During my routine early walk in the morning with my dog, we came across a dog running loose. Normally, that in itself is no reason for alarm. Because I have lots of experience recognizing aggressive body language in dogs, I could tell from a distance that something about this dog was wrong. the dog that was coming toward us, had the look of a dog that wanted trouble. I could see this dog wasn't showing any friendly body language as he made a bee-line straight toward us. The approaching dog wasn't barking, but just by looking at his intense body language, I could see this wasn't going to be a friendly visit. Because I was forewarned, I had a chance to change directions to avoid having to a problem with that dog.

Your ability to recognize the body language of aggressive dogs will help you in being able to avoid the possibility of a  dog fight from happening. When two dogs meet each other, they sort out between each other who is the dominant one.  A dog fight normally only occurs when one of the dogs refuses to become submissive to the other dog and when both want to assert their own dominance.

Use the following tips to help learn how to recognize an aggressive dog before any problems can occur. If you see these signs of aggression,  with your own or another dog, you should be ready to defuse what could turn into a dangerous situation by taking immediate action. Avoiding a bad encounter could be as easy as controlling and calming down your own dog (if he's the one that is aggressive) or just leaving the vicinity of the other dog that is acting aggressive.

• We have all witnessed the body language of aggressive dogs many times. The more dominant dog may hold his head above the other dog's head, and perhaps might jump up and put his paws over the other dog's shoulders. Sometimes the dog that is most dominant may try to mount the other dog to prove his point (not because he is looking for a good time).  If neither of the two dogs is submissive, these types of displays could become more agitated and quickly lead to a fight .

• When the dominant dog starts to snarl and displays some teeth while doing this, (perhaps even snapping his jaws) it means he is now in a very aggressive mode (not just demonstrating dominance) and this can become  a very real problem. You need to  avoid ever letting an aggressive dog have a chance to get close enough to you to start a fight.

• You can also spot an aggressive dog through his very intense stare and tense body movements. You'll also notice the aggressive dog holds his tail up without any wagging (unlike a happy and friendly dog) and will also be holding  his ears back . Even from a distance you can easily tell this dog is not a happy camper.

• When a dog puts its hackles up (raises the hair on his back) if is a form of aggressive body language visible even at quite a distance. On my walk this morning, that was the first thing I noticed about the aggressive dog at the park.

Even if you didn't always know what these aggressive displays meant, you have seen them all many times before. You can now spot aggressive behavior and you are also aware of the danger that this aggression can lead to, so  be pro-active in keeping your dog from getting into a fight.

With my own aggressive dogs, until I finally got serious and trained them better, I could  never take them out in public without a leash on them for fear of one of my dogs starting a fight. Of course if your dog is aggressive too, you must be responsible for his control when you have him out with you in public.

Pay attention to  dog body language, and when you see these aggressive postures, you can avoid getting into a dangerous situation. If there is another dog in the area that is acting aggressively, because you recognize the aggressive dog's body language in advance you can prevent your own dog from  coming in to close contact with that uptight dog. You can alter the direction of your walk, and avoid  letting your own dog get involved with the other dog's bad energy. If the aggression problem is with your own dog, you can solve that problem by paying a lot of attention to his training (especially training dealing with aggression) so that your dog really obey your commands. If your dog is well trained and accepts that you are the boss, it is much easier to control your dog's aggression.

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