Introduction to Dog Body Language

By Silent Conversations

Dogs are social animals, so communication is key in maintaining a peaceful coexistence with others. Most of dog communication occurs silently through body language. Other language may be louder (barks, whines, growls, yelps, howls and so on) and seem more familiar to our human perception of language. It is likely that before a dog starts to communicate more loudly through sound, there has been some silent body language that has gone unnoticed. Scent could also play a factor in communication; dogs have a phenomenal sense of smell – something we as humans may find difficult to understand fully, as our noses are not as good. The focus will be on dog body language, since this is how the vast amount of communication occurs. Once you start carefully observing your dog, you will begin to notice how often he is speaking…