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A lot of normal dog “play” behavior looks scary to people.

By Pat Miller

You may have noticed a theme in the photos we provided last month for the exercise in body language translation. In each picture there were body language expressions that to a novice observer might have indicated pending serious aggression: tails stiffly raised, mouths agape with teeth bared, tension in body posture ...

In each case, however, the moment frozen in time precedes the onset or continuation of clear and appropriate social behavior rather than agonistic (aggressive) expression. …

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