We all know dogs use their tails as a form of body language indicating their emotions towards what is around them. Tail wagging can tell us alot about what the dog is thinking or possibly going to do. Ascared dog will wag their tails held high, but wag only at the tips.
A tail held low, wagging will indicate a submissive and a dogafriad.
A tail held high and vigorously wagging left to right means the dog isfriendly and being playful.
But is there a difference between a left tail wag and a right tail wag? Studies seem to indicate there is.
In the New York Times article by Sandra Blakeslee, Dr. Vallortigara and his colleagues performed a test with 30 family pets of mixed breeds, testing their tail wagging response when shown an animal or person for one minute, rested for 90 seconds and then showed a different subject. The tested lasted 25 days, 10 sessions per day.
When the dogs were shown their owner, tails wagged vigorously, with bias to the right. When shown an unknown or aggressive dog, tails wagged but with bias to the left.
It is suggesting that muscles in the right side of the tail represent positive and muscles on the left represent negative responses.
Seens there can be alot read in a tail wag, but how do you read Kaley Corgi???? When she is excited, I can see her nub or stub of a tail wiggling excitedly, but it is a bit hard to say if it is bias to the right or left, or whea tail wag…but what do you do with a dog that has only a nub for a tail, like myther she is with ‘tail’ hang low or tail perked high.
here is ME! i am very happy cuz i just came from the groomers and i have the prettiest blue ribbon…..which way is my “tail” waggin????
smiles : )
