Animal Behaviors

Animal Types

• Small Domestic (dog)
• Large Domestic (horse)
• Exotic (reptiles)

Small Domestic

DOG BEHAVIORS/SIGNS

• Anxiety (wet dog shack when not wet)
• Anxious (Hide, tail between legs)

DOG BEHAVIORS/SIGNS

• Intrested (ears foward, tail high may or may not be wagging)
• Happy (relaxed muscles, play bow)

DOG BEHAVIORS/SIGNS

• imminent bite (dog freezes, showing teeth)
• aggression (guarding, snarl, snap and miss)

large domestic

HORSE BEHAVIORS/ SIGNS

• afraid / anxious (head and neck held high, can't stand still, and quivering or trembling)
• alert / focused (ears pionted in one direction, elevated tail, head and neck held up)

HORSE BEHAVIORS/ SIGNS

• Happy (soft look in the eyes, lower head , muscles are relaxed)
• relaxed (eyes closed or partially closed)

HORSE BEHAVIORS/ SIGNS

• annoyed (may pin their ears, grind teeth, stiffness of the body, toss head)
• aggression/dominance (curl upper lib, swing hind end twords whoevere he's trying to control)

Exotic

caring for reptiles

• THREE C'S (cool, calm, collected)
• be confident
• RESPECT
• wash hands

caring for reptiles

• BREAK THE HUNT
• NEVER grab by the tail
• avoid head restraint
• LOADED GUN THEORY

caring for reptiles

• buy captive animals
• support the animal's body
• limit out of cage time
• EDUCATE YOURSELF