A family owned comapny called the 3 busy dogs has come up with a new form of drink for the dogs. The non-acoholic, non-carbonated beer for dogs is made of malt barely, American-made beef/chicken broth, glucosamine, citric acid and sodium benzonate for self-life. The drink is low in colories and contains no fat. Also, the ingridient malt barely, is excellent for lending your dog with a shiney coat and glucosamine helps in strengthening the joints.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Beer for dogs
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
5 myths about your dog busted
- Rub a dog's nose in its 'business' to housetrain it: That only makes your dog afraid of you. Instead of learning to potty outdoors, it will find hidden places to go in the house and avoid relieving itself in front of you, even outdoors. The best way to train any animal is to reward the appropriate behavior.
- Tail-wagging means a dog is friendly: Don't buy that. The tail wags for various reasons. Some for good and some for not so good reasons. You have to look at the body posture of the animal and everything else it’s doing.
- Bad breath is normal: Just as in people, bad breath is a sign of a serious health problem. A healthy pet has fresh breath. By having good oral health, pets can live up to 15 percent longer, which is an average of two years. Brush your pet’s teeth regularly, making sure to use a toothpaste that's intended for your dog. Daily is best, but even weekly is better than nothing.
- Dogs eat grass when they're sick: Nope, they’re just connoisseurs of the green stuff. They love the taste and texture of grass. The newer shoots with a little water on them from the sprinklers or rain is even better. Sometimes dogs consume large amounts of grass, which then propels food through the intestinal system, either back up or out the other end, so that may be the source of the belief.
- Never give pets 'people food': You sure should not give your pet high in fat or salt food like chicken and onion ring, but baby carrots, apples and popcorn are excellent low-calorie treats for dogs. And as long as you’re using high-quality ingredients and a good recipe that meets a pet’s nutritional needs, “people food” is perfectly healthy as a regular meal for your dog. The biggest concern with feeding (pets) ‘people food’ is that most people feed too much and create an unbalanced or incomplete diet.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Puppy Care
Points to remember:
Try to bring a puppy home only after it is eight weeks old. By then it must have had its Primary Vaccination against Parvo and other diseases. Insist on the immunisation record given by the Vet to the breeder. If it is a dog with a Pedigree insist on the certificate and its transfer to your name.Remember to ask questions about the feeding schedule.
Feeding Schedule
Readymade dry food of high quality is available in India and if you can afford it, that is the food of choice. Not only does it contain the right proportions of protein, fat and carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, but it is also very convenient - no cooking is required. On the other hand you may require commercial preparations of baby food, as advised by the breeder. Remember to give the right supplements of Calcium and Vitamins if you are not giving dry food.
House Training
When you being a new puppy home, most often it will not already be housebroken. As with children, the only thing you need to house break your puppy is patience, and a lot of it. As soon as the puppy has been fed, he should be taken out - puppies often relieve themselves right after they eat, and so taking them our right after eating reinforces the idea that they should only relieve themselves outside.
An alternative method you might want to try is placing old sheets of newspaper on the floor. Understand though, that this method takes plenty of time and patience, so don't give up. Every time the puppy relieves itself in the house, cover the mess with newspaper, and allow the puppy to investigate
it (for investigate it they will, if there is even an iota of puppy-ish-ness in them). Also, leave newspaper lying on the floor so that once the puppy recognizes the smell, it will use only the newspaper. To help it get the idea, place the puppy on the newspaper after it has eaten (and remember the magic word - patience, because puppies like to run about after they eat).
Children and puppies should always be supervized. Never leave them alone with each other. Children can be unknowingly cruel to dogs (pulling whiskers, tail, etc.) and puppies can unwittingly retaliate by biting, which you certainly don't want.
Whatever behaviour you eventually want from your puppy, you must enforce from the start. If you dont want the grown up dog to be allowed in the bedroom, or sit on your living room couches, don't let them do so as puppies. On thier first few nights in your house, puppies will be upset, and miss their littermates etc. Make sure they have a nice warm and safe place to sleep in. If you want, you can sleep near that area for the first night. If you don't want them to beg from the dining room table - don't feed them
while you eat at the table.
