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.
6 terms found
Leash and Movement
Pacing
Repeated walking along the same path or through the same area, often associated with anticipation, distress, discomfort, or inability to settle.
Canine Communication
Panting
Rapid open-mouth breathing that may reflect heat, exercise, pain, stress, excitement, or illness.
Canine Communication
Paw Lift
Holding one front paw off the ground, which may appear during uncertainty, anticipation, pointing, or social tension.
Social and Greeting Behaviors
Play Biting
Mouth contact that occurs during play and may become too hard, persistent, or poorly controlled.
Social and Greeting Behaviors
Play Bow
A lowered front end with the rear raised, commonly used to invite or maintain play.
Social and Greeting Behaviors
Predatory Behavior
A quiet sequence that may include orienting, stalking, chasing, grabbing, biting, and shaking.