White of the eyes

Frequent, pronounced eye movements make the white of the eyes (the sclera) visible; other signs of fear are present.
(Sternberg, 2005)

In this interaction between three females, the sable mixed breed has approached by an Australian Shepherd and a Golden Retriever. The mixed breed is standing still with ears pinned back, showing the white of her eyes, while the other two dogs sniff her.

This male Cavalier King Charles is unsure what to think about the photographer, and is showing signs of this insecurity, holding his head down and showing the white of his eyes.

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This video was filmed during a behavioural evaluation. The Pit Bull is standing still in a lateral stance, watching the person who is filming her. She blinks, and shows the white of her eyes each time she turns her head. When the woman touches her, she stiffens, closes her eyes, licks her nose, swallows and turns her head away.

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This video was filmed during a behavioural evaluation. The mixed breed male reacts to the doll being moved nearer to him by lowering his head, licking his nose and approaching the doll from a lateral stance. He sniffs her hand, and exhibits greeting behaviours, and when the evaluator moves the doll's hand, the dog closes his eyes, moves away, licks his nose, stares briefly at his leash, then stares the doll in the face, licks her hand, and moves away, with head lowered. He then returns to the doll, and sniffs at her, before glancing at the people in the room, and showing the white of his eyes. He then shifts into a lateral stance in front of the doll, touches her hand and, when the evaluator again moves the doll, moves aside, lowering his head and showing the white of his eyes.

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