Aggression

Watch through the videos below before watching the last video which is your module teaching session.

Jot down your observations and after put an analysis of what you think these dogs are feeling individually and what is causing the behaviours.

All the weaponry on show

Some Stress Signals:

  • yawning

  • licking nose

  • air licking

  • panting

  • avoidance

  • whale eye

  • eyes moving side to side

  • head and eyes moving to side

  • picking up feet slowly

  • raising leg

  • tucking tail

  • tense tail

  • tense mouth

  • shaking of the body


A comparison of GSDs at a play date

Spot the differences

Exercise:

Watch this through with my guidance below and take notes

How can you tell which is play and which is a more serious fight?


Watch the below and jot down observations:

Can you tell what the reason for the body language is in the first half of the video which becomes apparent in the second half…

Can you tell the story.


Continue watching the videos below

noting your observations before making analysis

Spot the difference

Continue to make your observations below

What would you observe about the relationship between these two?

What level of intensity are these interactions?

What does the dogs body language tell you about this unusual situation?