managed diabetes but it turns out the dog is epileptic so we are going back to waiting until we find another one!
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That’s sad, but even harder to manage.
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Seen a rough collie but worried about shedding coat. Spoilt by having a terrier that didn’t moult!
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Yes, Collies are hairy indeed, Julie.
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I’ll keep this handy. Thanks, Pete!
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It is surprisingly accurate, Olga. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Good stuff, Pete. Most of it seems right on the money with my experiences with dogs. Another dog language we have to learn is mastering what all of their different barks mean. Lately, our dog has started to howl—quite odd that she has just started this at age 7.
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Ollie doesn’t bark much, but has two distinct barks. One to let us know someone is at the door, and the other ‘asking to come in’ when he is outside in the garden.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Fabulous post
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Glad you like it. Have you got a dog?
Best wishes, Pete.
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No Pets. Still found this interesting.
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Now are there charts for people? 🙂 Warmest regards, Theo
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Ther should be. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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This is actually very helpful information, Pete. I didn’t know about the tail wagging to the right and left.
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It is very useful. I knew most of them, but certainly not all.
Best wishes, Pete.
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This is so much fun, Pete – and a great guide as well!
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It will ring true for dog-owners, John. 🙂
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A good reference! How do you dog-ear a virtual page?
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I knew you would have to do something with this, and you did! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Uh oh. It would appear that my dog is stressed on a regular basis.
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Mine too, according to these charts. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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How guilty should I feel for stressing the dog out?
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I doubt we do that to them, they have their own inner demons, I’m sure. My feeling is that dogs miss being part of a pack, and are constantly trying to assess their position in the ‘pecking order’ of a household. But I have no evidence to base that on.
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Thanks for the reassurance, Pete!
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
In case you need to know 🐶
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Thanks for reblogging, Chris. They are very accurate representations, at least in my experience of owning dogs.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Mine too, Pete 👍
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Interesting! I never knew, now I will have to watch my dog Gracie 🙂
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I knew about the tail positions, and the ‘Play Bow’. These graphics added some more, as well as confirming what I already knew. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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This is quite detailed. Thanks, Pete.
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And very accurate too, Jennie.
Perhaps it would be a fun exercise with your kids? They could pretend to be dogs, and how to show canine feelings.
If they have a dog in the family, it will teach them to understand the pet better. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ooo…I like this idea!
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You could copy the images from my blog, and get them enlarged perhaps? 🙂
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Great representations. Indi has a special one for being on ‘neighbourhood watch’.
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Ollie has a ‘stand and stare’, when he is looking to see if any of his friends are out and about.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Can you do the same actions to talk back to Ollie? 😉
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He does respond to ‘Play Bow’ if I copy him. 🙂
I avoid wagging my tail in public though…
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s probab;ly for the best 😀
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Very good!
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I have spotted almost all of those actions with Ollie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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😊😊
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thanks for info not knew it
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It is quite accurate, and worth remembering if you have a dog. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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