Above all, care for your puppy's health. Contact a local vet, and by all means, establish a good relationship. Your dog does not need to be ill to see the vet. The vet should see the dog while he is in good health, so he has something to compare the not well dog against, when you bring him in at
other times. Make sure you are up to date on the puppy's shots. They can be expensive, but then, you decided to pay for them the day you decided to get the puppy. And as any dog lover will tell you - puppies are worth every penny you sepnd on them, and then some more
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Choosing your Puppy:
Different breeds will have certain characteristics for which they were bred. Ask breeders at dog shows and look them up in breed books for further information. You must consider several things before deciding on a dog:
How much time can you spend with it? Dogs are social creatures. They will not be happy left out in the back yard alone. You must be committed to spending several hours a day with it.
What space can you provide for it? If you live in a small apartment, you must take this into consideration: many dogs will not do well unless you spend a good deal of effort in meeting their needs. Don't be fooled by size into thinking a dog will be OK in a small apartment -- A terrier for example requires a lot of exercise. Conversely, many Mastiffs are content tojust lie on the floor and do nothing at all while you are
gone.
How much money can you set aside for it? Even if you get a dog from the shelter or otherwise inexpensively, you will have to buy food, pay for veterinary checkups, vaccinations and routine medical care over the lifetime of the dog. Not to mention replacing anything the dog may damage or destroy, or money for medical emergencies. Do you have the financial resources for this?
How much exercise can you give it? If your time is limited, you should look for smaller or less active dogs that can obtain enough exercise in your home or from short walks. Note that not all small dogs are less active, or larger dogs more active.
How much training can you do? Regardless of the dog you get, training will make your dog much more compatible with you and what you want to do. A trained dog can go to more places with you without disruption, and can be more easily a part of your life.
How much grooming can you do? How much hair are you prepared to have in your home? You should give serious consideration to these factors: some dogs shed little and require no grooming (clipping, stripping, etc); others shed little but require more grooming; others shed but do not require grooming; and still others both shed and require grooming. Do note that just about all dogs will require some nail clipping regardless of conditions. If you get a dog that requires regular grooming, are you prepared to pay for its grooming or learn to do it yourself and to do either regularly?
Which sex do you want, male or female? There are pros and cons to either sex, all of which are generalities and may or may not apply to a specific dog. By all means, if you have a preference, get the sex you want. If you are not sure, it really doesn't matter.
What characteristics do you want in a dog? Different breeds have been bred with specific purposes in mind. Dogs bred for scent, for racing, for retrieving, etc, will exhibit these traits. Consider which characteristics you would like and which will annoy you. Reading up on dogs in breed books (some are listed below) and talking to breeders will give you some idea of these kinds of characteristics. This also may be a reason to choose a purebred: characteristics in purebreds appear more reliably because of their consistent breeding. Do recognize, however, that dogs show individual personalities, and variety exists within each breed. Breeds are only a general indicator of what to expect.
Some questions to ask yourself:
What sort of exercise do I want to do with the dog? Walking? Jogging?
Do I want a dog that is bouncy and ready to go, or more relaxed?
Am I prepared for a dog with some protective tendencies? How about a dog with possible dog-aggression (because of its background or breed)?
Do I want an indiscriminantly friendly dog or one that is more reserved?
Do I want a dog that must be near me whenever possible or do I prefer a more independent nature?
Will I want a dog that readily accepts other animals (e.g., cats, rabbits, etc.)?
Am I interested in: obedience, agility, hunting, herding, coursing, showing, etc. with this dog?
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Hospitals in India
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Animal welfare . . .
