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Understanding Your Pet

Common Behavioral Signs of Dogs and Cats

Head Tilt

  • When a dog hears an unfamiliar sound
  • Try and figure out where the sound is coming from
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Nose licking

  • Nervous and stressed

Excessive scratching

  • Allergies
Excessive Scratching

Stepping back and keeping a distance


  • Shows fear mixed with curiosity
  • Responding to the unknown object

Wagging the tail and Lying down

  • Relaxed or playful
  • Hunting pose or playful mood
Wagging Tail
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Rolling Over

  • Feeling playful or excited
  • Trying to get attention or affection from people
Rolling Over

Yawning

  • Tired
  • Release tension

Furrowed brows, ears tilted to the sides

  • Shows confusion, concern, or mild anxiety

Pacing

  • Shows confusion, concern, or mild anxiety
Pacing

Highly alert

  • Tense, watchful, and ready to react
Highly Alert
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Crouched and Ears pulled back

  • Vscared
  • Trying to protect itself in case of an attack
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Extremely scared

  • Cat is in a defensive or alert state and may attack.
Extremely scared
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Rubbing against things

  • spreading its scent to claim the space

Flicking tail

  • showing signs of anxiety, impatience, or irritation

Curling into a ball

  • anxious or worried
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Show its belly

  • Feeling safe, relaxed, or playful

Disgusted expression

  • The cat doesn't like the food being offered

Tail lowered and slightly wagging

  • Usually means being unhappy or annoyed

Arched back

  • Frightened or startled

Crouching and moving forward

  • showing a hunting posture
  • ready to pounce
Crouching and moving forward
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