Testing our dog tail reading skills
1 Nov 2013 12:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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"Earlier research had revealed that happy dogs wag their tails more to the right (from the dog's point of view), while nervous dogs have a left-dominated swish.
But now scientists say that fellow canines can spot and respond to these subtle tail differences."
The dogs in my icon were at a humane shelter and hoping I would take them on a walk.
"Earlier research had revealed that happy dogs wag their tails more to the right (from the dog's point of view), while nervous dogs have a left-dominated swish.
But now scientists say that fellow canines can spot and respond to these subtle tail differences."
The dogs in my icon were at a humane shelter and hoping I would take them on a walk.
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Date: 2 Nov 2013 07:49 pm (UTC)I couldn't see it, but MyGuy claims both of those iconic dogs were right-dominant.
Did you take them?