pick up on other dogs’ body language very quickly. dogs have a few ways of showing their intentions very quickly to another dog.
if the dog’s body language is not consistent, then usually the other dog may get aggressive or just ignore the new dog altogether. dogs understand each other very well. this does not mean that a dog cannot send another dog the wrong signal, it just means that dogs key-in on other dogs much more readily than with humans.
body language would be considered the first language in the dog world. they don’t use words, phrases, or sentences as we do, yet you it’s obvious that they communicate quite clearly 