Back-off posture

Complex Behaviour: the dog is in a frontal or lateral stance, head held high, front legs parallel but hind legs held apart.
(Capra, 2010)

The female Czech Wolf Dog exhibits an agonistic pucker and a back-off posture in a lateral stance, tail down and ears bent down to the sides. The male Malamute mix exhibits an offensive facial display and lowers his hindquarters.

The female Australian Kelpie exhibits a back-off posture, with an agonistic pucker. Her ears are held lowered and flattened to the sides (like airplane wings), tail down. The male Pointer mix is in a frontal stance and exhibits an offensive facial display and reduces social distances.

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The male Belgian Malinois Shepherd approaches the white and orange mixed breed female from the rear. She reacts by swerving to the side and lowering her tail. The Malinois glances at the black mixed breed male, who licks his nose, swerves and moves away. The mixed breed female exhibits a fearful-offensive posture, and when the Malinois approaches and attempts olfactory exploration, she swerves, orienting towards the male dog's head and exhibiting a back-off posture. The male dog wags his tail and sniffs her muzzle; she then bows, swerves away and leaves the interaction.

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The male Maremmano x German Shepherd cross exhibits a back-off posture at the end of a confrontation with the female Malamute. When she passes in front of him, he exhibits an agonistic pucker and growls. The male dog follows the female, who lowers her tail, hunches her back and moves away.

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The male German Shepherd approaches the female Dobermann from the rear. She shifts her hindquarters away from him and, when he again attempts a rear approach, orients in a frontal stance, hardening her eye and facing off with him. The German Shepherd reacts by adopting a back-off posture.

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