Shaking off

During an agonistic encounter, rapid rotation of the entire body from one side to the other.
(Shilder, 2004; Schoening, 2006)

This male Bassethound is shaking off after encountering another male dog.

This Pit Bull mix is shaking off.

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This video was filmed during a behavioural evaluation. The Pit Bull is pulling on her leash in an attempt to move closer to the Belgian Malinois who is standing still in a frontal stance. The Pit Bull stares the Malinois in the eyes, her ears folded back. She sniffs the male dog's muzzle; he growls and exhibits an agonistic pucker. The Pit Bull backs away, sits, then moves again. When the male follows her, she backs away slightly and sits, then moves. The male follows her, growls and exhibits an agonistic pucker and displaces the Pit Bull. When the Malinois leaves the interaction, the Pit Bull shakes off.

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When this male Alaskan Malamute enters the training field, a male German Shepherd approaches and exhibits a lateral stance. The Shepherd's ears are folded sideways, his head is held low and and the base of his tail is held horizontally. The Malamute's ears are bent sideways and pinned to the sides of his skull, the base of his tail is held first horizontally then raised; his head is down. When the Malamute sniffs the Shepherd's shoulder, the Shepherd stares at him. The Malamute half closes his eyes, and turns his head slightly. When the Malamute's owner moves away, the dog follows her. When the Shepherd walks behind him, the Malamute lowers his tail, hunches his back, and glances at him twice, exhibiting airplane ears. The Malamute shakes off; the German Shepherd sniffs his perianal area briefly, then walks with an indirect, curving approach and cuts across the other dog's path. The Malamute lowers his head to the ground.

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