Jazzy Jack Pet Care Services, LLC

10/25/2024

We don't deserve these precious beautiful animals!!

Hearts for Paws rescue saved two dogs, Godric and Sadie, from euthanasia after their family surrendered them. Read about their journey and the search for new loving homes.

10/17/2024

Family, I've had major spine surgery (4th time) and I've taken a step back from MOST of my pet care services.

But I'm still offering Dog Training to the Denver metro area❣️🐾 Ask your questions or schedule a phone consultation right here!

All my love,
Ginger Young, owner of Jazzy Jack Pet Care Services 💕

03/02/2024

I just met this gal this morning while walking Lilu at the creek ~ she has a nonprofit that organizes volunteers to clean up the park! There's a lot to clean up from the homeless folks that stay there and leave all their trash. It's sad to see when the rest of the place is so beautiful. It's our happy place and I'm so excited to share about Mo and what she does! If anyone is interested in volunteering, please reach out to Mo. She'll take great care of you❣️

03/02/2024

This is such incredibly awesome information!!

I shared a post yesterday about body language and someone commented that it's impossible to accurately assess a situation based on a single image. Which is absolutely correct as this image shows! Is Charlie about to rip my face off here? No...but you might be forgiven for thinking he was*!

An understanding of body language is a crucial to increase safety around dogs but it's not the only thing. Equally important are...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗴
What does their normal body language look like? How does their breed or body shape affect how they move or hold their body? For example, a stiff upright tail 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 mean a dog is tense or even aggressive. But some breeds have a naturally erect tail carriage so making an assumption based on their tail alone is likely to be flawed. Some dogs may have naturally wrinkled faces making furrowed brows or muzzles less easy to spot. In order to make an assessment of their emotional state based on their body language we first have to know what 'normal' looks like for that dog.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆
One body part does not a whole story make! We need to look at the 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 dog to make an accurate assessment - their mouth, ears, tail, stance, demeanour. Focusing on one signal to the exclusion of all others may lead us to the wrong conclusion.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
In other words, context. A dog drooling whilst being groomed (for example) is likely to be in a very different emotional place from a dog who is drooling in anticipation of food. A dog might shake off either because they are feeling stressed or simply because they are wet. Context is key!

Can photos be misleading? Yes...because, often, none of the above are reflected in a single, still image which reflects a fraction of a second. So, yes....absolutely learn about body language. But remember it's only one piece of the puzzle and making a judgement based on that alone may not give you the true picture.

* for context, he was eating...😉