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Originally Posted by Dashdog
People often think there is no warning signs but that is only because we are not that great at reading body language. There are always signs and they can differ based on if you have fear aggression or a dominant aggresion, changes in pupil size, ear position, tail position, body leaning forward,body stiffness, corner of lips moved just a tad, dog standing on its toes the list goes on but one of the biggest aggressive things a dog does which most people just seem to miss or not understand is staring as direct eye contact is a major aggressive move to a dog. The reactive dogs always gets blamed while in truth it is often the other dog staring at them that started the whole thing. That is why owners need to pay attention to their dogs when they are out with other dogs as too many people let them stare then get pissed when another dog reacts in a more noticeable display of aggression. But trust me we will never be able to match the dogs skill at reading body language so the signs are there we just miss them.
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this is so so so true...... dave is showing some fear aggression when he is leashed..... and i see a number of these signs..... the only one i don't see is the lip movement, because when we are doing our morning walks in the park, i let them go and sniff where they want within limits of their leashes..... but i bet if i could see his face, i'd see the lip movement too......
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