If you are into canine body language than you are one of those persons on this planet that is hyper aware of how a dog uses their tongue. A student of the tongue more or less. It is one of the first overt body language signals a new dog trainer learns to observe, in social…
Category: BODY LANGUAGE
learn to take inventory of your environment
I am, and always have been, acutely aware of my environment. Not in a neurotic sense, but in a spacial and context sense. Once again, I give a great deal of credit to my dog Franny who taught me even more about the importance of taking inventory of my environment, and even maybe, just a…
… and it unfolds before my eyes!
I love to watch dogs in motion, dogs interacting, dogs with their people. For me it’s like a dance. Sometimes beautifully choreographed, and sometimes like Dante’s Inferno. Nonetheless, a dance. I think the first part of the dance that is important is the use of space. Dogs have an amazing sense of space, when to…
know your dog
These days we live, sleep, and eat with our dogs, in the same house. We share the same air space, even with Mr. Farty Pants. Sometimes exercise together, and even socialize together. You would think that with this type of intimate living arrangement we would know more about our furry loved ones, but it isn’t…
what is your face saying?
It’s all about the dog; dog training, dog body language, dog food, dog gear, dog behavior, dog tricks, dog etc. I believe that sometimes we are so focused on learning more and doing more that we over look some of the obvious moments with our dogs. Like what are we doing to encourage our dogs,…
Nancy Tanner 