Offensive facial display

The facial muscles are tense, ears erect and pointing forward, eyes small and pointed toward the partner in the interaction, mouth held slightly open.
(Fox, 1971; Feddersen-Petersen, 1978)

This female Pit Bull mix is exhibiting an offensive facial display towards another dog during a behavioural evaluation.

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The female Czech Wolf Dog exhibits an offensive facial display while following a male Pastore Maremmano mix. The Wolf Dog displays a tongue flick, hackles raised along the spinal column and a rear approach; the two dogs exhibit olfactory exploration, circling. The male lowers his tail, hunches his back and moves away with a fearful expression. The female Wolf Dog follows him, and when the male quickens his pace, she orients toward his head, with an offensive facial display, and flicks her tongue. The male arches his neck, hunches his back, swerves away and leaves the interaction.

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