If this is the first time that you live with a dog, you are probably wondering how to know if my dog plays or fights, right? And it is that sometimes they can be confused very easily. What to do in these cases? How to differentiate the game from a confrontation?
En Mundo Perros We are going to give you the answer.
Game
When a dog wants to play with another, the first thing he does is invite him. To do this, it bends down a little, putting the elbows of the front legs more or less on the ground, raises the rear part and moves the tail from one side to the other. His face will show a friendly gesture, with his mouth open (but without showing his teeth much), and with his tongue often sticking out. Also, it will bark, but they will be very high-pitched barks to get the attention of the animal in front of you.
If you finally accept the invitation, they will approach quickly but not violently. They may then start to play and take little bites, and start to chase, and even growl, but always in a friendly way. When two dogs play, they are not going to hurt each other, and in fact, if one is bigger than the other and tramples on it inadvertently, the little one will complain and play will stop.
Fight
In the event that instead of playing you want to fight, what it will do will be the following:
- Staring at him with a threatening attitude, without blinking.
- The hair on the lower half of the back will stand on end, near the base of the tail.
- It can bark, especially if it is on a leash. They will be serious barking.
- May growl insistently.
- It will show its teeth.
- And he will finally attack if he gets a chance.
It is very important pay attention to their body language to avoid conflict. If we see him staring at another dog, we'll take him away.
I hope that from now on it will be easier for you to know if your dog is playing or fighting. 🙂