Andhra Pradesh
Blue Cross of Hyderabad 959 A Road, # 48, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500003, India. Ph: 91-(0)40-244355 / 238071 |
SPCA Hyderabad & Secunderabad # 1, Durga Bhavan, Rashtrapathi Road, Secunderabad-500003, India. Ph: 833539 / 820540 / 823541 |
Visakha SPCA 26-15-200, Main Road, Visakapatnam-530001, India. Ph: 564759 |
International Animal & Birds Welfare Society, Main Road, Ananthapur Dist.Guntur-515164, India. |
Assam
Assam State SPCA Office Of The Dist. Animal Husbandry & Vet. Officer, Kamrup, Chenikuthi, Guwahati-781003 India. |
Bihar
Blue Cross Society Chitra Gupta Colony, Ward No. 12, Madhubani-847211, India. Ph: 06276 / 23301 Hospital-233116 |
Dr. Rohit Singh MBBS Rohit's Pet Club, Pet Bhawan, Behind Hira Palace, Dak Bungalow, Patna, Bihar- 800001 India: Ph: Off: 0612-232569, Res 0612-222141, Fax:: 0612-260445 Email: rohitk@nightmail.com We provide Free Shelter, Food, Medication to all the breeds of dogs including the street dogs in and around Bihar. |
Gujarat
Shree Akhil Bharatiya Hinsa Nivaran Sangh Hinsa Nivaran Bhavan, 32 Manish Society, Miranbica Road, Ahmedabad-380013, India. |
Pashu Pakshi Pranikalyan Mandal Patapur, Bilkha Road, Post Khidia, Dist. Junagadh, Pin: 362263, India. Ph: 91-(0)285-811334 |
Smt. Shreni Memorial Charitable Trust C/o Khanak V.Parekh, opp. Sainika Society, Jamnagar Road, Ghanteshwar (via) Madhapar, Ta & Dt. Rajkot-360006, India. Ph: 234810 / 453686 |
Sri Idar Panjrapoli Sanstha Idar Sabarkantha-383430, India. Ph: 91-(0)2778-502487 / P.P.50056 |
Vadodara SPCA C/o Z.G.Premises, Manj Mahuda, Padra Road, Aota, Baroda-390020, India. Ph: 91-(0)265-320031 / Fax 20729 |
Gujarat SPCA 60, Kunj Society, Alkapuri, Baroda-390005, India. Ph: 321914 / 328518 |
Shri Bhuj Panjarapoli Vaniyawad, Bhuj, India. |
SPCA Bhuj B/9, Nirmal Sinhniwadi, Bhuj, India |
Haryana
Shri Gaushala Sala Dairy Data, Hansi-125033, Hissar Dist. India. |
SPCA Rohtak 1083/34, Vijay Nagar, Behind P.W.D. Stores, Jhajjar Road, Rohtak-124001, India. Ph: 49157 |
Jammu & Kashmir
SPCA Jammu H.Q. Gadigarh, (opp. Karan Bagh) R.S.Pura Road, Jammu-181101, India. Ph: 262028 |
Karnataka
Mysore Pinjarapole Society (Mysore S.P.C.A.), Chamundi Hill Foot, Mysore-570004, India Ph: 22639 |
Bangalore SPCA Kasturba Road, Near Queen's Circle, Bangalore 560001, India. Ph: 91-(0)80-5540205 |
The Hubli Pinjarapole Saunstha Karwar Road, Hubli 580024, India. Ph: 66755 |
Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) 257, I Cross, HAL II Stage, Indira Nagar, Bangalore 560038, India Ph: 91-(0)80-2258769 / 2278678 / 5585065 / Fax 5587172 |
Shri Raghavendra Goashram Trust 3, Third Cross, Nehru Nagar, Bangalore 560020, India. |
Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation Trust 14, Chikkalasandra Tanka Road, 15th Main, 18th Cross, Subramanyapuram, Near Bangalore Kidney Foundation, Bangalore 560061, India |
Akhila Karnataka Prani Daya Sangha 27, 9th Main Road, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560041, India. |
SPCA Mysore 5, 3rd Main Road, V.V. Mohalla, Mysore 570002, India. Ph: 91-(0)821-410546(off) / 510507(Res) |
Kerala
SPCA Ayyanthole Koushthuhham, P.O.Fithruth, Trichur, 680611, Kerala, India. |
Madhya Pradesh
Brij Mohan Ramkali Gou Samrakshan Kendra, 40, Kaziapur, Bhopal 462001, India. Ph: 545762 / 543918 / 42524 |
M.P.Ghoshala Sangh 137, Malaviyanagar, Bhopal 462001, India. |
People for Animals, K.S.Vilas, C/23, Basant Vihar, Gwalior 474007, India. |
Maharashtra
Bombay SPCA Dr.S.S.Road, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India. Ph: 4131007 / 4137518 / 4133598 |
Stray Dog Lovers Association (Voice of the Animals in Distress) G 20, RH-V, Sector VI, Vashi, New Mumbai 400703, India. Ph: 7662784 |
