Watch the tails of two dogs while they are greeting each other, and you’ll get an excellent idea of how each dog sees himself or herself compared to the other. Look to see who raises the base of the tail and whose tail gets lowered (the base of their tails is the relevant part, not the tip). In some pairs the differences are extreme, with one dog’s tail held high like a flag and the other dog’s tail submissively tucked under her belly.
