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Dog play can look alarming if you do not know what you are looking for. The biting. The chasing. The wrestling. The noise. From the outside, it can be genuinely hard to tell what is happening and whether you should step in. But dogs have a sophisticated communication system for exactly this. They use what are known as meta signals. Body language cues that help communicate intent during play. Signals that say, clearly: “This is still play.” A play bow before a chase. A gentle paw placed on another dog. Exaggerated, bouncy movement that looks very different from how a dog moves when they feel genuinely threatened. These signals help keep play safe, readable, and mutually enjoyable. When those signals break down, are ignored, or are not understood, play can begin to shift into something more overwhelming. Swipe through to better understand what your dog may be communicating, what to watch for when interactions change, and why “letting them work it out” is never the answer. Save this one. It is the kind of information worth coming back to.