Introduction

So here we are again!

Thank you for wanting to go deeper into dog communication with me one more time. I'll try to walk you through it in plain, simple language, showing you real-life examples on video.

And right away, I'm asking for your opinion.

• What was new for you?
• Surprising?
• What changed how you approach some part of life with your dog?
• Or maybe something was missing?
• Something wasn't clear?

Let me know as soon as you've finished reading!

I'll keep reminding you, and teaching you, that a dog's behaviour is never one signal.

“Ah, a play bow, so they want to play” or “Ah, that dog's standing tall, so they must be strong and dominant.” In the approach I feel closest to, I'd look mainly at the sequence, the motivation and the consequence of a behaviour. Because only then do you see, rather than just understand. And I know that can sound like black magic, but it really isn't!

We'll look at play, and at when it's still a good conversation between dogs and when it starts to turn one-sided and too intense. We'll talk about stress — because not all stress is bad — and about self-control, self-regulation and co-regulation.

I'll also show you aggressive behaviour that can be a perfectly normal part of communication, and behaviour that has fear, frustration, overload or a lack of other strategies behind it.

We'll look at pushy dogs, at “submissive” ones, at the ones who can't leave another dog alone, and at situations where a human should let the dog handle things on their own… and situations where it's genuinely worth saying: “okay, I can see you're not coping any more — I'll help you now.”

You may have thoughts of your own, you'll notice something new, or you might read a behaviour completely differently — and that's okay. That's exactly why it's worth talking and sharing what you see. Welcome to the world of dog communication 👇