tips on dog behaviour and aggression for school kids to escape from stray dog attack or minimise injury if attack does happen

1. Student Police class – Ottappalam
Avoid rubbing Dogs on the wrong
side
Dr. SREHARI S (MVSc,PhD –LPM)
drsreehari98vet@gmail.com
Courtesy- Mr. MUNEER (CI, Police)

3. staring
growling
wrinkling or lifting an upper lip (sometimes for a split second)
retracting the lips so that teeth are bared
standing on straight legs so that the body shows a high posture
lifting the tail to a position higher than horizontal
freezing up
approach in a straight line (direct approach) unless non-threat signals are given
during approach
barking in a low tone
opening the jaws wide, teeth exposed, while moving the jaws around the face/neck
of the other
the delivery of an inhibited bite

4. ignoring the other
ears held low on the skull and folded back in the neck
ears turned (erect) so that the openings point sideways/outwards
averted gaze and/or head, or otherwise avoiding direct eye contact
bending the legs so that the body assumes a lower posture
licking at the corners of the other animal's mouth
holding the tail in a position lower than horizontal
licking at the air during an approach
lifting a fore paw in a tapping motion at a distance
sitting
freezing up
lifting a hind leg to expose the groin
approach in a curved line (indirect approach)
maintaining or increasing distance from the other
not pursuing/approaching when the other increases the distance
orienting the side or back of the body towards the other
emitting high tones (yelping, squealing, barking in a high tone)
lying on the back
urinating without assuming a normal urinating posture
gestures which are recognized as creating the consensual domain of play in an
interaction
so-called displacement behaviors (e.g., yawning, scratching, sniffing the ground)

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