Yelps & Screams - Pain, fear or submission. Growls - Threat, warning for aggression, & play. Clacking, Teeth Chattering, or Snapping - Defensive warning, excitement, play. Barks Obedience Excitement Territoriality/Warning Frustration Play Howls - before hunt “Pep-Up” Make Contact from a Distance Territorial Claim Communal Vocal Display This underestimates the variety (ex. sigh) & variations in intensity of the vocalizations. Breed is also a factor. Olfactory General Comments Use (chemical substances secreted by animals that have pheromones communication value). Glands Involved: or Sacs Anal, Perianal, Circumanal or Inter-digital Paw or tail Caudal (corners of the mouth) Perioral These glands (& urine) contain pheromones. Also have other glands, including: - long lasting oily secretions. Sebaceous - shorter lived water secretions. Sudoriferous - sweat glands on the feet. Eccrine - more widely distributed. Apocrine Marking - Can probably tell: Who (individual & species) When How often Gender (& intact or neutered/spayed) How close to estrous (if intact female) Age What they have been eating (for feces) And ?? Rolling Many K9’s will roll in (or urinate/defecate upon) strong smelling substances. The rolling may: Decrease novelty of the substance through (decreased habituation responding as a result of repeated presentation of a stimulus).
Yelps & Screams - Pain, fear or submission. Growls - Threat, warning for aggression, & play. Clacking, Teeth Chattering, or Snapping - Defensive warning, excitement, play. Barks Obedience Excitement Territoriality/Warning Frustration Play Howls “Pep-Up” - before hunt Make Contact from a Distance Territorial Claim Communal Vocal Display This underestimates the variety (ex. sigh) & variations in intensity of the vocalizations. Breed is also a factor. Olfactory General Comments Use pheromones (chemical substances secreted by animals that have communication value). Glands Involved: Anal, Perianal, or Circumanal Sacs Inter-digital or Paw Caudal or tail Perioral (corners of the mouth) These glands (& urine) contain pheromones. Also have other glands, including: Sebaceous - long lasting oily secretions. Sudoriferous - shorter lived water secretions. Eccrine - sweat glands on the feet. Apocrine - more widely distributed. Marking - Can probably tell: Who (individual & species) When How often Gender (& intact or neutered/spayed) How close to estrous (if intact female) Age What they have been eating (for feces) And ?? Rolling Many K9’s will roll in (or urinate/defecate upon) strong smelling substances. The rolling may: Decrease novelty of the substance through habituation (decreased responding as a result of repeated presentation of a stimulus).
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