Shree Vardhaman Jivadaya C/o Ashok General Stores, 200, 3rd Khumbarwada, Somji Building, Mumbai 400004, India. Ph: 3866568 / 3888893 / 38889961 (Luni Branch) |
The Welfare of Stray Dogs Ms. Daisy Sidhwa. 2nd Floor, Regal Theatre Building, S.B.S Road Mumbai-39 Kennel: The welfare of stray dogs, Municipal Dog squad compound, Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 34 Telephone: 3891070, 2074275 email: wsd@rediffmail.com |
All India Animal Welfare Assn. E/14, Venus Apartments, R.G.Thandani Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400018, India. Ph: 4930776 / 3094077 |
Nagpur SPCA F/10, Mandar Flats, North Bazar Road, Shivaji Nagpur, Nagpur 440010, India. Ph: 521035 |
The Bombay Humanitarian League Dayamandir, 123/127, Mumbadevi Road, 2nd floor,Mumbai -400023, Maharashtra, India. Ph: 34255574 / 3446024 |
Shri Ujjwal Gorakshan Sanstha Ccchandrapur - 442402 (Maharastra) |
Beauty Without Cruelty (Indian Branch) # 4, Prince of Wales Drive, Pune - 411001, India Ph: 91-(0)212-664321 |
Krishi Goseva Sangh # 99, Tilak Road, Malegaon - 423203, India Ph: 430633 / 422353 |
Ahimsa c/o W.R. Stonssel & Co. Maker Bhavan, # 1, 2nd floor, I New Marine Lines, Mumbai - 400020, India. Ph: 5773549 / Fax: 2624551 |
Ujjwal Gaurakshan Trust Sudhama Bhavan, 1 St floor, Gandhi Bagh, Nagpur - 440002, India |
In Defence of Animals # 7, Shanthi Kunj, 124, Hindu Colony, Dadar, Mumbai - 400014, India |
Society for the Protection of Animals and Nature 305, Gangotri, Jangid Complex, Mira Road East, Thane, Maharashtra-401107 Ph: 91- (0)22- 8116271(Off) / 8116271 (Res) Email: homechip@bom7.vsnl.net.in |
Manipur
Naodakhonk Youths Sporting and Cultural Organisation ( NYSCO) Wengoo Naodakhong, Bishnupur District, Manipur P.O. Moirang - 795133, India |
Manipur State Animal Welfare Society Lalambung Makhong, Imphal - 795001, India |
Orissa
Animal Welfare Soceity of Orissa 253/580, Paika Nagar, Delta Colony, Unit 8, Bhubaneshwar, India. Ph: 450947 |
Asureswar Gomangal Samithi At P.O Asureswar, District Cuttack - 754209, India |
Punjab
SPCA Chandigarh Sector 22 C, (Behind Kiran Cinema) Chandigarh - 160022, India. Ph: 706399 / 690242 |
People For Animals (PFA) 42, Gurmeet Nagar, P.O. Model Town, Jallandhar Ph: 272000 / 237347 / 220235 |
Rajasthan
Shri Gaushala Suratgarh, Dt. Shri Ganga Nagar, Pin: 335804, India. Ph: 20012 |
Help In Suffering Durgapura, Jaipur - 302015, India Ph: 91-(0)141-550203 |
SPCA Jaipur # 2, Museum Road, Jaipur - 304002, India. Ph: 561271 / 565651 / 600060 |
Rajasthan Goseva Sangh Pai Road, Jodhpur - 342001, India Ph: 40361 |
Shri Bhagwan Mahvir Jain Gaushala Trust Jaitharan - 306302, Dt, Pali, India. Ph: 91-(0)2939-2225 |
Shir Marudhar Kesari Jain Eveam Shiv Gopal Samithi Vill and P.O. Hariyada, Tehsil Bilada, Dt. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
Tamilnadu
SPCA Madras Vepery High Road, Vepery, Chennai - 600007, India, Ph: 91-(0)44-5321628 / 5322160 |
Blue Cross of India # 1 A, Eldams Road, Chennai - 600018, Inida, Ph: 91-(0)44-4341778 |
Indian Institute of Animal Welfare # 37, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, India. Ph: 91-(0)44-8271972 |
Coimbatore Dt. SPCA Taluk Office compound (South), Coimbatore - 641183, India Ph: 30341 |
SPCA Salem Padmanabha Nilayam, Kannan Kurichi Road, Hasthampatti, Salem - 636017, India, Ph: 419867 |
Bhagwan Mahaveer Ahimsa Prachar Sangh # 21, Periyar Naiyakaran Street, Chennai - 600079, India. Ph: 91-(0)44-588709 |
The Madras Pinjrapole 383, Konnur High Road, Chennai -600012, India. Ph: 91-(0)44-617991 |
Krishna Venkatesan Animal Welfare Trust Karunagiri 3/242, Govinda Nagar, Palavakkam, Chennai - 600041, India. Ph: 91-(0)44-4914693 / 4926350 |
