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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 Dog Language—Roger Abrantes 5 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 6 Dog Language—Roger Abrantes 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 Dog Language—Roger Abrantes 7 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 8 Dog Language—Roger Abrantes 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 Dog Language—Roger Abrantes 9 10 Dog Language—Roger Abrantes
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