Friends who care about dogs must understand how the Pekingese greets its owner. What does it mean when a Pekingese often wags its tail? Today the editor will teach you a few tricks!

　　When you greet the dog, it will wag its tail, which is the dog’s response to you. The tail is not only part of the dog, but it can also send us signals. The position of the tail is an important indicator of social status and emotional state in the dog world. Tail wagging is a form of expression or language. Obviously, if a dog’s tail is docked, it seems disadvantageous and likely hinders its communication with other animals.

　　What kind of signals does the Pekingese’s tail give? (1) The Pekingese’s tail hair is almost horizontally spread, but not stiff

　　This represents a sign of attention. It can generally be interpreted as “Something interesting might happen.”

　　(2) Vertical and spread out

　　This is one of the alert reactions when the Pekingese encounters strangers or intruders. It can roughly be explained as “Let’s see who’s in charge here!”

　　(3) Tail raised, between horizontal and vertical

　　This is a strong dog, or a dog wanting to assert dominance, and can be interpreted as: “I’m in charge here!”

　　(4) Pekingese dog’s tail raised and slightly curved towards the back

　　This dog wants to say: “I am the best!” This is a confident and dominant dog that feels it has authority.

　　(5) Tail lower than horizontal but held away from the legs, indicating “I’m good!”

　　“All is well!”

　　(6) Tail hanging down close to the right leg

　　The meaning of this action changes with the dog’s body posture. If the hind legs are still upright and the tail gently swings back and forth, it means “I feel uncomfortable” or “I’m a bit depressed.” If the dog’s legs bend slightly inward and the back tilts down a little, it indicates “I feel somewhat insecure,” especially when in unfamiliar situations or environments.

　　(7) Tail tucked between the legs

When a dominant dog or person appears, dogs often show this action. It may mean: “I accept a low status in the group; I will not challenge you.”

　　Wagging the tail is completely a friendly gesture. Sometimes it functions like a human smile. A dog may wag its tail at a person, a cat, a horse, or a mouse. But when alone, a dog will not wag its tail at anything it considers inanimate. When you put food in the dog’s bowl, it will wag its tail to show gratitude, but if a dog enters a room and finds its food bowl full, it will still happily approach to eat, but at most will tremble excitedly and not wag its tail. (Source: PetsZone)