Articles about American Pit Bull Terrier
In submission the neck is turned downwards. At the same time the head id heightened some, so that the dogs neck and nose forms a straight line with the back. When the neck is proudly held up and back and the nose turned downwards, so that the dogs neck and head forms an arch, it shows that the dog is selfconfident. Also something must be pointed out about agonistic behavior. It isn't necessarily the case that a dog that uses a lot of submissive/conflictsupressing signals is a nervous, uncertain, weak, submissive or cowardice dog. On the contrary, it demands a lot of courage to dare to fix potential conflicts. On the other hand isn't it automatically the dog that makes itself big and tough is a dominant or strong dog either. It is just as likely that it is a show to mask a weaker foundational temperament. Real dominant dogs are not the ones who get in trouble with other dogs or the ones that lash out on the leash. Really dominant dogs don't have to prove themselves or anything else. Because they have the natural authority that makes them able to completely control other with just a glance, or just standing there motionless.
