Understanding the Silent Communication of Dogs by Lowry Rosie

Author:Lowry, Rosie [Lowry, Rosie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Dog behaviour
Publisher: Lowry Industries Ltd
Published: 2012-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Humans

If we are unable to recognise the dog’s communication, it is as though the dog is not being heard. A dog will have exhibited a range of signals to indicate he is not happy with what is going on, and probably shown a number of other behaviours too, before reaching the point of biting (which usually catches our attention!).

While we may ignore the mild signs, lacking the education to identify or understand them as being a form of communication, we often punish the dog when they give more overt signals such as – jumping up, growling, baring teeth, lunging, barking, nipping or biting. Have you ever been in the position where no one listens to you and your needs are not catered for? Have you been punished for trying to put your point across? Well imagine this happening daily in all aspects of your life, at work, at home and socially. Ignoring people to this degree can be a form of bullying. What a life! Would you become depressed or possibly turn the opposite way – snap and lose control from time to time? When a dog does this he may very well be put to sleep as a result of his actions. Yet, most dogs DO put up with this deprivation throughout their lives.

Human, goats and cat all communicating, turning away from the camera as if they didn’t know I was standing in front of them taking a photo. Every time I pointed the camera at the cat and goats they turned either their heads or their whole bodies away as if interested in something else, when in fact, there was nothing there. Using this behaviour as a distraction, they were avoiding trouble and the intrusion of a strange object being pointed at them.

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