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Feb
Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tail When You Look At Them. When dogs are left alone at home their tails wont be wagging as there isnt any stimulus with which to engage. Maybe you noticed their speedy tail when you ask them to go for a walk feed them their favorite treat or ask them to go for a ride. Studies show that dogs wag their tails to the right when they are happy or confident and to the left when they are frightened. A happy tail wag communicates to other animals that the dog is feeling friendly excited or just plain joyful.
Interestingly there is a scientific reason for this. The dog is paying attention to a situation and is willing to interact whether you are an animal or a human being. Studies show that dogs wag their tails to the right when they are happy or confident and to the left when they are frightened. Happy dogs wag like they have no control over themselves sometimes swinging their tails so fiercely that their whole rear ends move too. But a tail tucked between the legs is a sign that a dog is afraid anxious or submissive. A happy tail wag communicates to other animals that the dog is feeling friendly excited or just plain joyful.
Always look for the situation to give you better context and if youre in doubt leave the dog.
You might have noticed that when your dog is extremely excited perhaps when you come home from work or when youre about to feed them dinner they wag their tail very fast. Maybe you noticed their speedy tail when you ask them to go for a walk feed them their favorite treat or ask them to go for a ride. A dog can tuck their tail under in fear and still bite too. It is during REM sleep that dreams occur and dogs are not so far removed from our own evolutionary developments. This is because in wolves from which dogs evolved a. A tail lowered and between the legs could indicate fear anxiety or submission.