Are You Happy to See Me...?

December 28, 2007

Even pooches with no tails can still show their excitement – North wiggles his whole rear end as he just has a curlicue stub! For those with tails – short or long – Dr. Stanley Coren (author of What Do Dogs Know?) offers some explanations of key wags for dog owners:

I'm excited: small side-to-side wags at a fast pace.
I'm happy: broad wags at a moderate pace with a tail mid-level and relaxed.
I'm unsure: slow wags with head lowered.
Give me some space: holding the tail high over the back with short, fast wags.

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psychotic_virus 5 years 20 weeks

i say that's about right. Princess smiles when people yell around her and she gets all happy later.

mlmoreno47 5 years 20 weeks

What about circle wags? One of my dogs, Maggie, has his tail go in full circles sometimes, usually when my boyfriend comes over. What does this mean?

Renees3 5 years 20 weeks

I'd say this is pretty accurate. I think most people with dogs can tell how their animal is feeling by tail wags and body language. When B-BOp is excited he jumps too and wags like crazy.

LittleMascara 5 years 20 weeks

My Sadie (a 6 month old Boston Terrier/English Bulldog mix) is docked but she wags her little nub as fast as she can! I like to call her my wiggle bunny, when she gets excited her whole bum wags!

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