The Other End of The Leash

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Photo courtesy of Frans de Waal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by Jim Hofstetter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chimpanzees and humans often express affection by putting an arm around each other. But to a dog, a front leg over another’s shoulder is usually a display of social status. (Photo by Karen B. London)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We humans greet others by moving directly forward, hands extended, looking straight into one another’s eyes. (Photo by Karen B. London)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dogs on the other hand, avoid direct eye contact and direct approaches when they’re meeting a new dog, and use smell, rather than eye contact, to get to know one another. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humans aren’t the only species who express affection by kissing one another. (Photo by Karen B. London)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chimpanzees and bonobos are world-class kissers. (Photo courtesy of Frans de Waal)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of dogs like to lick the faces of people they know well, but even then, many of them avoid direct eye contact and approach from the side. Most dogs appreciate the same courtesy from us, especially from strangers. (Photo by Cathy Acherman, courtesy of the Coulee Region Humane Society)

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can tell how much we love hugging dogs just by looking at our faces. Because of our primate heritage, we seek what’s called “ventral ventral” contact—pressing our chests together—as a way of expressing affection and feeling connected. (Photo by Cathy Acherman, courtesy of the Coulee Region Humane Society)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Look at the faces of the dogs in this image and the image directly below. Do they look as happy as the humans? (Photo by Cathy Acherman, courtesy of the Coulee Region Humane Society)

 

 

 

 

 

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These well-intentioned dog owners are doing what most of us humans do when we want our dog to come, which is to pull on the leash and turn toward the dog, looking directly at his face. Each of these actions is very effective—in getting a dog to stand still. (Photo by Cathy Acherman, courtesy of the Coulee Region Humane Society)

 

 

 

 

 

Erica is illustrating the right way to encourage a dog to come—she’s moving in the direction that she’d like Tulip to go, smiling and clapping as if it’s all a fun game. (Photo by Karen B. London)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tulip rolls on a dead mouse. Like many dogs, Tulip loves nothing better than a good roll in something smelly—the stinkier and squishier the better. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We like strong smells too, but notice how Lassie’s daughter, Tess, turns her head away from the perfume that I’ve sprayed onto my wrist. She’s just as disgusted by the smells I love as I am by “eau de dead mouse” (Photos by Jim Billings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can’t miss who’s dominant and who’s submissive here. In most social species, high status individuals express their social rank by standing tall and looking as large as they can, while subordinates get low and small. (Photo courtesy of Frans de Waal)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Given our size differences, even the kindliest of greetings from a human can appear like a dominance display to a dog. (Photo by Cathy Acherman, courtesy of the Coulee Region Humane Society)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tulip looms over Kodi during their first introduction, while Kodi tries to get as small and as low as he can, in order to appease Tulip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kodi doesn’t respond to a more submissive dog like Pip by lying down. This time it’s Pip who tries to get small.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Kodi lies down after a play bow, Pip ducks her head, trying to stay smaller and lower than Kodi. (Photos by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This image and the image below are sonograms, or pictures of sound. Pitch, or frequency, is on the vertical axis in kilohertz, and time goes horizontally. This is a picture of the sounds that a horse handler made to speed up her horse by clicking her tongue for times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These six notes are smooches used by the same horse handler to get her horse to move into a fast gallop. The faster the professional handlers wanted their animals to go, the faster they repeated short notes with a lot of power across a range of frequencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

This long, flat note is typical of sounds that professional handlers make when they want to soothe or slow an animal. You can do the same by saying “staaaay,” or “goooooood,” in a flat, quiet tone.

 

 

 

 

 

This single, short note is produced by professional animal handlers all over the world who want to stop a fast-moving animal. If you want to stop your dog from grabbing your dinner off the coffee table, say “Hey!” or “No!” or “Ah!” quietly to get her attention and stop her. (Then be sure to tell her what you do want her to do!)

 

 

 

 

 

Cool Hand Luke. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lassie. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pip and her litter of puppies. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luke, Lassie, and Pip in front of the flower garden. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tulip with her sheep. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tulip on her favorite sheep-guarding platform—the couch. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luke herding the flock, moving them toward me by blocking their movement in any other direction. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lassie’s first encounter with a huge flock of sheep. She’s used to no more than 30 sheep at a time, and this flock contained well over 150. You can tell she’s a bit intimidated, because although her hindquarters are pushing forward, her shoulders and front legs are not. The sheep can read these subtle changes in the way a dog’s body is leaning, and your dog can read subtle changes just as easily in your body. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

Ayla, the cat whose life Pip saved, cuddled up on a warm, wooly back on a cold winter day. (Photo by author)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luke is always ready to play ball. (Photo by author)

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