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Context is almost more important than what your dog is doing. If you’re playing tug-of-war and she growls, it’s probably playful (excited). ... but your dog doesn’t know the difference. 12 ...
A dog musher will need to develop a close bond sometimes with as many as 20 or more dogs in their kennel in order to keep a highly responsive and loyal team. The musher will need to cultivate a particularly strong relationship with their lead dog. The lead dog will ultimately decide which path the team takes. [44]
You're probably wondering what on earth this has to do with your relationship with your dog! Well, it turns out that attachment theory can also be applied to our connection with our canine companions.
For this reason, we know a lot more about how to read dog body language than we do their vocalizations. This is why researchers repurposed an existing model designed to analyze human speech.
Socialized dogs can interact with other non-aggressive dogs of any size and shape and understand how to communicate. The critical period of socialization commences when they are approximately three weeks old and will continue until they are twelve to fourteen weeks old, during which they move to the next stage of development, the juvenile period. [1]
An important indicator of the bond between a dog and its caregiver can be seen through separation and reunion incidences. The behaviour of the dog including approach latency and the frequency of initiating physical contact varies according to how familiar the dog is with the person. [7] This can be viewed as a snapshot of their relationship. [6]
A human-dog gaze helps dogs establish stronger relationships by being able to communicate better with humans, as well as other dogs. [4] Dogs will start to act and react much like their owners do. Dogs will pick up on how their owners respond to strangers and non-friendly dogs. [4]
You have to look at the rest of the dog’s body — you can’t just look at one body part to tell what they’re feeling because there are dogs who will, quote, ‘happily aggress.’”