Cutting across the path

Crossing the path of another dog, sometimes at a gallop.
(Capra, 2011)

The two females, a mixed breed and a German Shepherd cross, face off with barks and threat displays; the male mixed breed cuts across their path, interposing himself between them.

The female Alaskan Malamute puppy is about to cut across the path of the male Border Collie.

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In this interaction between two females, the Airedale Terrier puppy moves alongside the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, overtaking her and cutting across her path, then stopping in a lateral stance. The Staffordshire lowers her head and continues along the same path, and when the puppy follows her, the Staffordshire raises her head and looks at her.

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