Dog Behavior Explained 
A dog’s tail swinging harder to one side than the other looks, at first, like nothing more than momentum. A body part moving fast enough is bound to favor one side occasionally.…
Your dog has walked this sidewalk dozens of times, but today somebody has left a large plastic lawn decoration beside a driveway.
He sees it before you do. His pace shortens.…
You walk into a busy park and notice a dog near the entrance showing his teeth. For half a second, the picture seems simple enough. Teeth mean warning. Give him room.…
Watch the same dog at two points in one day. At breakfast, the kibble scoop comes out and his tongue slips across his lips before the bowl even reaches the floor.…
You ask your dog for something at close range. He looks at you for a second, then turns his head away.
It can feel pointed. He heard you. He was looking right at you.…
At the garden gate, one dog greets a familiar neighbor with loose shoulders, an easy wag, and eyes that narrow until they look almost sleepy. Across town, another dog sits beside the sofa with one eye squeezed nearly shut, blinking hard and rubbing at her face.…
Whale eye is the sudden appearance of visible white around a dog’s eye, often as the eye widens or the dog keeps watching something while turning her head away.…
A faint scrape comes from beyond the fence, and your dog’s ears move before the rest of him does. One second he’s stretched out on the patio. The next, both ears have swung toward the sound.…
A visitor walks through the door, spots your dog, and bends down to say hello. Your dog stays where she is, but her ears slide backward until they almost disappear against her head.…
You find your dog in the bedroom closet with her back against a row of shoes and her nose pointed toward the doorway. Down the hall, the family gathering is still going strong.…