Tips on communication with Fido. (Part 1)

Being a different species to us, Fido communicates differently. As he can't talk about his problem with you, and have no clue of what you say most of the time. He relies strongly on his expressive behavior, but that is not all. He is especially sensitive to your body language, and intonations.

Body language

By now, you know your Fido can vocalise by his barking, but they tend to communicate more with their facial expressions and body language. Here's a brief guide of their body language.
Happy dog- A restful dog, have relaxed ears back and resting against its head. With half closed eyes, and a partly open mouth that looks relaxed, Fido's tail wags gently or sometimes still.

Bored dog- When Fido lies on the floor and the head tug above its front legs, with tail limp and ears drooping, you can be assure that he is bored.

Fearful - Be warn that a fearful dog can bite anytime, so when a dog adopts a slightly crouched position, with his ears back, head lowered, and it's tail tucked between its hind legs. It's posture is meant to scare you off, but if you don't stop whatever it is you are doing, it will attack you. Before it attacks you, it usually holds his tail out stiffly, raises the hair around his neck and along its back, wrinkles his nose and pulls back the corner of its mouth. It alternately stare intently at you, sometimes barking and lunging and looks away.

Anxious - An anxious Fido cringes, holds his ears back and tucks his tail between his hind legs. It pulls the corners of his mouth back and down, giving it a tense expression, and averts his glaze from the the things he fears. He may tremble and pant in an attempt to relieve its anxiety.

Aggressive - When a dog stands on tip toes, leaning slightly towards you, with its ears erect. His tail held out stiffly. It wrinkles its nose, and with its corner mouth pulled forward, about to bite, he stare directly at you, snarling, barking, and raising its lips to show its fangs.