Dog language

272 Pages·12.554 MB·English

by  Abrantes, Roger

Dog Language
- by Roger Abrantes
Wakan Tanka Publishers

Dog Language
- by Roger Abrantes
Special revised and updated English version
Wakan Tanka Publishers
, Seventh printing
403 South Mission Street
978-0-9660484-0-7
Contents
Contents 5 Anthropomorphism 46
Foreword 11 Appearance 46
Association 46
The Evolution Of Canine Attack 48
Social Behaviour 13
The strategy of life 13 B
Motivation 15
Back 49
Fear 17
Barking 49
Aggression 19
Behaviour 50
The ontogeny of aggression 21
Behaviour theories 50
Limiting aggression 22
Biotonus 51
Social aggression and fear 25
Bite 51
Dominance and submission 26
Bite inhibition 51
The evolution of social behaviour27
Blinking 52
Sexual behaviour 29
Body 53
A question of conformity 31
Body contact 53
Conclusion 32
Body control 54
Final note 33
Body language 56
Notes 34
Boredom 57
Brain 57
A
Breathing 59
Abnormal behaviour 37 Breed 59
Acoustic communication 37 Breed differences 60
Active submission 37
Aggression 37 C
Aggression to children 41
Canidae 65
Aggression to dogs and humans 41
Canine 65
Aggression to other animals 42
Canine Family — The 65
Agonistic behaviour 42
Canis 67
Agoraphobia 42
Cannibalism 67
Allelomimetic behaviour 43
Carnivore 67
Alpha 44
Champing 70
Altricial animal 45
Children and dogs 70
Altruism 45
Chromosomes 71
Anal glands 46
Classical conditioning 72
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Claustrophobia 73 Environment 98
Co-operation 73 Escape 99
Colour 74 Ethology 99
Colour vision 74 Ethology — The history of 100
Communication 75 Evolution 105
Comparison 76 Evolution theories 105
Conditioned behaviour 77 Exploration 106
Conscience 77 Extinction 106
Contagious behaviour 79 Eyebrow 107
Contradictory behaviour 79 Eyes 107
Coprophagia 80
Cavernous body 80 F
Courage 80
Face 108
Courtship behaviour 81
Facial expressions 108
Cryptorchidism 82
Canine facial expressions and body
Curiosity 82
postures 110
Cynology 84
Canine facial expressions and body
Cynology - The history of 84
postures 112
Faeces 114
D
False pregnancy 114
Defecation 87 Fear 115
Defensive behaviour 87 Fear of strangers 117
Dialect 89 Fighting 117
Displacement activity 89 Fitness 118
DNA 90 Flehmen 119
Dog family 90 Flight 119
Domestication 90 Forehead 120
Dominance 92 Friendliness 121
Dreams 94
Dribble 94 G
Drive 94
Gait 122
Genetics 122
E
Genital sniffing 122
Ears 96 Genitals 123
Eating 96 Genotype 123
Ecology 97 Greeting 124
Egoism 97 Grooming 127
Emotion 98 Group 128
Growl 128
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Guilt 128 K
Gundogs 129
Kneading 150
H
L
Habit 130
Language 151
Habitat 130
Leadership 151
Hackles 130
Learning 152
Head markings 132
Learning theories 155
Hearing 133
Leg 155
Heat 134
Licking 156
Hereditary behaviour 134
Life's basic drives 157
Hip nudge 134
Lip-smacking 157
Hormones 135
Lips 158
Howl 137
Loneliness 158
Humanising 138
Hunger 138
M
Hunting 139
Hyperactivity 139
Marking 160
Maternal behaviour 160
I
Maternal effect 162
Mating 163
Imitation 140
Memory 163
Imprinting 140
Misunderstandings between human
Inborn behaviour 141
and dog 163
Infantile behaviour 141
Motivation 167
Inferiority 144
Mounting 167
Information 144
Mouth 168
Inherited behaviour 144
Movement 168
Inhibitions 145
Muzzle-nudge 171
Instinct 146
Muzzle-grasp 171
Invitation to play 147
Muzzle to throat 173
J
N
Jacobson’s organ 148
Neck 174
Jealousy 148
Neck positions 175
Joy 149
Negative reinforcement 175
Juvenile behaviour 149
Neonatal behaviour 175
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Neurosis 178 Play-face 200
Normal behaviour 178 Pointing 201
Nose 179 Positive reinforcement 201
Nose to throat 179 Precocial animal 202
Nursery behaviour 180 Predatory behaviour 202
Predatory behaviour
O —Inheritance of 204
Problem dog 204
Oestrus 181
Protean behaviour 204
Older dogs 182
Psychosomatic behaviour 205
Olfactory impression 182
Psychotherapy 205
Olfactory signals 182
Psychotic behaviour 205
Ontogenesis 182
Punishment 206
Operant conditioning 182
Over-stimulation 183
R
P Rank order 207
Rank ordering 207
Pacifying behaviour 184
Redirected behaviour 208
Pack 184
Reference system 209
Pack animal 185
Reflex 209
Pack structure 186
Regurgitation 209
Pain 189
Reinforcement 210
Parental care 189
Reinforcement schedules 211
Passive submission 189
Reproduction 211
Paternal behaviour 190
Respiration 212
Pathological behaviour 191
Response 212
Pawing 193
Resting behaviour 212
Paws 193
Reward 212
Penis 193
Rituals 212
People and dogs 193
Rolling in smelly items 214
Phantom pregnancy 195
Phenocopy 195
S
Phenotype 195
Pheromone 196 Sacrifice 216
Phobia 196 Scape-goat 216
Phylogenesis 197 Scent 216
Physiology 197 Season 219
Play 197 Selection 219
Play-bow 199 Selective breeding 219
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Self-preservation 219 Threat 244
Semiotic niche 220 Throat 244
Sense organs 220 Thrusting 244
Separation 221 Tie 245
Sexual behaviour 221 Twist movement 246
Sexual drive 223
Sexual organs 224 U
Sexual selection 224
Under-stimulation 247
Shaping 225
Unselfishness 247
Sight 225
Urine 247
Sign 226
Signal sensitivity 226
V
Signals from human to dog 226
Sleep 228
Vision 249
Slow movements 228
Visual communication 249
Smell 228
Vitality 249
Snarl 230
Vocal language 250
Snout 231
Social animals 231
W
Social behaviour 231
Sound signals 231 Wagging 251
Staring 232 Whine 251
Stimulus 234 Whiskers 252
Stimulus Object 234
Stop 234 X
Stress 234
Xenophobia 253
Submission 235
Superiority 237
Survival 237
Y
T Yawn 254
Tail 238
Z
Tail docking 238
Tail language 239 Zoology 255
Taste 242
Teat-nudge 242 Bibliography 257
Teeth 242
Territorial behaviour 243
Territory 243
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