Adopting a dog is little bit of responsibility. You have to take care of their needs and environment they are surrounding. For example if she is barking. What it means? Is she telling you something? If she swag her tail around does that mean she‘s happy or scared. If she is following you, does that means she loves you or is just hungry?

In this guide, we are teaching the symbols and signals indicating that your pup is content and will also share if there is something wrong.Every animal is different in nature, activity and sociability. But if your dog is content, he will be healthy and will have following signs.

#1 Puppy-Eyes

Content puppies have content eyes and eyelids. Usually eyelids will be relaxed. According to director of behavior and training at Washington Humane Society, if puppies are blinking eyes often and their gaze is soft.

This means they are happy and if they are staring with wide open and whites are being showed then they are scared and Narrow eyes and hard gaze mean aggression.  

#2 Ears

Ear shapes are varying from breed to breed. If your dog has relaxed ears or one cocked up or both are loose and floppy means dog is happy.

If they wear pinned back ears, it is a sign of aggression or fear. Ears pinned forward indicate that your dog is interested in something which is around them.

#3 Mouth

Happy dogs have smile on their face. Their mouth will be opened and some teeth may show up.

If your dog is not baring them and curling back its lips then it shows aggressive manners.

#4 Body

One of the easiest ways to tell whether he is happy or not is the way dog carries himself. A loose, wiggly body means dog is content and healthy.

Otherwise, if he seems tense, tight, they are not content and feeling uncomfortable.

#5 Tail Movements

Happy dogs wag their tails in way they move their body. If he is sitting and relaxed, his tail will be relaxed.

The irregularities come in tail when they sniff any new situation or feeling aggressive.

#6 Tail Carriage

A happy dog carries his tail in relaxed form. Tail carriages are varying from breed to breed. Each dog has different tail carriages positions.

But if they are carrying their tail to high, this means there is something aggressive and a tail pinned down meant they are feeling scared.

#7 Behavior

Chewing is a normal behavior of dogs and their mouth is invaluable asset for them to explore environment. But excessive chewing means stress.

 Happy dogs have mental stimulation which prevents them to do any destruction. By destructive behavior they are telling about unhappiness and boredom.

#8 Playtime

Happy dogs usually make their best during playtime.   Quiet and reluctant are signs of boredom and ill feeling.

You should consult with vet to make sure he is not injured or sick.

#9 Appetite

Usually, a content dog meant a lot of appetites around the day. A sudden drop in appetite means something is wrong.

Other way round, an unexpected increase in appetite is also an indication to something going wrong.

#10 Brow

Dogs move their brow according to the feeling. A smooth, wrinkle-free meant worry-free.

#11 Lolling Tongue

Normally dogs are sticking out their tongues while sleeping. Ever wonder why?

Usually, it’s the symbol that they are so relaxed and can’t even bother to keep it in mouth.

  # 12 Bark

Happy dogs have pitched bark then agitated pups. The barking intervals are normally short. But you can’t access a dog by his barking alone; instead, consider other body signs as well.  

#13 Sleeping

The sleep cycle of content adult dogs is up to 16 hours per day. If your dog is not getting enough sleep, it means he is getting some sort of stress or anxiety.

#14 Belly’s up

Content dog shows his belly up and mouth open. However, if he is posing belly up but keeps mouth shut, it meant he is showing submission instead of submission.

#15 Rear’s Up

When a dog play bows, he is up for fun. In play bow, dog lowers his chest to ground and keep his rear in the air.

It meant dog is inviting you to play and interact.

#16 His reaction after seeing you

Happy dogs would like to say you welcome at door step, in morning times he get excited and keeps an eyes on you while playing in dog park, unless their best friends demand their whole attention. 

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