Standing tall

The dog's body is held erect and appears to be raised, legs straight and stiff; it may seem that the dog is walking on the tips of his toes. The head is up, tail raised or arched over the back, ears pricked up. There may be hackles raised and piloerector reflex visible along the back. This behaviour is used to show an individual's self-perceived superiority, a challenge, or a threat and is also used during courtship.
(Schenkel, 1967; Feddersen-Petersen 1978; Goodman et al., 2002; Capra, 2011)

The Australian Kelpie bitch exhibits standing tall in this encounter with a female Australian Cattledog puppy. The Kelpie has hackles raised and piloerector reflex along entire back to tail.

The male Border Collie displays standing tall in this encounter with a female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

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The female Bernese Mountain Dog walks towards her owner. The young female German Shepherd cross approaches straight on, barking. The Mountain Dog licks her nose and changes her path slightly. The Shepherd cross turns around her, briefly displaying anus-genital olfactory exploration, then increases the intensity of her threat, with a growl-bark, leaping forward with front legs wide open and a threat display. The Bernese Mountain Dog stops and displays standing tall, swallows, licks her nose, tries to make eye contact with her owner, wags her tail and averts her gaze. The Shepherd cross moves away, the Bernese Mountain dog walks with head down. The Shepherd cross displays bite-threatening, a growl-bark, leaping with forelegs wide open, bow in frontal position with front legs wide open and gapes, giving an open-mouthed threat display. The Mountain Dog reacts by stopping and standing tall, staring and growling. The Shepherd cross moves, and the Mountain Dog walks toward her owner.

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