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TikTokker Lilly Flores shared a video of her dog completely freaked out by the Halloween decorations she has in her yard. At first, I thought, “this can’t be real,” but…

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TikTokker Lilly Flores shared a video of her dog completely freaked out by the Halloween decorations she has in her yard. At first, I thought, "this can't be real," but watch to the end and you'll believe!

Following the video, read about why this beautiful Labrador reacted this way and how we can understand our own pets better by learning their body language.

Not a statue!

Why is he like this?

According to Newsweek:

Dog Trainer at Pup Talk and author of STOP Walking Your Dog Niki French told Newsweek: "I think this dog is completely shut down with fear. Some dogs are really scared of things that are new or novel. And all those 'cats' with bright staring eyes in his front garden are definitely novel. Halloween can be a real challenge for some dogs."

How can we tell what a dog is thinking?

French explains [to Newsweek] that you can tell how Maverick feels about the decorations thanks to his body language: "His body is stiff and low, his head is held low and his tail is stiff. He's really 'stuck' and from the family's reaction, they haven't asked him to stay or wait. When the guy goes to him there's a nervous tail wag as he looks to him for reassurance and he's able to move again."

Reactions

He looks like u PAUSED him 😂😂

😂😂 he wins, he wins the mannequin challenge!!!!!

needs the "nobody's gonna know" sound. he's blending in

At first I was afraid, I was petrified 😂

One false move and the cats have his tongue 😂

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