What Does Your Body Language Say to Your Dog?

[Sassy]

by: Dr. Nicholas Dodman

You can speak for hours in front of your dog, tell him your deepest fears and highest hopes. He won’t understand a word. But the movement of your body speaks volumes to him.

Dogs are expert readers of body language. Their skill in this area is not surprising; as a member of a pack, dogs needed to communicate with one another without the benefit of a spoken language.

You can teach that certain words mean certain things, but you’ll never teach him the art of syntax. Instead, dogs communicate mainly through conscious and subliminal signing and gesturing, and watching for the actions and reactions of the other dog or animal.

Humans, on the other hand, are less developed in the skill of body language.

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[Dena]

Ya know I have talked about eye contact with my dogs with my friend that has the same breed. She said she thinks it must be some quirky trait that they have but they will stare you right in the eye. I never ever have felt threatened in any way. It is kinda creepy sometimes because I feel like they are looking right into me. Maybe they are just trying to see how I really feel. Granted, they do not hold the stare for long but they definitely make that eye contact. It is really wierd and you probably need to experience it to understand.