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Body Language of Fear and Stress
Learn to understand your dog's communication
Welcome to our next installment of canine communication. This page focuses on the body language of fear and stress.
From a Whisper to a Scream
Dogs communicate with varying intensities. Each dog has an individual pattern(s) up the ladder called a threat sequence. Every dog's threat sequence is unique - and your dog could move up and down the ladder or skip steps as communication gets more intense. Not being "heard" at a lower level of intensity causes your dog to speak "louder." Remember to listen to whispers so that your dog doesn't have to scream.
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Check out this digital magazine that helps us understand a very special part of the Canine Communication Ladder: Calming Signals. Recognizing calming signals helps us help our dogs not feel the need to communicate in screams.
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