We know you don't want your dog to be stressed. But do you know how to tell when your dog is stressed? Reducing your dog's stress levels can reduce their reactions of fear and anxiety, and one of the best ways to do that is to learn to read your dog's body language.

Emily Tronetti is an animal behavior expert who, in this conversation, gives you invaluable information about how to gauge and manage your dog's health via their body language. She has extensively studied Applied Animal Behavior, Anthro Zoology, and is currently pursing her doctorate at Antioch. (Oh, and she was an SDR Intern back in 2018. Aren't we lucky!)

In this episode, the two Emily's and Libby talk about the major dog signals to pay attention to, the ways we can miss our dog's signals, and integrating your dog's consent into the conversation around petting and hugging. This episode has invaluable information that can support your relationship to your dog.

Humane Alliance of Rescue Trainers: https://rescuetrainers.org/about/

Fear Free Happy Homes: https://www.fearfreehappyhomes.com/video/dog-body-language-101/

iSpeakDog: iSpeakDog: http://www.ispeakdog.org/

Renée Erdman Free Dog Body Language Course on Thinkific: https://dogknowledge.thinkific.com/courses/dog-body-language

Dogkind Petting Consent Test: https://youtu.be/-hsOlJwMwps

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Credits. Libby Felts and Emily Wolf (Hosts and Creators.) Original music by Mike Pesci. Graphic design, editing, and production by Alex Lee-Ammons and For The Love Media, LLC.