What's knownas "checkingin" isalso a positivesign: whenyou'reouton a walkorcheckingout a newplace, doesyourdogkeeplookingbackatyou, asifthey'relookingfordirectionoraffirmation?
Ontheflipsideofthecoin, a hamster's distasteforsomeonecanbeseenwhentheygrimaceas a humanapproaches, orraisetheirpawsintheair - anindicatorthatthey'reabouttothrowdownhard.