AnimalWise Training

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀.

Give your new team members the skills, support, and confidence to succeed.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 — 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 https://animalwisetraining.com.au/why-new-hires-are-at-greater-risk-of-dog-bite-injury-especially-in-the-animal-care-industry/

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 & 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀: https://animalwisetraining.com.au/cat-and-dog-body-language-courses/

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Many dog-related incidents are not the result of inherently “aggressive” dogs, but rather a combination of:
• missed early warning signals
• rising arousal levels during interactions
• delayed or absent human intervention
• mismatches between dogs’ social preferences

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗴-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀
https://animalwisetraining.com.au/preventing-dog-related-incidents-the-role-of-community-education-in-council-areas/

🐾 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 - 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲!

When people get bitten, it’s rarely “out of the blue.”

This fast-tracked behaviour course focuses on recognising risk early — before situations escalate with dogs or cats.

With only a few places remaining, registrations will close once the session is full.

📅 Wednesday 20 May
⏰ 9am–12:30pm
💻 Online (Zoom)

🔗 Book now: https://learn.animalwisetraining.com.au/products/courses/fast-tracked-behaviour-course-20th-may-2026

📧 [email protected]

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

We believe that training only works if it can be applied in real-world situations.

So our focus is on helping teams recognise risk earlier in animal interactions, read body language more clearly, and feel more confident in the decisions they’re making day to day.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: 🌐 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂/
📧 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲@𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗴-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀

As explored in previous articles, understanding dog behaviour and the environments in which dogs interact are both critical components of managing risk in shared public spaces.

Many dog-related incidents are not the result of inherently “aggressive” dogs, but rather a combination of:
• missed early warning signals
• rising arousal levels during interactions
• delayed or absent human intervention
• mismatches between dogs’ social preferences

While environment and design matter, outcomes in shared dog spaces are ultimately shaped by human decision-making.

This post explores where risk actually sits, the limits of infrastructure and signage, and why community education is a critical — and often underutilised — component in preventing incidents.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂/𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗱𝗼𝗴-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗶𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹-𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀/

This is a great visual from ABC Dogs NZ — it captures something we see often in practice, but don’t always recognise early enough.

Reactivity — barking, lunging, growling — rarely appears “out of nowhere”.
It is usually the final stage of a process that has been building well before the behaviour becomes obvious.

What sits underneath is often less visible:

frustration when access is restricted
confusion or lack of clarity
repeated exposure without the skills to cope
increasing arousal that hasn’t had an opportunity to settle

By the time we see the overt response, we are no longer looking at the cause — we are looking at the outcome.

From a behaviour and safety perspective, this is why early recognition matters.

Subtle signs of tension, frustration, and rising arousal are not insignificant — they are the first indicators that a dog is moving away from a state where they can respond calmly and predictably.

Intervening earlier in that sequence is where the greatest impact sits.

Not once the behaviour escalates.
But when the build-up begins.

There IS a missing link here ➡️Frustration

Yet we’re still so laser focused on the actual reaction.
The barks, the lunges, the spins.
The behaviour that makes us wish the earth would just open and swallow us up when others are around.

Frustrated dogs can tumble into reacting very, very quickly.
Frustration IS a major driver of unwanted behaviour.

Imagine it for a minute.

You want to get somewhere and you’re prevented.
You want to get closer to something interesting, but can’t.
You’re trying to have some fun, and you’re stopped.

Look, I do get it.
Some dogs are an absolute challenge, especially reactive dogs.

But what if that frustration is the actual starting point?

Can you trust them more in certain areas?
Give them more choice and agency?

Frustration is often reduced by giving them more appropriate choices.
Yet we hold on tighter because we feel we have to.

Living with a reactive dog can be scary.
So we add safety. We add rules.
But are we taking away too much and causing more of what tips them into reacting?

What if that behaviour is, at least in part, shaped by how much control we’re actually trying to grasp onto?

𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: “I𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲.”

But containment does not replace supervision.

In many fenced off-leash areas, a common pattern can emerge:
• attention shifts away from active monitoring
• conversations or distractions take over
• there is an assumption that dogs will “work it out”

At the same time, dogs are navigating complex, high-arousal interactions with unfamiliar animals.

This combination — high interaction with reduced supervision — is where risk can begin to increase.

Better outcomes do not come from space alone, they come from how that space is used.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀: 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀, 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀

𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂/𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵-𝗱𝗼𝗴-𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀-𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲-𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀-𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀-𝗳𝗼𝗿-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀/

𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗻, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘆.

But in practice, they don’t always work that way.

Across many councils, these spaces are used by a relatively small portion of the dog-owning community. At the same time, they can concentrate dogs with different temperaments, play styles and levels of training into one enclosed area — often with limited supervision.

That combination can create environments where arousal builds quickly and interactions become increasingly difficult to manage — leading many dogs and handlers to disengage from these spaces entirely.

This isn’t about whether fenced off-leash areas are “good” or “bad”.

It’s about understanding:
• how they’re actually being used — and by whom
• which dogs and handlers they are best suited to
• where the risks tend to emerge
• and how planning and education can improve outcomes

A more balanced approach — including a mix of on- and off-leash options, thoughtful design, and community education — is more likely to support both safety and welfare.

If you’re involved in planning, managing or working within these spaces, these are important considerations.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀, 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀: 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀, 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀

🌐 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂/𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵-𝗱𝗼𝗴-𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀-𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲-𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀-𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀-𝗳𝗼𝗿-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀/

🐾 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀.

You’ll learn how to:
✅ Read and interpret canine & feline body language
✅ Use a risk framework for behaviour assessment
✅ Spot pre-bite warning signals before it’s too late

📅 Wednesday 20 May 2026
🕘 9am – 12:30pm
💻 Online via Zoom
💲 $350 pp (ex. GST)

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 — 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂/𝗰𝗮𝘁-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗱𝗼𝗴-𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆-𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀/

𝗢𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 📧 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲@𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀.

It utilises a traffic light analogy to illustrate the relationship between a cat’s arousal level and the potential for aggression.

As arousal level increases, so too does the risk to handlers.

What may appear as mild, manageable behaviour can quickly escalate into high arousal, flight, freeze, or fight if early signs are missed.

Cats move up and down the Emotions Escalator quickly — especially in unfamiliar or stressful settings.

Checking in moment-to-moment enables early response, helping prevent escalation and reducing the need for more intensive handling.

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗔 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀
https://animalwisetraining.com.au/decoding-cat-body-language-a-safety-guide-for-animal-professionals/