Category Archives: Behavior  In the photo for Quiz 2, most people thought it looked like the dogs were having a less-than-friendly encounter, more like fight than fun. The nature of the interaction becomes very clear when you can see the rest of the encounter. Below are about 50 photos shot over about 4 minutes, in sequence with the…  These dogs are having a conversation. What do you think they’re saying? What do you think happens after this - a game or a fight? Please leave your thoughts below.  There were some great comments to the photo in Quiz 1 (you can read them here). Most people thought the dogs were playing based on body position and balance, tail carriage, the lack of tension in the face of the brown dog (no wrinkling on the muzzle), and the non-aggressive face of the dane and…  What about this one? Fun or Fight? Leave your thoughts below… —————— See the rest of the photos at Fun or Fight? Quiz 2 Redeaux! Incoming search terms:aggression dogcarol beuchat fun or fightphotography dog husky funfun or fight?photo 2 fun  Welcome to the first “FUN OR FIGHT?” Quiz! (If you missed the Introduction to these quizzes, you can read it here.) These quizzes are going to test your understanding of dog behavior and communication. Below is a photo taken at a dog park. Decide whether the dogs are playing or fighting (or thinking about playing… How well do your understand dog behavior? Understanding what your dog is thinking, feeling, and trying to communicate can be harder than you think. If you don’t know what to look for in your dog’s behavior and body language, you might not be able to tell the difference between fun and a fight, or whether…  My new 2012 Dog Calendar is hot off the press, featuring photos that will appear in my forthcoming book, DOGSPLAY: The Joy of Being A Dog (due out any day as well). These are wonderful photos of dogs having fun that I think you’ll really enjoy looking at over the next 12 months. You can…  Sally, my English Springer Spaniel (12.5 yrs), with a new friend (3 yrs?) she met at the local dog park.  I’m so excited to announce my first eBook of photography, DOGPLAY: The Amazing Ways Dogs Play, which will become available on 1 November on Amazon for (only!) $0.99. These are astonishing images – of teeth, tugs, nips, and bulging eyeballs (but especially TEETH!) – of dogs in their own world playing as dogs do, in the…  …ever so gently. Incoming search terms:dogs playing frisbeedog biting dogs legdog biting legdogs play biting  Go ahead. Just try to take it. Incoming search terms:bulldog ballbulldog ballsbulldogs ballsdogs play ballscaring bulldogsharing is caring  Take advantage of your opponent’s weaknesses. Incoming search terms:human dogdog biting ears other dogsspaniel earsbull terrier pullingnormal dog earpulling dog earsenglish bull terrier earsdog pulling other dogdog biting another dogs earpulling other dogs ear |
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