Sai Raghav Shelter for Animals # 2, Srinivasa Street, Gangai Nagar, Kallikuppam (S), Ambattur, Chennai - 600053, India |
Association for the Stray Dogs Sterilisation, Adoption & Animal Welfare Network ( ASSAAN) C- 81, 559, 8th floor, Mount Road, Chennai - 600006, India, Ph: 91-(0)44-8275846 |
People for Animals # 11, Ponnappa Lane, Triplicane, Chennai - 600005, India |
Sri Satyasai Praniseva Shelters # 2, Cenotaph Road, 2nd Lane, Chennai - 600018, India. Ph: 91-(0)44-4354924 Mob: (0)-98400 29010 |
Tripura
Sonamura Animal Lovers Organisation (SALO) Sonamur, Meleghar - 799115, Tripura West, India |
Union Territories - Delhi
Delhi SPCA Late Hardev Sahai Marg, New Delhi - 110054, India, Ph: 91-(0)11-2515369 (off) 2522805 (Hosp) |
The Friendicoes-SPCA # 271 & 273, Under Defence Colony, Flyover (Jangpura side) Market, New Delhi - 110014 Ph: 91-(0)11-4624787 |
People for Animals A 4, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi - 110065, India Ph: 91-(0)11-6840402 / Fax: 6823144 |
Ahimsa International 53, Rishat Vihar Extn., New Delhi - 110006, India |
Delhi Pinjarapole Society 372, Khari Baoli, New Delhi - 110006, India PH: 91-(0)11-2525224 |
Kindness to Animals and Respect for Environment (KARE) M- 39, Main Market, Greater Kailash, New Delhi - 110048, India Ph: 91-(0)11-6412963 / 6432477 |
Jeevashram Foundation # 7, Amrita Shergil Marg, New Delhi - 110003, India, Ph: 91-(0)11-4622459 / 4631776 |
Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre Near Shivaji College, Raja Garden, New Delhi -110027, India Ph: 91-(0)11-54480620 |
Pondicherry
Blue Cross Society of Pondicherry Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Kurumbapet, Pondicherry - 605009. India |
Uttar Pradesh
Blue Cross Society of Pantnagar G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar - 236145, Dt. Udhamsingh Nagar. India |
Dashmesh Samiti We are an NGO based in a village in Bijouli, Jhansi(UP)India working in the field of animal welfare for the last 4 years. We are also an active member of SPCA and AWBI. Col.S.S.Sujlana (Retd) Dashmesh Samiti, S S Farms , Bijouli Jhansi (UP). India. Phone-0510-3290855 Email: Dasmeshsamiti@rediffmail.com |
Kanpur SPCA 13 / 398, Civil Lines, Rose Bank, Kanpur -208001, India |
Shri Kashi Jeevadaya Vistarinini Gaushala & Pushaushala B-27 / 75 D, Ravindrapuri, Varnasi - 221010, India. Ph: 310072 |
Gorakhpur SPCA Vikas Bhawan, 2 nd floor, Commissioner's Court Compound, Gorakhpur - 273001 Ph: 91-(0)551-203102 |
West Bengal
Friends of Dogs 1- A, Rainey Park Lane, Calcutta - 700001, India |
Calcutta Pinjarapole Society 34, Armenian Street, Calcutta - 700001, India |
Calcutta SPCA 276, Bepin Behari Ganguly Street, Calcutta - 700012 , India. Ph: 91-(0)33-267738 / 2434727 |
The All Lovers of Animal Society No 30, Chowringhee Mansion, Kyd Street, Calcutta - 700016, India Ph: 91-(0)33-296930 / Fax: 2473567 / 2403017 |
Mother of Stray Dogs and Cats 57/2 A, A- T, Chatterjee Road, Calcutta - 700031, India. Ph: 91-(0)33-440878 |
Hitaljore Kishoribala Databya Chikitsalaya C/o Principal - Sabang Sajanikantha Mahavidyalaya, P.O. Lutunia, Dist. Midnapur - 721166, India |
Compassionate Crusaders Trust (Debasis Chakrabarthi Animal Welfare Charitable Trust) 1 / 13 A, Olai Chandi Road, Calcutta - 700037, India |
Animal and Bird Welfare Society Village Singti, P.O. Singti - Sibpur, P.S. Udayanarayanpur, Dist. Howrah - 711226, India |
Love "n" Care for Animals 96 /1, Dr. N.G. Saha Road, Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
Darjeeling Goodwill Shelter for Animals Bong Busty, Kalimpong Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal - 734301 |
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Know your Dog's body language...
