Holiday Stress????

Are you feeling a little holiday stress? Dogs also feel stress and can exhibit a multitude of signs. Do you know that dogs can have sweaty paws? Some other signs of stress are the following:

• yawning
• teeth chattering
• lip licking
• will not play with toys or eat
• excessive drooling
• stretching
• excessive shedding
• whining
• cheek puffing
• shallow or fast breathing
• dog freezes, closes the mouth, stillness
• tucked or low tail

Watch your dog's behavior and see how many of the items above you can see as they are exposed to things in their environment. Dogs tell us a great deal and it is up to us to watch and understand their unique language. I think that in many cases, they have learned to read our behavior much better than we read theirs.