THE LANGUAGE OF DOGS
When
a dog rubs up against us, it’s not looking for cuddles. It wants to
mix our odours to confirm the unity of the group.
When
a dog approaches its nose to another dog’s, it’s not to give it
kisses. It’s to analyse the substances emitted by the glands
present in that region.
When
a dog urinates, it’s not showing contempt. It’s leaving very
clear messages that can only be interpreted by those able to identify
and analyse the substances emitted in that gesture. If the jet lands
on someone, that strongly confirms their alliance with that person.
When
a dog wags its tail, it’s not necessarily happy. It wants to spread
chemical information about its identity.
When
a dog jumps up at someone, it’s not having a party. It’s telling
you to stop, and there may be several different reasons why.
When
a dog bows down in front of someone, it’s not inviting them to play
but to move.
When
a dog rolls on the ground, usually it’s not playing, but is
marking, leaving important chemical information in that place,
released by the glands present on the nape, the back and at the base
of the tail.
This
doesn’t make these animals any less fascinating creatures; quite
the opposite.
This
tells us that they are profoundly different from us or, rather,
different from what we humans have become but very similar to how we
humans were at the time when the alliance was born between the two
species.
This
tells us that they are not cuddly eternal babies with only play and
food on their minds. Instead, they are intelligent adults able to
evaluate things, to reason, to decide and to express themselves.
And
those who have ended up in our houses will be all the more adult and
mature if we put them in the conditions to be so.
Otherwise,
theirs will just be a wasted intelligence.
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Veronica Papa in a comment on facebook on 30 March 2018 at 11:01 CET
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