Signs of confidence: erect stance (standing tall), tail up, tail wagging in a slower sweep, ears pricked up or relaxed, direct look; relaxed, smaller pupils.
Signs of fear or concern: lowered stance, tail down or tucked under, tail wagging in a quick, frantic buzz; looking away or turning head away to look so that whites of eyes show ("whale eye"); dilated pupils. Dogs often bark out of fear, in an attempt to keep a distance between themselves and the Big Scary Thing, especially if they are cornered, fenced in, or on a leash.
Dogs that are aroused will often have their hair stand on end, usually the "hackles," the areas over the shoulders and just before the tail. This doesn't necessarily mean aggression, just that they are on high alert. Some dogs get "raised hackles" more easily than others; it's like some people who get red in the face very easily
This pup is unsure about the plastic ducky
(and maybe the water, too). Notice most of
her body is still on shore while she
stretches her neck out to sniff.
She's not fearful, just uncertain.
Dominant body postures: Standing over another dog, standing tall, hooking the dominant dog's chin or paw over another dog's shoulders, calmly accepting other dogs licking at their lips; staring. Some confident, dominant dogs will roll on their backs, exposing their bellies, in an attempt to reassure a more shy or submissive dog, or to get that other dog to play. They will be relaxed when they do that, and usually still look the other dog in the eye. Sometimes mounting ("humping") another dog is a sign of dominance, but not always; this often-misunderstood gesture can also be used by a lower-ranking dog to try to demonstrate his allegiance with a higher-ranking animal.Submissive body postures: lowered head and body; allowing other dogs to stand over them or hook their heads over their shoulders; licking at other dogs' lips and mouth corners; looking away from the other dog; rolling on back and craning head away from other dog, while covering tucking their tail.
Play time:Dog play is often initiated by a play invitation like a play bow or pawing the air. Even when dogs play very roughly, they are usually fairly relaxed; their lips usually cover their teeth (not drawn back in a snarl). Dogs often bark in play; this will usually be higher-pitched than that same dog's fear-bark or warning-bark. Sometimes dogs will mount each other in play. They are often excited, but not in a sexual way, and it seems to be a way to bond. It is occasionally a show of dominance, but not always. Some dogs appear to mount high-ranking dogs in an attempt to find their place in a group that is much more complicated than a straight-line hierarchy.
Dogs can feel stressed in situations of frustration or fear (including during class or learning a new task). Look for clusters of stress signs: Shaking, whining, "submissive" urination, ears back, pupils dilated; rapid panting with corner of mouth pulled back; tail down; body lowered; sweating through paw pads, scratching at self; sudden interest in sniffing; yawning; blinking eyes; licking of lips or nose, or stretching tongue forward; looking away or turning head away; shaking body. Frustrated dogs often bark (this is especially seen in "fence fighting", when two dogs on opposite sides of a fence bark at each other; another easily-observed example is dogs in a shelter watching other dogs walking by; dogs that must pass each other on-leash often bark in frustration).
Also, dogs, as pack animals, have highly-developed ways of avoiding and diffusing conflict and aggression. Dogs therefore use "Calming Signals" to reduce stress for themselves and others they interact with (including humans). Calming signals include: Yawning, looking away, lip-licking, moving slowly, circling, sniffing the ground, becoming "distracted", sitting or lying down. Some of them are also the "appeasement display" behaviors that are developed to turn away aggression and threats of aggression - these are often confused with "the guilty look" that dogs may appear to be giving when scolded for doing something. Note that most of these are the opposite language from the directed attention that would be found in an aggressive interaction.
Signs of aggression include: Stiff legs and body; growls, lowered head; ears "pinned" back close to the head; eyes narrow and fixed intently; lips sometimes drawn back in a snarl; "hackles" (hair along back, especially over the shoulders and rump) up and erect; tail straight out, and intense stares (pupils may be fully dilated or shut!).
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