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Fight or Play? Learn to Read Canine Body Language.

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My Dalmatian, Jolie, and Dutch Shepherd, Ginger Peach, have a similar play style and enjoy wrestling together. People who are not versed in canine body language often mistake the growling, teeth flashing, and body pinning as aggressive behavior or fighting. To learn the difference between fighting and playing, here are some book/DVD suggestions, all available from www.dogwise.com:

• "Play With Your Dog," by Pat Miller

• "Canine Body Language," by Brenda Aloff

• "The Language of Dogs," DVD by Sarah Kalnajs

• "Dog Play: Understanding Play Between Dogs and Between Dogs and People," DVD by Patricia McConnell, PhD

Spot On K9 Sports
www.spotonk9s.com
South Elgin, IL

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  • @audrizle143 My dog does the same at the park. What you do is that if she is on a leash tug the leash and say a firm "No!" and if she's NOT on the leash and she knows to come then call her name but not angrily or worriedly, call her calmy and she should listen. Then hook her up and the leash and walk her around and talk to her firmly about her actions. If that helped, please tell me.

  • Playing :D

    

  • i have a pit lab mix and shes about 7 months we didnt get a chance to spade her so she just finished her first heat we took her to the dog before her heat and she played perfectly fine basically ignoring all the other dogs and now she plays rough and i cant tell if its her being aggressive or playfull so im scarred to bring her bak to the park she doesent grown and tail is normally wagging but she gets this look in her eyes then chases the dog to pin them down i dunno what to do someone help???

  • It doesn't look like fighting to me. But that type of behavior shouldn't be tollerated. Its okay to play, but a few time there is look like it was going to get serious. One of them will get to ruff and you will have a full fight on your hands. I would hate it if someone of one of them gets hurt.

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