03-01-2016, 03:23 PM
Body language is key when dealing with dogs. Licking lips, wide eyes (where you can see the whites), ears back, darting eyes, crouched, stiff, shaking, yawing, or tail between the legs are all signs your dog can be stressed or anxious. It's very important to know these signs because ignoring these signs are how good dog gets turned onto a bite statistics. Growling and barking isn't always going to be present. And it's not their fault. They give ample warning but few know what the signs mean. It's the same thing every time, "it came out of no where." It's sad that people get a dog and don't bother to learn anything about them. They have a language that can be interpreted with very little effort. I've been learning it my whole life. From a young age my parents taught me what they knew, I picked up on some things of my own with personal experience, or I watched animal planet for any other information before finally getting my dog training certificate which verified what I already knew.
