puppy signals

After reading the calming signals and staring thread it got me thinking

what exactly are claming signals ? i assume they are actions or multiple actions the dog dose to indicate they are calm ? or excited/ scared/angry ect ?

i did try google but did not get verry much in the way of help i was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to fill me in on what signals staff's do and can i use them on her! ?

everything is your dogs body language. you will get to know it more as your puppy grows you will notice different signs and signals from your pup that will show the differetn moods and states.

I personally don't know what 'calming signals' are & I've had dogs for 40 years!

Just watch your pup, get to know it's body language. Try to suss out how it looks just before it does a certain action/reaction & you'll be fine.

Here's a good link about body language

http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/dogbodylanguage.html

I thought the calming signals talked about was constant shaking ,nervousness, and eyeballing

But I don't understand what 'calming' means in this respect? Or am I being totally thick?

Shaking, nervousness & eyeballing are just signs of extreme anxiety!

Caryll wrote:But I don't understand what 'calming' means in this respect? Or am I being totally thick?

Shaking, nervousness & eyeballing are just signs of extreme anxiety!

I took it as that its prob me whos totally thick maybe the poster will clear it up

Caryll wrote:But I don't understand what 'calming' means in this respect? Or am I being totally thick?

Shaking, nervousness & eyeballing are just signs of extreme anxiety!

your not the only one.

a nervous frightened dog by the way does not always have a lower stance with its tail tucked between its legs. Lottie is constantly living in fear of everyone at the moment and she will fix a stare with her ears up tail straight up and lean forwards a bit with a straight upward stance. yes we have been told how to help her but the poster says a fearful dog will have its tail between its legs. a fearful dog ready to go into fight moad instead of flight mode doesnt.

like everyone says you need to get to know your own dog and its moods and body language because your dog may do something different to what other peoples dogs do. theyre not all the same because they are all trated differently.

thanks for the replys!

i just read the other topic and it got me thinking back to when i used to keep bearded dragons if you wave your arm at them they often wave back your simply saying you submit your weaker and thus dont want any trouble and i thought maybe i could do somethng like that to sasha

if you have a nervous dog dont wave at it she will think your arms are waving to attack her. like we have all said its studying your dog and his behaviour and body language that will let you know how he is feeling then you know what signals to look out for

I was using the above as an example, sasha is not nervouse

i was only asking as i was not aware of signals dogs use and was intrested to see if i would be able to replicate them to her

I find if you want a nervous dog to settle you need to not be perceived as a threat, that means getting down low, not approaching them if they are uncomfortable with it and waiting for them to come to you. If (like in the other post) the dog is constantly watching you and doesn't seem fearful but is very tense then (as caryll said) he is probably seeing you as a threat. If your dog trsust you and it is more of a case of getting them to relax (ie. you are not what they are fearful of) then I find getting yourself into a really relaxed state of mind and placing a hand on you dog's back or head sends the positive energy to them.