Common Dog Behaviors

Different combinations of dog behaviors can mean different things.  For example, whale eye (big eyes with whites showing, body frozen) can mean fight or flight or give me space.  Tail wagging can mean happy if it's big and wiggly; tail wagging can mean unfriendly if it's stiff and tight. 

Sources: 

Aloff, Brenda. Canine Body Language A Photographic Guide. Dogwise Publishing, 2005.

Chin, Lili. Doggie Language. Summersdale Publishers Ltd., London, UK, 2020.

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