The wee signs of dogs - Turid Rugaas

Turid Rugaas brings her charming and distinctive presentation style to life, enhanced with footage from around the world. She possesses a profound ability to 'read' dogs, unlocking the secrets of their language and urging us to adapt our communication to theirs. This approach helps avoid misunderstandings and strengthens our bond with them. 

Turid illustrates her philosophy using a natural analogy: 

When you watch wolves on a bison hunt, you see the small signals that they are giving each other. They are so small that you would not think it was possible to catch them, but they do... and they know exactly what to do

She highlights a common human error in communicating with dogs: 
 

One of the biggest mistakes we people make is to use these “huge neon letters” when we are talking to dogs... we have to learn to get down to the “talking level of dogs” and talk to them in such a way that they can understand us without getting stressed because we overdo things so much.

 

Her teachings encourage a more nuanced and effective way of interacting with our canine companions.