Understand your dog’s body language

My dog Hattie (a wirehaired vizsla) lying on ripped up cardboard. She is looking up at the camera with her ears back.

A relaxed talk and Q&A for anyone in Tiverton who knows or loves dogs

Dogs - What Are They Saying?

Get to know how dogs speak through their body language

Next talk: 10:30am Saturday 11th July
Old Heathcoat Community Centre,
King Street, Tiverton, EX16 5JJ

 

Illustrated talk with questions for anyone who spends time with dogs:

❤ Understand what your dog is thinking or feeling

❤ Learn to spot the subtle hints dogs use to communicate

❤ Know when dogs are feeling anxious or worried

❤ Learn how to avoid being bitten by a dog

❤ Know whether two dogs are likely to get on

❤ Read the signals that show when dogs are not enjoying play

❤ Numerous images help you understand your dog’s body language

❤ Free 13-page body-language e-book – refresh your learning at home

❤ Talk lasts up to an hour and a half including plenty of time for a Q&A

Price: £25

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To help everyone focus, please leave your dog at home.

Ethical

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Qualified

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Supportive

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Relaxed, anxious, excited – dogs are speaking all the time. Question is: can you read the signals?

Who doesn’t want to know what their dog’s telling them? Or how that unfamiliar dog ahead is likely to react if you get closer? When you understand the message behind the actions and expressions of your dog – or any dog – you can strengthen bonds and avoid confrontation.

I’ll teach you to read the signals – some subtle, some obvious – that dogs use to communicate. More pictures than words, this relaxed event is a kind of show-and-tell for anyone who wants to delve deeper into what their dog’s thinking. With plenty of time for questions, you’ll learn to understand what’s going on inside a dog’s head.

Yes, I’d love to understand dog body language better

Dog body language talk FAQs

  • The talk is at Old Heathcoat Community Centre in Tiverton, EX16 5JJ. It starts at 10:30am and lasts up to an hour and a half. There is some free parking at the centre and on Kings Street as well as paid car park around 5 minutes walk away.

  • Yes, you are welcome to bring any children in your household and any under-16s are free. Please let me know how many children will be with you and bring a quiet activity for any children who will struggle to stay quiet and focused during the talk.

  • To help you concentrate without being distracted by your dog (or other people’s cute dogs) this is a dog-free event. So please leave dogs (other than assistance dogs) at home.

  • Yes, the hall is fully wheelchair accessible and there is a disabled toilet.

  • Yes, absolutely. The talk is designed for people who live with dogs. But if you work with dogs (or want to in the future) and want to learn more about dog body language to support the dogs in your care you’re very welcome to come along.