Have you ever wished your dog could talk?

There are those moments when it feels like your dog is trying so hard to tell you something…

But you just can’t tell what it is.

Well, what if I told you, there is a way to interpret what your dog’s telling you — and no, it’s not through barks or whines.

It turns out, you can “read your dog’s mind” by simply looking at…

Their tail.

Now, you probably know that a “wagging tail” means your dog is happy, and a “tail-between-the-legs” means they’re afraid…

But your dog’s “tail language” goes a little further than just that.

And right now, I want to share an easy way for you to understand your pup’s language.

I call it: The Doggie Decoder.

Don’t worry, there’s nothing to it.

Just take a quick look at your dog’s tail to see if it’s:

Wagging quickly back and forth

This could be a sign that your dog is feeling tense or hostile.

(Yep — a wagging tail doesn’t always mean a happy dog.)

So if your dog’s tail is moving like this, try to calm them down with some gentle petting or by taking them to a quiet place.

And if you see another dog’s tail wagging like this, it’s best to steer clear for a minute until they become more relaxed.

On the other hand, when you see your dog’s tail…

Wagging slowly

… it could mean they’re very focused, and trying to plan their next move.

Your dog might be watching a squirrel, planning their approach, or trying to figure out if a stranger is a threat or not.

And if a strange dog is wagging its tail slowly at you, proceed with caution until they get more comfortable with you.

Now, it’s not just the speed of a dog’s tail that means something — the direction they wag it in is telling sign, too.

For instance, if a dog’s tail is…

Wagging to a certain side

… this could be an indicator of their mood.

See, one clinical study showed that dogs wagged to the right when they were happily approaching their owners…

And wagged to the left when approaching something they were unsure of.1

So if a dog approaches and his or her tail is wagging to the right, it’s more likely that dog is friendly (but always use your best judgment!).

Because while these are great tips, they’re just guidelines — so make sure you’re looking for other signals and cues as well (like baring teeth and growling) to decode a dog’s language.

There you have it, a new tool to interpret “Doggy Language!”

Now you can open up a new window of communication between you and your pup — and feel that much closer to them.

To happy and healthy dog years ahead,
Dr. Gary Richter

P.S. There’s one more “tail wag” I can’t forget — because it’s the best one:

The “Whole Body Wag!”

You probably see this one all the time when you come home — when your dog gets so excited they wag their entire bodies, not just their tail.

Well, that one means exactly what it looks like — uncontrollable joy. :)

3/5 of a person, not 2/3. And 2/3 is far, far better than the South would allow. Just more well-informed, sorry.

How did they get to 3/5 during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention? This population number would then be used to determine the number of seats that the state would have in the United States House of Representatives for the next ten years. The compromise solution was to count three out of every five s***es as a person for this purpose. Its effect was to give the southern states a third more seats in Congress and a third more e*******l v**es than if s***es had been ignored, but fewer than if s***es and free people had been counted equally. No matter what our Declaration of Independence lied about being "created equal."

Of course they’ll walk! They’re democrats, that’s what they do, no shame. God bless the republicans, they just don’t have it in them to get down and dirty like the democrats do, but, I wouldn’t have much respect for them if they were that dirty. But you know, just for once, I would love to see them turn the tide on the democrats and give it back to them in spades. Of course all that would do is cause even more discourse in the country, which would ultimately be bad for everyone, so, I guess it’s good there are some adults in the room.

We would never question a Christian or Jew in this manner, Muslim members of Congress swear an oath to our constitution the same as Christians, Jews and Non Believers do. In the case of the latter it is a solemn confirmation. Below is a list of punishments from the Bible many defy our constitution or law. Would you find it necessary to query every Christian congressman on wether adulterous Americans should be exicuted as is required in their holy text?

Punishments for Sin
20 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him. 3 I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. 4 If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death, 5 I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.

6 “‘I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.

7 “‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 8 Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

9 “‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.

10 “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.

11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

12 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.

13 “‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

14 “‘If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that no wickedness will be among you.

15 “‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you must k**l the animal.

16 “‘If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, k**l both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

17 “‘If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.

18 “‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.

19 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father, for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.

20 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his aunt, he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.

21 “‘If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

22 “‘Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out. 23 You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. 24 But I said to you, “You will possess their land; I will give it to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has set you apart from the nations.

25 “‘You must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean animals and between unclean and clean birds. Do not defile yourselves by any animal or bird or anything that moves along the ground—those that I have set apart as unclean for you. 26 You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.

27 “‘A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. You are to stone them; their blood will be on their own heads.’”