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by capableweb 1152 days ago
I think it's very hard to objectively measure and give it a concrete number, but anyone who have kept a pet (dog, cat, parrot, pig or otherwise) can usually tell if their companion is happy or not, as they have bunch of signals they give us throughout their lives. With dogs, you can usually tell by the ears if they're curious or defensive, while the tail tells you if they're happy.
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> the tail tells you if they're happy.

I like some of the other tail signals.

Pointing - ‘there is something in that hedge.’

Confidence wag - ‘I’m going to win this coming fight.’

Scared/ashamed tuck - ‘I’m sorry.’

Zoomies tail tuck - ‘look how fast I can corner.’