Shoulder-hip slam

The dog first hits his opponent with his shoulder, then rotates his body to hit his opponent with his hip, thus pushing him away.
(Goodman et al. 2002; Capra, 2010)

This female Labrador Retriever reacts to the approach of a Golden Retriever with a shoulder-hip slam.

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In this interaction between two females, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier follows the Pyrenees Shepherd. Having neared her owner, the Shepherd exhibits a frontal attack. The Staffordshire reacts with a shoulder-hip slam, then stops. The Pyrenees Shepherd exhibits anal-genital olfactory explanation; the Staffordshire turns her head, licks her nose, then re-orients in a frontal stance and displaces the Shepherd.

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