Understanding the Manners and Body Language of Your Puppy

Make you puppy training fun and enjoyable by understanding that your puppy your puppy wants to connect with you in various ways. More than just wiggling of tail or barking, they want to communicate with you through their ears, paws mouth and in other various ways. By this way you life with your puppy and teaching them will be a lot more fun than it all ready is.

Here are some guidelines to understanding the body language of your dog:

Dominant- Dogs with ears directly upward or forward are generally dominant, their mouth are slightly open or totally closed, eyes are widely open with intensity, body standing rigidly tall and its tail are out from body, rigid or plumped. An aggressive bark can be anticipated from these types of dogs.

Friendly- dogs with upraised ears, open eyes, wagging tail, usually giving out small barking sounds and has a calm mouth are friendly dogs.

Playful- when a dog bends over with its tail wagging at the back usually implies a playful mood.

Submissive- When the dogs ear is on its back firmly with closed eyes and lifted paws, it is representing submission. The dog may not be in good or high spirit for playing but it is also not in assault mood.

Aggressive- Growls and howls are usually an indication of an aggressive dog. The body is usually showing signs such as ears packed down touching the head, eyes are testing, mouth slightly ajar showing teeth with its tail held out from the body.

Worried- short and quick barks are sounds that say "Something is wrong". With ears compressed and neck hairs standing up, this could also mean there is something that is worrying the dog.

Fear- A dog demonstrates fear by lowering down his body or posture, putting his tail down or underside, turning head even as showing the whites of their eyes, and having enlarged pupils. When dogs are restrained, cooped up or in tight spot, they often bark out of fear.

Stressed- A dog with ears down, mouth wide open, and lips drawn back with heavy breathing usually show tale signs of stress. Other indications for stress are lowered shoulder, tail put down, bending frontward, nervousness and shaky attitude.

Now that you have an idea about what your dog is trying to say or his current frame of mind, try to inculcate this to your puppy training and life.

In a puppy training, sitting your dog should be understood that he is in alert and responsive state. If he is commanding, then you may interpret it as though he is not taking you sincerely and you may have to put a little force and authority to the training. A slight submissive attitude is not really a bad value for it could mean that he understands that you are in command.

If the dog comes out hassled or terrified, troubled or even hostile, you have got to calm him down and comfort them on the spot. A training more than 15 minutes should be discontinued to relax and take a breather. When you start all over again, take things more as if it is a leisure and start things differently.

Use your knowledge in you everyday living. Understand your dog and discover what he likes, hates and his manners on different moods. You can then starts giving him what he enjoys doing, give him assurance and encouragement in teaching him complex things in a fun and enjoyable manner.