Understand Your Pet Better

All pets are emotional beings and while dealing with pets, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic. Knowing your pet’s breed composition is quite astute for understanding their behaviors and the best process of amusing them. We must begin considering other living beings as equal. Existence makes us all alike. And as a wise man (Carl Sagan) once said: “For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love”.

This post is primarily centered on dogs as most of the households in the US have dogs as their pets. Studies have shown that the average dog possesses the intelligence of 2-2.5 year’s old child. Dogs display many behaviors associated with intellect. They have advanced memory skills and are able to read and react appropriately to human body gestures. Dogs express a theory of mind by engaging in deception.

Understanding your dog’s body language is necessary for building a strong and honorable relationship. Here are some significant tips to help you understand your pet or any other dog better:

• Tail:-
  

Tail wagging is one of the most common traits in dogs. If the dog wags his lowered tail slowly, he’s bewildered and asking you what to do. And if the tail is wagging rapidly, he admits your control. The tail is raised and tremors slightly display challenge to your authority for he considers himself to be in charge of the situation. The tail is tucked between the legs is a sign that the dog is scared, afraid of pain or feels uncomfortable. If it’s frequent for no obvious reason take him to a vet.

• Eyes:-

When your pet eyes are wide open and alert illustrates that he’s challenging you. Your dog tries to get your attention and expects you to respond firmly. The active dogs frequently squint and blink showing their urge to play. But if they squint a lot, their eyes might be painful and a vet visit is recommended.

• Ears:-

The dogs exhibit their curiosity in a unique way with ears standing straight up or inclined forward. It’s their way of reacting to any new event. The ears are flattened against the head is the case when dogs are scared. Your dog’s reaction to unfamiliar people or the people he’s afraid of is quirky with his one ear down, generally the left one.

• Face:-

Your dog is grumpy and nervous when he yawns. Puppies yawn quite often when surrounded by big unfamiliar dogs. Dogs demonstrate their attachment by yawning after you. They lick their face when under stress or feeling pressure. The dogs protect their territory by exposing the teeth without any snarling. Pets often do this while eating.

• Stance:-

Dogs usually roll over and expose their belly showing that they trust you and wants to please you. They put their head on your knees to get attention and show that they need you. Dogs want you to pet them if they touch your hand with their nose. The stance of raising one front paw means your pet wants to ask something. Maybe your dog’s hungry or wants to play. Sometimes dogs perform this routine on detecting something really interesting.

Dogs have a persona that is unique to them and they experience all basic human and mammal feelings such as happiness, sadness, relief, frustration, and fear. These feelings are essential for dogs to learn about the world and encourage them to behave in certain ways to help or protect them.

Observing your dog’s body language will help you understand their emotions better as dogs can’t tell how they feel like turning their back illustrates that your four-legged friend trusts you and they shake their body as a way of relieving tension. These tips will help deepen your special bond and mantra to understand your pet better is TRUST RESPECT LOVE.

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