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Common Behavior Correlations
About Behavior Correlations
Fear / Stress Behaviors
The Outward Look of Fear, Anxiety, Stress
Information Gathering Signals
Time-Increasing Signals
Conflict Signals
Action or Movement-Related Behaviors
Anus Behavior
Scent Marking
Scent Marking and Resource Guarding
Most Dangerous Profile
Pediatric Spay/Neuters
Intense Sniffing and Dog-to-Dog Issues
Leash Grabbing and Resource Guarding
Behaviors
Air-Sniffing
Aligned
Anal Swipe
Anus Touch
Approach-Retreat
Blinking < 2 seconds
Bow
Chin High with Throat Exposed
Circling
Face Diving
Facial Veins Prominent
Flying Shoulder Rub
Fore-Arm Licking
Freeze
Freeze With Head Raise
Freeze With Head Turn
Front Paw Jab
Frontal Body Orientation
Furrowed Brow
Hard Eye
Hard Stare
Head Whip
Hyperexcitability
Hypervigilance
Jump Up Contoured
Jump with Clasp
Lack of Movement
Leash Bop
Leash Grab
Leg Lift
Lunge Away
Mounting
Nose Bop
Nose Lick
Pacing or Route-Tracing
Panting: Tongue in Mouth
Penis Crowning
Penis Poke
Poop Marking
Pounce Off
Rear Leg Hike
Rebounding off Walls
Self-Grooming
Shake Off After Contact
Shoulder Rub
Shoulder Stance
Sideways Lick
Sniffing--Intense
Sociability
Soft Eye
Spine Straight
Stretching After Interaction
Suckling
Tail Carriage
Teeth Clack
Teeth Touch
Urine Mark
Whale Eye
Wide Panting
Yawn With Teeth Exposed
Yawn—Regular
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Dog-to-Dog Behaviors
Fear ~ Stress Behaviors
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Leg Lift
When the dog (male or female) lifts one rear leg (or uncommonly both rear legs, usually seen in terrier type small dogs) to urinate. Which leg is lifted should be noted. Angle of height of lifted leg should be noted.