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The dog can even sit in different ways, for example have a laid back position with or without a front foot lifted up in the air and with a back leg to the side, which will let the other dog smell its butt and tummy. If the threat gets even stronger it might lie down completely with its tail between its legs, its head turned to the side, and ears pulled back. These signals are ritualized puppy behavior and is very aggression inhibiting. The part that is usually attacked - the back and neck - is hidden, and the biggest means to show threat, the face, is turned away. Tail: I'll put in an illustration here within a reasonable time hopefully. Hackles: When dogs raise their hackles it is always an unconscious gesture, dogs can not control their hackles. Dogs raise their hackles to look bigger and taller, either because they are angry, scared or generally worked up about something. Dogs raise hackles in two different ways. One where the hackles are up just on the front part of the back and neck, the other where the hair is raised down the entire back. Some dogs raise their hackles on the front and back of their back, while the fur rests in the middle. It is looked at as a sign of confidence when the dog only raises the front part of their back, but a full back hackle indicated that the dog is insecure....to continue reading this article please click on here...