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    ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS 2ND EDITION
    ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS 2ND EDITION
    ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS 2ND EDITION
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    ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS 2ND EDITION

    By Turid Rugaas

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    Norwegian dog trainer and behaviorist Turid Rugaas is a noted expert on canine body language, notably “calming signals,” which are signals dogs use to avoid conflict, invite play, and communicate a wide range of information to other dogs and people. These are the dogs’ attempt to defuse situations that otherwise might result in fights or aggression. Companion DVD, 'Calming Signals: What Your Dog Tells You,' DTB788, is also available. The DVD shows footage of many calming signals, how dogs use them, and how you can use them to calm your dog. Click here to view an excerpt. What reviewers are saying... DOGWORLD This little book by Norwegian trainer and behaviorist Turid Rugaas provides a dog-to-human dictionary of canine body language. Through years of observation, Rugaas has identified gestures and movements that dogs use to signal to other dogs-- and humans –that they have peaceful intentions. They also use calming signals when they are stressed. These signals include yawning, sniffing the ground, licking the nose, and looking away, to name a few… In perhaps the biggest improvement in the second edition, the calming signals are now presented in full-color photographs, rather than the somewhat crude line drawings that illustrated the first. If you have read the first edition, consider buying and reading the second: Unless you’re an expert on calming signals, the photographs and new text will surely be illuminating. MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by international dog trainer and behaviorist Turid Rugaas is a truly "user-friendly" guide to understanding and communicating with your dog. Introducing its readers to many conceptual tactics and subtle tendencies which might imply the dog's desires, On Talking Terms With Dogs is an invaluable reference for dog owners who truly wish to help their friend to an ultimate happiness. On Talking Terms With Dogs is very strongly recommended to all dog owners, especially those highly devoted and owners of multiple canine companions. James A. Cox CANINE REVIEWSome books make you think, and this little book by Rugaas does just that. It gives an interpretation of body language of dogs. More specifically, body language dogs use with each other and with us to calm down a situation. It’s an enjoyable read that can be accomplished in an hour on a Sunday morning. It helped me better understand some of the point-costing behaviors my dogs produce in the obedience ring… If you deal with dogs in stressful situations, or even just want to understand your dog’s behavior better, I think you would find this book helpful and enlightening. Marlene Parish NORTH SHORE NEWSWhen trying to communicate with someone who does not speak the same language it is natural to resort to gestures and to pay close attention to general body movements. It is the same principal that guides our understanding of basic dog language. Turid Rugaas has spent much of her life working with dogs. Through her studies and sensitive approach she has been able to achieve a rapport that is based on mutual respect. She states, “if you want your dog to respect you, you must also respect your dog.” Through this foundation, she has established a level of communication that is attainable for dog lovers everywhere. Dogs provide many signals during their interaction with each other – by paying attention to these signals and their desired effects, we can all learn to better relate to our canine friends. Through the simple-to-follow lessons in this book, you will learn to recognize common dog signals such as turning away, licking the nose and softening their eyes, and how to properly respond to those signals. Simple directions accompany the colour photographs that fill this slim book and provide a wonderful starting point for a new level of understanding. Easy to read, and filled with clear photographs and interesting case histories, this is a book that will
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDogwise Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2006
    ISBN9781617810008
    ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS 2ND EDITION
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    Turid Rugaas

    Turid Rugaas lives in Geithus, Norway and is also the author of My Dog Pulls What Do I Do? and the DVD counterpart to this book, Calming Signals: What Your Dog Tells You. She has studied canine social behavior for over 30 years and written and lectured on the subject throughout the world.

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    • 5/5
      This is a very simple little book, but it has some of the most straightforward explanations of how to deal with dogs, especially those that are stressed.Great information on how to approach a dog that may not be comfortable with you and how dogs show their discomfort. I consider it required reading for anyone who doesn't feel comfortable around dogs or anyone who loves dogs.
    • 3/5
      Mostly commonsense; familiar information if you've read similar dog behavior books.
    • 4/5
      Useful. a thin book with pictures and descriptions of signals used by dogs to calm themselves and others.
    • 5/5
      How do you calm your dog? Yawn. This is a classic on communicating with your dog. -Sidney
    • 4/5
      Provide useful advice and tips on how to handle stressful situations and avoid them
    • 5/5
      Concise and straight on point. A lot of wisdom in small package. You will never look at your dog the same again.

