Calming Signals

The full title is On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by trainer and behaviorist Turid Rugaas.

"The vacuum cleaner makes this dog feel threatened. She lies down in order to indicate her discomfort at being in this situation." Uh, right. If a dog is uncomfortable it's going to lie down and rest.

"Scratching is often the dog's way of showing stress." Couldn't be 'cause it has an itch.

Other signals a dog is feeling emotionally stressed and threatened and is trying to calm itself or another down include panting, yawning and licking their own muzzle.

Give me a break.