Animal Research Says When Your Dog Yawns in Response to Your Raised Voice They Are Not Being Dismissive – They Are Performing a Documented Stress-Reduction Signal Intended to De-Escalate the Interaction
Research Says Dogs Turn Their Head or Body Away During Tense Interactions as a Deliberate Communication Signal – Not Inattention – That Functions to Signal They Pose No Threat
Research Confirms That When Dogs See Their Owner’s Face in an MRI Study the Reward Centers of Their Brain Activate – Meaning Your Face Alone Generates a Neurological Reward Response in Your Dog