FIELD LIBRARY

I told myself I was letting Maui decide. My eyes had already gone left. This field lesson is about what a handler discloses before any cue is given — gaze, breath, weight shift, shoulder, and the tension in the leash hand — and why that half second matters most for fearful, reactive and anxious rescue dogs. It covers three kinds of disclosure every handler is making, an exercise you can film this week, and the difference between hiding your body language and choosing it.

Why does your dog look guilty? Learn how familiar dog body language can be mistaken for guilt — and what breathing, weight, eyes, softness and recovery may tell you instead.