Yawning and lip licking may be an early sign of stress, particularly when accompanied by a tight mouth and often a whining sound. Teeth don't always mean aggression-it is important to consider the whole body and the context to understand what a dog is saying. He usually shows a lowered head, wagging tail, flattened ears, a soft body posture, and soft, squinty eyes along with those teeth. This is also a gesture where a dog shows his front teeth, but a smiling dog is doing just that. Some dogs display a "submissive grin" or "smile". This warning often comes with a tense forehead, hard eyes. The dog may also growl-all very clear warnings to anyone approaching. This is called an "offensive pucker." The muzzle is wrinkled and the corner of the mouth is short and forms a C-shape. Drooling when no food is present can also be a sign of extreme fear or stress.Ī dog displaying a physical warning may wrinkle the top of his muzzle, often next pulling his lips up vertically to display his front teeth. A panting dog who suddenly closes his mouth in response to something in the environment may also be indicating increased stress. The corners of his mouth may be turned upward slightly.Ī fearful or tense dog will generally keep his mouth closed, and may pull his lips back at the corners (also known as a "long lip".) He may also be panting rapidly.
MouthĪ relaxed dog will likely have his mouth open and may be panting, with no facial or mouth tension. When a dog is feeling tense, his eyes may appear rounder than normal, or they may show a lot of white around the outside (sometimes known as a "whale eye".)ĭilated pupils can also be a sign of fear or arousal-these can make the eyes look "glassy," indicating that a dog is feeling threatened, stressed or frightened.Ī relaxed dog will often squint, so that his eyes become almond-shaped with no white showing at all. When looking at dog's eyes, pay attention to the white part of the eye (the sclera), and consider the focus and intensity of the dog's gaze. Staff and volunteers can use this information to interpret what an animal is feeling. These tips focus on seven important aspects of a dog’s body: eyes, ears, mouth, tail, sweat and overall body posture/movement. Puzylo was given a 10 week prison sentence, suspended for two years and must pay £213 costs.Dogs communicate with one another and with us using their own elegant, non-verbal language. He told me: 'I wanted someone to say to me she didn't want to hear from me'." Mr Armstrong added that there was "nothing threatening or violent in his messages" to her and said Puzylo has a "background of mental health" issues. Mr Armstrong said: "Nobody ever told him she didn't want to speak to him. He said Puzylo was also unaware she did not want to speak to him. Gerry Armstrong, defending, said Puzylo was a "lonely man" who lived an "isolated life" and said he was attempting to contact the woman as he wanted "one answer" regarding a question he had.
He has destroyed my confidence and I am no longer the person I was." She added: "I want him to leave me alone, it seems like he's always in the background, lurking unexpectedly." I'm concerned about what he's capable of.I'm always looking over my shoulder. In a victim statement which was read out in court, the woman said: "I don't think that he will ever leave me alone. The court heard that unwanted emails were also sent and that in total there were eight occasions where Puzylo contacted her. The court was told that in May last year, Puzylo sent the woman a letter saying he needed to speak to her and that she should contact him, but a month later after no reply, he rode a bicycle past her County Durham home before he set up a Facebook account and added her. During his offending, the defendant made "repeated and unwanted contact with the victim", including over Facebook and other social media. But after their relationship ended, Puzylo "bombarded her with messages on various platforms". The court heard that Puzylo's former partner was the victim and that the couple had split up in 2013. Read more: Heaton man 'freaked out' and slit cat's throat with razor after breaking its leg He had pleaded guilty to the charge at a previous hearing. Puzylo, of Wingrove Gardens, Newcastle, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court to be sentencing for stalking. The 46-year-old also rode a bike past the woman's home, which left her feeling "concerned at what he's capable of". Martin Puzylo contacted the woman on eight occasions via letter, emails and other messages between May 1 and October 11 last year, despite their relationship ending in 2013. A stalker who bombarded his ex-partner with unwanted messages and cycled past her house left her feeling "scared" and constantly looking over her shoulder.
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