Your dog is speaking to you constantly. Are you listening?
Every flick of an ear, every shift in weight, every slow blink and tucked tail is a sentence in a language your dog has been speaking since the day you brought them home. Most owners only catch the loudest messages - the bark, the growl, the jump. Dog Body Language Decoded teaches you to hear the whispers before they become shouts.
In this comprehensive visual guide, you'll learn to read:
- The full stress spectrum - from subtle displacement signals to full fight-or-flight
- The Ladder of Aggression and how to intervene at the earliest rung
- True joy and relaxation vs.
over-arousal (they look more similar than you'd think)
- Fear and appeasement signals, including the truth about the "guilty look"
- How to read dog-to-dog interactions at the park before trouble starts
- Handling sensitivity, vet anxiety, and resource guarding at homeBecoming fluent in your dog's body language is the single most powerful thing you can do for your relationship. This book gives you the vocabulary to get there.
Book 2 in the Dog Behavior Decoded series.
Your dog is speaking to you constantly. Are you listening?
Every flick of an ear, every shift in weight, every slow blink and tucked tail is a sentence in a language your dog has been speaking since the day you brought them home. Most owners only catch the loudest messages - the bark, the growl, the jump. Dog Body Language Decoded teaches you to hear the whispers before they become shouts.
In this comprehensive visual guide, you'll learn to read:
- The full stress spectrum - from subtle displacement signals to full fight-or-flight
- The Ladder of Aggression and how to intervene at the earliest rung
- True joy and relaxation vs.
over-arousal (they look more similar than you'd think)
- Fear and appeasement signals, including the truth about the "guilty look"
- How to read dog-to-dog interactions at the park before trouble starts
- Handling sensitivity, vet anxiety, and resource guarding at homeBecoming fluent in your dog's body language is the single most powerful thing you can do for your relationship. This book gives you the vocabulary to get there.
Book 2 in the Dog Behavior Decoded series.