The Sighthound Guy · K9 Exclusive Walks, Wembley NW London

Sighthound Body LanguageDecoded

A 5-module online course that teaches you to read what your sighthound is actually saying, in a dialect most dog owners and plenty of trainers get wrong.

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Why This Exists

Your sighthound is talking constantly. Most owners are not listening.

Generic dog body language guides are written for generic dogs. Sighthounds break the rules: a tucked tail is often just conformation, a dog flat on its side with eyes open may be fast asleep, chattering teeth can mean joy, and the stillness that looks like calm can be the last second before a 40mph launch.

This course teaches the sighthound dialect properly: the calm states and what they really look like, the stress signals that get missed, the arousal ladder that ends in a chase, and how to read it all live, in real time, on real walks. Once you can hear the conversation, everything about owning this breed gets easier.

The Course

Five modules. Everything in order.

Baseline first, then stress, then arousal, then live reading. Each layer builds on knowing the one below it.

Module 1

Why Sighthounds Speak a Different Dialect

Why generic body language rules mislead sighthound owners: conformation quirks, racing history, and how to observe like a professional.

Module 2

The Calm States

The relaxed sighthound catalogue: roaching, flat-side sleeping, nitting, happy chattering, and the difference between true calm and shut-down.

Module 3

Stress and Appeasement Signals

The stress vocabulary: displacement and appeasement signals, the freeze, whale eye, and the escalation ladder every bite is preceded by.

Module 4

Arousal and Prey Focus

The arousal ladder in detail: excitement vs stress arousal, zoomies, and the prey sequence signals every sighthound owner must know by heart.

Module 5

Reading in Real Time

Live reading drills, the response playbook for each state, reading unfamiliar dogs fast, and turning observation into a lifelong conversation.

Is This Course Right for You

This course is for you if...

You own or foster a sighthound, lurcher or whippet and want to understand it properly
You have been confused by behaviour that no generic dog guide explains
You want to catch stress and arousal early, before it becomes an incident
You share your dog with family members who need to read it safely, including children
You want the observation skills that every other training goal depends on

This course is not for you if

You want obedience commands - this course is about reading, not cueing
You are dealing with serious aggression right now - get in-person professional help first
You believe body language is guesswork rather than observable, learnable signal
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Learn to hear what your dog is saying

Five modules that turn you into the person your sighthound has been trying to talk to all along.

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