Frontal attack

The attack begins from a frontal position, with the dog lunging forward, or forward and upwards. The dog may knock down or hug his opponent.
(Capra, 2010)

In this interaction between two males, the Australian Shepherd lunges forward from a frontal stance to attack a rival Border Collie, using the weight of his body to knock the Border Collie off balance.

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The first encounter between this male Jack Russel Terrier, the male Border collie and the female Staffordshire Bull Terrier begins with a confrontation between the two males, who sniff each other's muzzle. The Jack Russel then tries to sniff the anus / genital area of the Border Collie, who responds with raised hackles along his entire back, turning around to avoid olfactory exploration. The Staffordshire moves away, and the Jack Russel increases the intensity of the confrontation, staring directly into the Border Collie's eyes. The Jack Russel shakes off, then once again attempts olfactory exploration insistently before stopping in a frontal stance, staring, licking his nose and showing signs of an imminent frontal attack: a leap forwards and upwards, a hug and a jaw punch. The Staffordshire bitch then intervenes in the interaction, confronting the dogs from a frontal stance and standing tall, then displaying elements of a lateral attack before blocking the Jack Russel and keeping him from nearing the Border Collie again and then crowding him away from the Border.

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The male black Labrador Retriever approaches the male blue merle Border Collie who re-orients into a frontal stance; the two dogs confront each other. The female Golden Retriever swerves away, and the Labrador moves into a back-off posture.The Border Collie bows and launches a frontal attack. The two dogs hug, then growl-bark, and the Border Collie threatens a bite to the head; the two dogs push each other away with paw presses. They then re-orient frontally, and there is a second frontal attack, with open mouth display (gaping) and growl-barking. The Border Collie moves into a lateral stance and T-position; the Labrador is in a frontal stance, and shifts his weight back, then walks slowly, begins to turn around, licks his nose and then begins to move away. The Border Collie follows the Labrador and, when the Labrador turns toward him, seeks support from his owner.

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