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Oct
Do Dogs Wag Their Tails Automatically. They will wag their tails in front of humans or other dogs but they do not wag when alone. Position and speed of tail wagging takes on different meanings. Dog Tail Wagging In Circles A Circle wag is highly descriptive because it talks about a dogs tail that goes around in circles. A dog that is wagging its tail high in the air may be aggressive.
Many dogs never ever circle their tails and experts predict the percentage not in excess of 20. Tail wagging develops differently in different breeds but it usually begins around three to four weeks into life. According to experts dogs wag their tails to communicate and interact. They will wag their tails in front of humans or other dogs but they do not wag when alone. Just like humans they also have dialects and speed determines different feelings. A tail wag which just involves the tip with the tail high above the back or less than 90 degrees from the back indicates high arousal.
Its used as part of their varied communication with one another and with humans.
A dog that is wagging its tail high in the air may be aggressive. Dog Tail Wagging In Circles A Circle wag is highly descriptive because it talks about a dogs tail that goes around in circles. The wag of a tail is instinctive in dogs. But much as someone telling a funny joke or saying something that pleases us instinctively raises a smile or a giggle that we would have to actively try to stop if we wished to so too is tail wagging. Dogs can lift and lower their tails and swish them from side to side with deliberate movements and they can also suspend movement in the middle of a wag too which indicates that dogs can indeed consciously control how their tail moves and stop it. A tail held up higher than normal could mean that something has piqued your dogs interest like a squirrel running across the yard and he is alert while a tail wagging.