We know that a dog wagging his tail means “I am so happy to see you!”.
But did you know that the dog is expressing different feelings depending on which direction the tail is wagging?

This newly discovered feature about dog body language was presented in the study “Asymmetric tail - Wagging responses by dogs to different emotive stimuli” in a issue of Current Biology.
When dogs feel fundamentally positive about something or someone, their tails wag more to the right side of the rumps. When they have negative feelings, their tail wagging is biased to the left.

Pictured below are some dogs playing in Peters Park in Boston. How are they expressing their feelings towards each others?

The dog Jack and his owner in Newton. Does the body language and the direction of the tail-wagging of the dog express the same feeling?

Read more about this phenomenon in the Herald Tribune’s article by Sandra Blakeslee:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/24/healthscience/snmood.php

Here is Bubba visiting our office!
We met Bubba during the Brighton All Dogs Play Group.

Bubba recently moved to Boston. He used to live with another dog, and when they got separated he was feeling very alone. New city, new house… Bubba needed new friends, too! To help Bubba to meet new dogs his owner Elisabeth started a meet up group. Bubba was shy at the beginning, but he became every day more social.

Check the Brighton All Dogs Play Group webpage if you think your dog would like to play with Bubba and his friends!
They usually meet at Brookline Playground (pictured below).

They also organize short trips to amazing beaches and parks around Boston.
Here is a cute pic of Bubba that Liz took at the beach.

Check here to see more pics of the pretty Bubba!