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    ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS - Turid Rugaas

    On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals, 2nd edition.

    Turid Rugaas

    Dogwise Publishing

    A Division of Direct Book Service, Inc.

    403 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801

    www.dogwisepublishing.com

    © Turid Rugaas, 1997, 2006

    Originally published in Norway under the tilte

    På Talefot Med Hunden, De Dempende Signalene

    UK Editor Sheila Harper

    Photographs by Turid Rugaas, Diana Robinson, Hilde Malm, Kirsten Berger, Gerd Groenwald, Gerd Köhler, Sheila Harper, Nicole Fröhlich, Sophie Hensley, Winkie Spiers and Cordelia Derrfuß

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, digital or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from the publisher.

    Limits of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranty:

    The author and publisher shall not be liable in the event of incidental or consequential damages in connection with, or arising out of, the furnishing, performance, or use of the instructions and suggestions contained in this book.

    Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request from the Library of Congress

    ISBN: 978-1-929242-36-8

    Printed in the USA

    Contents

    Preface - Vesla’s Story

    Forewords by Pat Goodman, Terry Ryan

    1 Calming Signals: The Life Insurance Policy

    2 Calming Signals: How They Are Used

    3 Some Case Histories

    4 The Stressed Dog

    5 Using Signals in Practical Handling and Training

    6 What Happens When a Dog Loses its Language?

    7 Puppies and Calming Signals

    8 Leadership and Parenthood

    9 Your Choice

    Epilogue

    About the Author

    Bibliography

    By The Same Author

    My everlasting gratitude and love to VESLA

    who started it all, just by being herself

    This book was written thanks to Terry Ryan, who nagged me into

    doing it, helped me with art work for it, and had the first edition

    published. Thanks Terry!

    Vesla’s Story

    The big Briard attacked violently and with a roar. He went for the little Elkhound at full speed. She stopped moving, stood quite still, and turned her head to one side. Just a few feet away from the Elkhound, the Briard stopped and looked bewildered as if he didn’t know what to do. Then he started to look around for some replacement activity, sniffed a little at the ground, and turned to head back to base.

    The place was my training field. The client was a Briard with dog-to-dog problems. The little Elkhound was my own Vesla, who was thirteen years of age.

    Vesla always knows what to do and she always manages to calm down other dogs, whether they are aggressive, afraid, stressed or just being a nuisance. For eleven years no dog has been able to throw her off her mental balance. She is the image of a survivor, a conflict-solving dog with all the communication skills needed to survive.

    Vesla wasn't always like that. She came to me as a stray dog. We meant to re-home her as she upset my own dogs with her aggressive and violent behavior. She fought, she quarrelled, she was stressed and she was impossible, and I didn't feel the right inclination to start to work with her. But nobody else wanted her, so with a sigh of resignation we kept her and started to try to incorporate her into our family of people and dogs.

    It was a time of trials. I am sure she was the worst dog I have ever had in the house. Gradually, though, things got better. She stopped climbing the curtains. She could go for walks without trying to bite the others all the time. She could relax now and again.

    And then one day I saw to my astonishment that she had actually started to communicate with the other dogs. Their work had started to get through to her! When I discovered that she actually was recovering her dog language, I tried my usual method for training. I praised every step in the right direction, and every time I caught a glimpse of a calming signal, I praised her. She became better and better at communicating. I realized to my surprise that it was possible to reinforce her own language by praising her, and then things happened very quickly. She was now helped by both my dogs and myself. In a very short time she was a miracle of dog language. One year after I got her, she had stopped all her aggressive behavior, and from then until today, twelve years later, she has not once been in trouble with any dog. They just cannot make her lose control.

    The story of Vesla made me realize that it is possible to re-teach lost language to dogs. Since then I have made this teaching a life-style and my main

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