There isn’t a better feeling for a dog owner than knowing its beloved pooch is as happy as it could ever have been. If you have any hesitation on the subject,don’t worry! Smart Dog Lover is here to give you the common telling signs you can look after to certify your doggie is indeed a very happy one. If you check all of the boxes, hooray!! You are doing a pretty good job as a dog carer. If not, this list will give you an idea of the things you can improve or ask for assistance.
Eight Signs Showing Your Dog Is Leading a Happy Life
#1. Watch the body posture the pooch uses during napping time
Watching the sleeping position the dog has can tell you a lot about its emotional state.Experts have been studying dog’s patterns during nap time for years,successfully determining what each position means, and whether it feels safe and secure, at ease at home, on guard or alert, scared, tired, or even cold.
Content dogs are known to sleep laying down to the side with the legs completely stretched out or on its back. If you see your dog is in either position you can rest at ease because the pooch trusts you and feels right at home.
#2. Pay attention to the tail wag
It’s been studied that a happy dog will wag its tail rapidly in a raised position and from side to side. This display should let the dog owner how cheerful the pooch is feeling right at that moment.
#3. The dog is yawning next to you
When the dog is yawning next to you and is not because it is lacking or longing for resting time, it means your pooch feels very comfortable and attached to you! Isn’t that just lovely?
#4. Healthy appetite
A happy dog will display a healthy appetite. If you observe an opposite behavior, keep the fur-baby under close inspection because something must be feeling off.
#5. You get to see smiley faces frequently throughout the day
Isn’t it just the loveliest thing seeing your dog happily smiling at you? Whenever this happens,feel proud of it because it means you are providing a good quality life for the pooch.
#6. The dog is in a good mood
This one is easy to recognize because you will find the dog always trying to play with you, looking for ways to please you and earn all the rewards it might possibly get along the way, by being an exemplary model of good behavior.
#7. The dog isn’t lacking any precious sleeping time
Dogs need more sleep than a human being does, averaging somewhere between 12 to 14 hours of sleep throughout the day. Confirm how happy the dog is by watching and timing the sleeping pattern.