The Play Bow

Play Bow. Dogs love to play and they have a wonderful way of asking others if they would like to play called a "play bow." How do Animal Behaviorists describe a "play bow??” When a dog once to play with another dog or a human he approached then bows down to the other dog or human with the front half of his body. (Dogs typically approach new dogs at their sides rather than head on so, if they bow head on to another dog or to a human the bow makes the approach nonaggressive.)
In a play bow, a dog stretches out the front of his body and his front leg go out and forward and flat to the ground, typically up to the dogs “elbows” Lowering the front of his body shows is a submissive gesture. Most dogs leave their hindquarters, (rear ends) up and give a relaxed mouth smile as they “play bow.” They may even wag their tales. All these behaviors combine into to “I am up for fun.” “Let’s play” Sometimes it is a request to “Play war” or “Play wrestle.” Remember the lowered body says it is play not real battle. The dog says “I won’t really hurt you. “I up for fun and I am not going to attack.” In a "play bow”, the dog stretches the front of his body out and down and places his paws our flat and relaxed. Sometimes a dog will actually come up to a dog or human and bow and pat his paws on the ground in an exuberant movement and then step back or look towards the spot in which they want to play or the toy they want you to play with them. Human pet parents can respond their dogs play blow and bound with their dogs by getting down on the ground and imitating the play bow with the front of your body down and patting your hands on the floor a few times. You can even associate with a word like "Play" as you pat so your dog can learn the word play. I both initiate play with my dog Bo by patting my easily flat on the floor or patting them down in front of me on the coffee table. If my dog Bo the wonder dog initiates play with me with a play bow, I say the word "play" and we begin to play.
Watch dogs in a dog park go up to other dogs and give them the play bow and their new friends respond with a play bow and then watch them run off together it is wonderful.

As the national spokesperson for Pup-Peroni, I am studying the similarities and differences between human body language and dog behavior.


One of the wasy you can learn to read your dogs mood is by noticing how he looks when he is happy and playing. Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional
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Videos of The Bachelor Jake and Vienna's body lanuage in their TV interviews and recent photos.

The bachelor, Jake Pavelka, and his fiancee Vienna, insights on their body language - Are they in love? Recent photos show them kissing for the cameras but I notice that she often hold her head up without the typical head tilt and forward face of a women that has just been proposed to. She may be worried about messing up her hair and makeup, but I would like to see both their faces reach out and press together. Look at their lower torso when they kiss. They stay separated.

What exactly do you see from their behavior? Well I see Jake hold her face in one photo to try to get her closer and I notice his finger in the photos where she is wearing a white coat oddly gripping her with just the tips of his fingers. (the showing the ring shot and the one kiss. That is not a grip of love or passion that is a grip to be holding her for the photo. She is all about that ring in the one photos and on Kimmel. But notice in the photo how she holds the hand forward to the cameras and not toward him to include him in. Many newly engaged women hold their hand the way she is but I love to see the hand towards the guy. I do like how she is leaning in to him in the ring photo. Below are links to videos of more of their appearances that they have made,


1. Jimmy Kimmel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj9Onk726oc (Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoH7cgX-KCw (Part 2)
2. GMA: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-11850-Bachelorette-Examiner~y2010m3d2-Watch-Jake-Pavelka-and-Vienna-Girardi-on-Good-Morning-America-New-video-interview
3. Ellen Degeneres: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVDQgyT8xj8
4. Regis & Kelly: http://celebglitz.com/37813/Celebrity-Gossip/jake-and-vienna-on-regis-and-kelly-video.aspx
5. Also, they are always making out in public. We have three or four pics of them kissing passionately for the cameras. Contrived kissing or the real deal?



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Check out "The Bachelor Show" Jake and Vienna's Body Language on Jimmy Kimmel

Check out the Bachelor Show Jake and Vienna's Body Language on Jimmy Kimmel

http://www.thebachelorshow.com/video/jake-and-vienna-jimmy-kimmel

Kimmel. Do you watch in together. legs are crossed toward Kimmel , normal but look at the hand holding the wrist and the closed eyes and pressed lips as he goes to put his arm all the way around her to hide her eyes, She didn’t like having to watch him with other women and she really didn’t like him taking the lime light and trying to control her in that Kimmel interview moment. Though she smiles as he take his hand and arm down she does a pacifying gesture touching her hand to her shoulder to get back to comfort.
Man protecting his woman. His legs are “I am man’ feet placed far apart and and he is up and forward he locks his shoulders in a protective position over Vienna. And he protects himself by holding his hands together .with his fingers interlocked in a log cabin.

I love how she nestles her shoulder into him as she talks about him or their relationship. She goes to comfort for him when Kimmel shows her photos of Jake with his dancing with the stars dance partner.

At 2:26 on the tape as she talks about the woman who yelled Booooo to her out the window look at how her feet show her true lack of comfort with her bad girl rap, The toes and feet curl and twist to touch each other.

The couple goes into similar finger clasping as she asked if she will take her name. She is not comfortable with the long term marriage comments. Her head goes back her voice goes up.


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The New Short Shorts

I looked at a fashion magazine last week. Yes once or twice a year I splurge on a fashion magazine. It is a reward for a week of intense 12 hours days of speaking and writing.

I noticed that super short shorts the flow out like a skirt are the new look.
They show them with suit jackets. Yep, I can just see my next audiences response to me in the new look! I would make a great first impression. Me in those gladiator high heeled sandles that for some reason are still in style and the new short shorts and a jacket. Crazy. Of course if I were 15 it would look amazing!

Check out Patti's new post on dogs and human body language.

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