Dogs communicate with so much more than barks and tail wags. This small but mighty book is the perfect illustrated guide to noticing and understanding the subtle cues and behaviours that our beloved pets use to express how they’re feeling, so that we can improve our relationship with our best friends, helping them to feel safe and happy.

Twichell has a "dazzling and profound imagination" (Library Journal) and is a "major voice." (Publishers Weekly)

Dogs speak their own language and only understand this very unique language. So it is up to us humans to learn to understand this language. If you deal only once with this topic, you notice fast, how easily it can come to misunderstandings. The fact is that the body language of dogs is different from that of humans. Frequent mistakes in the dog education happen for the reason that the owners did not concern themselves with the partly very complex dog language. Such misjudgements can be avoided often already with a founded basic knowledge. If the communication succeeds among themselves, both the dog and its owner profit from it. How the dog uses his body to talk to you and what he wants to say with the individual signals is explained in this book. How would it be if you knew at all times what your dearest four-legged friend wanted to tell you? Understanding dog body language is easy, even for novice dog owners, with a little interest. As with humans, relationship is the key to a balanced and happy life. There is a lot to know about dog signals. Learn about - posture and signals of appeasement or fear - the most common things dogs are afraid of - dogs in everyday life and how they communicate with conspecifics - themselves and discover new ways of looking at things and alternative courses of action This guidebook contains exercises that will help you understand your new dog, a stranger, but also your own more easily and interpret its behavior. Always remember why the dog is living with you. In order for yours and also the dog's life to be and remain a fulfilling and enjoyable one, get involved in understanding the dog's language for once. Have fun reading!

A guide about how to understand a dog's body language and behavior illustrates such key concepts as barking, howling, panting, bared teeth, and wagging tail --

"Dogs communicate with so much more than barks and tail wags, and misreading doggie body language makes life challenging for dogs and their humans. This small but mighty book is your perfect illustrated guide to seeing and understanding the subtle visual cues and interpreting the behaviors used by your beloved pup to express how they're feeling. The more we notice and listen to what our dogs are trying to tell us, the more we can improve our relationship with our best friends, helping them to feel safe and happy." -- adapted from Amazon.

Dogs, wolves, jackals, and foxes are all part of the canine family. While some animals live together in packs, others spend most of their lives alone. From barks to howls, this book explains what some of these sounds and signals mean and how humans study canine communication.