Behaviours

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Dog Mind
Protocol
Slave Qualities

Submissive & Dominant Behaviours

Dogs, like all pack or family oriented animals, have a range of behaviors for establishing a hierarchy of dominance and submission with those they encounter. A submissive dog will generally look down and carry out its sniffing and licking in a gentle, cautious fashion. Rolling onto its back and showing its neck and belly are an abject show of submission for nearly all canines, and submissive whimpering is also common in these scenarios.
A more dominant dog will act more confident and perhaps even aggressive when "sizing up" another creature, be it human or animal. It will level its gaze, perhaps growling as a show of power. More dominant animals are harder to get on their backs, but when they are they tend to enjoy it if the company is right and the scratching is good. Dominant dogs will stand forward with their tail up and ears back, eyes level and gaze unwavering. Submissive dogs will stand or sit with their tail low, eyes averted, and ears down. Cowering, which is common when a dog knows it has done something wrong, is a classic example of submissive behaviour.
(This is discussed in further detail in "Dogs never lie about love" see the books section...Ed.)

Protocol

In training a dog to behave properly, certain points of protocol must be kept in mind. In a public environment (bar, club, country lane) the animal should be taught to heel at its MASTER'S left side when walking, and either next to his left leg or between his legs when resting. A normal dog will range around collecting the scents of man and beast alike with his nose when he's brought into a new environment. This is normal and expected, but the animal must always be available to its owner by and responsive when called to "come" or "heel". It is also likely that a dog will play and interact with any other animals that may be about -- this is it's normal instinct, interrupted only by its MASTER'S command.