Jeannie, you are so right, and intuitive. I absolutely agree with you. I want to add, that dogs communicate on levels that most humans don't really understand. Body language, scent, and visual are vital to dog communication which I believe gives them a "one-up" on humans who primarily use verbal communication.
I got a better understanding of non verbal communication through training the wild mustangs we adoped. They were very tuned in to their environment and a change in body posture and eye contact communicated volumes. I believe the same holds true for our canine friends, except on a slightly different level since horses are prey and dogs are predators. |