Dog Behavior Explained 
First comes the nose against the puzzle lid. Then a paw. Then another try from a different angle.
Your dog knows the treat is in there, but the little box has stopped cooperating.…
Two dogs are wagging their tails.
The first approaches with a loose body. His hips move with the wag, his path curves slightly, and his face stays soft as he closes the distance.…
Your dog walks through the kitchen all day but stops at the doorway after something falls from the counter. The backyard is familiar until darkness settles in. A bedroom feels fine when you’re there, yet suddenly becomes somewhere your dog doesn’t want to stay alone.…
Yawning usually feels easy to explain. Your dog curls up after a long afternoon, blinks slowly, stretches his jaw wide, and yawns. He’s tired. Nothing mysterious there.
Then you check into a hotel after a quiet drive.…
One dog drifts along a quiet trail with a loose body, nose moving from a tuft of grass to the edge of a tree root. Nothing has interrupted him.…
Few dog postures get answered for the dog as quickly as this one. She rolls onto her back, belly exposed, paws in the air, and a human hand immediately starts heading toward her stomach.…
Picture a dog standing twenty feet inside a dog park, sniffing near the edge of the grass. Another dog comes through the gate and notices him almost immediately. He could take the obvious route and walk straight across the open space until they meet nose to nose.…
It can feel surprisingly personal when your dog leans away from you. You reach to clip the leash, invite her forward, or bend down to greet her, and instead of coming closer she shifts her weight toward her back feet.…
When a dog shifts his weight forward, the simplest thing you can say is that part of his body has moved closer to whatever has his attention. His feet don’t even have to leave the floor.…
A squirrel moves along the top of the fence. Your dog is already walking toward the yard when she stops halfway through a step. One front paw stays suspended a few inches above the ground.…