Dogs · Behaviour
Dog Behaviour Explained
Dogs communicate constantly — through posture, habits, and everyday actions. These guides explain the most common behaviours owners search for, organized by what they usually mean.
What’s Your Dog Doing?
Tap a behaviour for a fast, sourced answer.
BarkingBitingsoonChewingsoonDiggingFollowing MeLickingJumpingsoonPulling on LeashsoonWhiningsoonShakingStaringLeaning on MeEating GrassChasingsoonHidingsoonGrowlingsoonBeggingsoonPawingsoonZoomies
Affection & Closeness
The following, leaning, licking and staring habits most dogs show a trusted person.
Why Does My Dog Follow Me Everywhere?Usually normal attachment and learned habit, not a sign of a problem — here's when it's worth a closer look.Why Does My Dog Follow Me to the Bathroom?Usually just ordinary attachment and curiosity playing out behind a closed door, not a behaviour problem.Why Does My Dog Lick Me?A normal, multi-purpose way dogs communicate and explore the world, though excessive licking is worth a second look.Why Does My Dog Lean on Me?Usually a comfortable, affectionate habit — but the same lean can also mean a dog is looking for reassurance.Why Does My Dog Stare at Me?Usually anticipation, a request, or bonding — but a hard, fixed stare is a different signal worth respecting.
Instinctive Habits
Everyday behaviours rooted in a dog's biology and evolutionary history.
Energy & Stress Signals
Bursts of energy and physical signals worth learning to read correctly.
Why Does My Dog Get the Zoomies?Short bursts of energy release that vets consider a normal, mostly joyful part of being a dog.Why Does My Dog Shake?Ranges from harmless excitement to medical causes that need a vet — context and duration matter more than the shaking itself.Why Does My Dog Bark at Nothing?Often barking at something real you simply can't detect, though it's occasionally a clue worth flagging in senior dogs.