Dog Behavior & Training Glossary
Dog behavior can be confusing, especially when the same behavior gets described ten different ways online. Search by term, category, or the signs you are seeing.
4 terms found
Behavioral Concerns
Aggression
Threatening or harmful behavior that may include hard staring, growling, snapping, lunging, or biting.
BitingBlockingChasing
Canine Communication
Appeasement Behavior
Behavior intended to reduce social tension, avoid conflict, or communicate non-threat.
Curved ApproachLip LickingLowered Body
Vocal and Attention Behaviors
Attention-Seeking Behavior
Behavior used to gain interaction, including pawing, nudging, barking, jumping, stealing objects, or interrupting people.
BarkingJumpingLeaning
Canine Communication
Avoidance
Behavior used to increase distance from, delay, or escape a person, place, object, interaction, or task.
FreezingHidingLeaving the Area