你可能听过狗叫声或者嗥叫声，但你知道狗摇尾巴是什么意思吗？是在和我们交流吗？狗尾巴向上、向下、左右摇摆，可能是狗告诉我们一些事情的方式。本文介绍狗摇尾巴的意思。
词汇：dogs狗
Weallknowwhatadogmeanswhenitwagsitstail–itmeansthey’rehappy,rightWell,maybenotaccordingtoleadinganimalpsychologistswhoanalysewhatadogmaybeormaynotbefeeling.Theremaybemoreofataleinthemovementsofadog’stailthanmostofusthink.
Mostofusagreethatitwouldprobablymakelifewholeloteasierandfunifdogscouldactuallyconverseratherthanbarkwithus,butsadlytheyhavenotyetevolvedtodevelopthatskill.Therearesomeobvioussignsofwhatyourpoochisthinking.Forexample,growlingcouldshowaggression,scratchingatthedoorcouldmeanacallofnature,androllingontheirbackscouldshowsubmission.
However,intheopinionsofexpertslikeStanleyCoren,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofBritishColombia,yourcaninecompanionmaybetryingtotellyoumuchmorewiththemovementsandpositionoftheirtails.Forexample,abroadwagisafriendlysignandcanmeanthatthedogispleased.
Ifyouseethetaildrooping,itmaybeasignthattheanimalisinastateofstressandanxiety.That’saccordingtoJosieF.Turner,ajournalistspecialisedinanimalwelfare.Thisisespeciallyobviousiftherearewhinescomingfromthem,ortheyaretryingtohide.Itmaybetimetogetthemontheleashandtakethemforthatprecious‘w-word’–walkies.Mostdogownersknownevertosaythatwordinthevicinityoftheirfour-leggedfriend,ortheywillgetoverlyexcitedforcingyoutotakethemout.
Ahorizontaltailwithslightmovementsmaybeasignthatyourcanineisnervousoruncomfortable.Andthemoreamplethemovements,themorenervousyourpoochmaybe.Finally,anerecttailaccompaniedbyaswaggerinthehipsandlotsofmovementisasignthatyourdogisashappyascanbe–andveryalert.However,ifthetailisstraightupintheairwithnomovement,itcouldbeasignthatyourdogisalertandtryingtoexertdominance.
So,thenexttimeyou’regreetedbyadog,makesuretohavealookandseewhattheirtailisdoing.Intheirownway,they’retryingtotellyouifthey’resad,nervousorhappy.Manyofuswouldliketoknowexactlywhatthey’rethinking.Maybeweshouldjustbegratefultheirtailsarewaggingandthey’renotplottingourdemise.
wag摆动converse对话，和……交谈bark狗叫evolve进化pooch狗growl（狗）发出低沉的吼叫scratch（动物）用爪子抓callofnature上厕所submission屈服，顺从caninecompanion狗狗伙伴droop下垂whine发出哀叫walkies（唤狗用语）该去散步了four-leggedfriend四条腿的朋友，狗horizontal水平的ample大量的erect竖直的swagger大摇大摆
1.阅读课文并回答问题。
1.Whatmayanerecttailwithnomovementshow
2.Whymightadogscratchatthedoor
3.TrueorfalseAdog’stailistheonlywaytheycommunicate.
4.Whydoesadogrollover
5.Whydoesadog’staildroop
2.选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1.Wehavesomelovely_______.
converseconversationconversationsconversed
2.Mydogisso-----_______.She’salwaysrollingonherback.
submitsubmissivesubmissionsubmits
3.Canyoutryandstop_______.Iunderstandyou'reupset.
whinewhiningwhineswhined
4.Ithinkyourdogjust_______atme.
growlgrowlinggrowledgrowler
5.Healwaystriestotakeoverand_______themeetings.
dominationdominatingdominatedominated
1.WhatmayanerecttailwithnomovementshowTheyaretryingtoshowdominance.
2.WhymightadogscratchatthedoorSothattheycangotothetoilet.
3.TrueorfalseAdog’stailistheonlywaytheycommunicate.False.Thedogsalsomakenoisesandactionstoshowyouwhattheywant.
4.WhydoesadogrolloverDogsrollovertoshowsubmission.
5.Whydoesadog’staildroopWhentheyarefeelinguncomfortable.