Will These Dogs PLAY or FIGHT? #dogbehavior #goldenretriever

“Are they about to play or fight?”
Many dog owners may base their judgement solely on whether a dog wags their tail or not - but body language is much more complex than that!

(In fact, a wagging tail doesn’t mean anything other than the dog is in a state of excitement - can also be very stressed out and excited!)

In this reel I show the classic pre-zoomies stare-down that can be interpreted as an aggressive stare if we don’t interpret all body language cues! (In fact - you will notice that they are NOT wagging their tails).

Does your dog do the stare-down before a wild chase? And do you know how yo distinguish it from a more confrontational stare?