Front body depression

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Front body low position as an invitation to play in a young domestic dog

The front body depression is a behavior from the social game of dogs , but is also shown by many other predators . The dog lowers the front body and keeps the front legs, which are strongly angled in the elbow joint, spread sideways. He wags his tail, possibly tilts his head and fixates his counterpart - clearly without threat. The position can be accompanied by barking. The front body depression is a stereotypical behavior and a clear signal to play. It is used to initiate a game or to convey the message that you want to continue playing. The fore body depression cannot be derived from actions in other contexts. After a fore-body depression, a dog often suddenly jumps up and starts running; the position is often shown immediately before or after a game bite.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dorit Feddersen-Petersen: Hundepsychologie. Social behavior and nature. Emotions and individuality. 4th edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 978-3-440-09780-9 , p. 275
  2. ^ Dorit Feddersen-Petersen: Hundepsychologie. Social behavior and nature. Emotions and individuality. 4th edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 978-3-440-09780-9 , p. 281
  3. ↑ Marc Bekoff: Play Signals as Punctuation: the Structure of Social Play in Canids. In: Behavior. 132, 1995, p. 419, doi: 10.1163 / 156853995X00649 .

literature

  • Dorit Feddersen-Petersen: Dog Psychology. Social behavior and nature. Emotions and individuality. 4th edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 978-3-440-09780-9 .
  • Barbara Smuts : Social Behavior among Companion Dogs with an Emphasis on Play. In: Juliane Kaminski, Sarah Marshall-Pescini: The Social Dog: Behavior and Cognition. Elsevier 2014, ISBN 978-0-12-407931-1 .