Kari Kells Pawfessional Pet Sitting » » dog behavior « Kari Kells Pawfessional Pet Sitting https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:34:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Miss Communication’s Tips For Understanding Dog And Cat Body Language https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2014/miss-communications-tips-for-understanding-dog-and-cat-body-language/ https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2014/miss-communications-tips-for-understanding-dog-and-cat-body-language/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:13:07 +0000 http://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/?p=653 Dogs and cats rely heavily on nonverbal signals to communicate their moods. Their facial expressions, ear position, tail position and movement, and overall body stance convey their intentions. Ideally, we take all of these components into consideration because the same detail can convey different meanings when other details are also considered. For example, dogs wag . . . → Read More: Miss Communication’s Tips For Understanding Dog And Cat Body Language]]> https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2014/miss-communications-tips-for-understanding-dog-and-cat-body-language/feed/ 2 Tell-Tail (And Face) Signs Given By Dogs And Cats https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2012/tell-tail-and-face-signs-given-by-dogs-and-cats/ https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2012/tell-tail-and-face-signs-given-by-dogs-and-cats/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:08:05 +0000 http://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/?p=503 Dogs and cats give us very clear signals about their moods and attitudes. For those of us who interact with them frequently, it’s important to recognize and understand these signals.

Several websites give us excellent graphics to get us started. Below are some of my favorites.

From Jay Padilla’s “Signals” of dog body language on . . . → Read More: Tell-Tail (And Face) Signs Given By Dogs And Cats]]> https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2012/tell-tail-and-face-signs-given-by-dogs-and-cats/feed/ 0 Pretty In Stink: Why Dogs Roll In Stinky Things https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/pretty-in-stink-why-dogs-roll-in-stinky-things/ https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/pretty-in-stink-why-dogs-roll-in-stinky-things/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:59:05 +0000 http://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/?p=411 Nobody knows for certain why dogs roll in stinky (and dead and pooey) things. But many dog lovers know that dogs who roll in yucky stuff seem to enjoy it. Really enjoy it.

There are four main theories about why dogs roll in smelly things. None can be scientifically proven as the true cause of . . . → Read More: Pretty In Stink: Why Dogs Roll In Stinky Things]]> https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/pretty-in-stink-why-dogs-roll-in-stinky-things/feed/ 0 Tongue Fu: Why Do Dogs & Cats Chew, Suck On, And Eat Strange Things? https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/tongue-fu-why-do-dogs-cats-chew-suck-on-and-eat-strange-things/ https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/tongue-fu-why-do-dogs-cats-chew-suck-on-and-eat-strange-things/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:13:03 +0000 http://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/?p=399 Pica (pronounced “PIE-kuh”) is the behavior of eating nonfood materials.

The most common form of pica in cats is wool sucking. The most common form of pica in dogs is coprophagia. In this post I’ll describe strategies for managing the behavior or putting an end to it, as well as theories about some of the . . . → Read More: Tongue Fu: Why Do Dogs & Cats Chew, Suck On, And Eat Strange Things?]]> https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/tongue-fu-why-do-dogs-cats-chew-suck-on-and-eat-strange-things/feed/ 0