What does this action mean?
1. Injury
If the dog’s feet and legs are injured, it will become very sensitive, and when we find this situation, we should confirm it as soon as possible Whether it is injured or not, after excluding trauma, if this phenomenon persists, then it is recommended that you take the dog to the hospital as soon as possible to take a film. If a dog is like this for a long time, then 80% of it is joint pain or more serious problems
2. Stress
When dogs encounter conflicts, anxiety, and expectations, they will generate stress, and so will humans. And the action of raising the front legs is a kind of pressure.
This kind of pressure is not necessarily disadvantageous. The dog of the zipper house will see the same kind of behavior outside the door , so don’t be nervous
Excitement and fear both put pressure on the dog’s body, various hormones are released into the nervous system, the dog will feel uncomfortable and fearful, and may also feel excited. And this action is just one of many body languages in dogs
How to identify this behavior?
As mentioned above, stress motivates this behavior, so how do we tell what it’s really thinking? That is, how do we interpret this body language at the time?
First of all, please learn how to understand dog body language
There are many kinds of dog body language. The eyes are bright and the chest is very straight, so don’t worry.
Although it is stressed by the things it faces, these actions prove that it is still very confident
Be careful in case it squats down, ears back, trembles, and tucks one front leg,
Although this At times, dogs are afraid of this unknown thing, but they are likely to have aggressive behavior. If this behavior is not artificially improved over time, then after getting used to this, the dog will take the initiative to attack this situation.
That is to say, if your dog has this kind of action when it encounters the unknown, please do a good job of reassuring and guiding it. This action is the dog’s nervousness about the unknown, but it is also the best time for a dog to learn
Note that some body language needs to be interpreted in conjunction with other body language, like putting one leg away today, if you just think it’s a symbol of fear, you’re wrong.
Why choose front legs?
I have to say the pointer dog
After they find their prey, the first thing they need to do is to lurk close to the prey! Run away! Those hunting behaviors were passed on to the dogs with the genes of the wolves: as soon as they found the target, they first stopped and observed
Later humans took advantage of this behavior and raised the target when they found it. Dogs whose front feet are tucked into the chest. They are called “pointers”. The earliest recorded pointer dogs appeared in England in the 1650s.
Originally, this type of pointer dog was used in hunting Bird hunting. The dogs spot the target and stand still and point the direction of the prey, giving the hunters time to set up the birding net before they can drive the bird out of the bushes. And so, after generations of selective breeding, There are many breeds of hounds that are inherited with “indicator” behavior!
