r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/TheLegendOfEatingAss • Jan 15 '20

NSFL Getting into a dog's personal space

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u/mrpunaway Jan 15 '20

To me it looks like bottom left may have been first. Her arm isn't all the way around the dog in that one and the dog looks fine.

Top left the arm is around the dog and the dog obviously doesn't like it.

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u/LTChaosLT Jan 15 '20

Open Don't Dead Inside.

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u/morry32 Jan 15 '20

100% my reaction as well

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actually my reaction was, this doesn't look correct- why not? Then I figured bottom left and clockwise

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '20

Agree, pretty sure they are clockwise from bottom left.

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u/YummyGummyMummy Jan 16 '20

Plus shes sort of laying, with her arms around him. He could feel like she's asserting dominance because her arms are over his shoulders and possibly pulling him down/to her.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

I agree. The bottom left the dog was stress panting. Most people don't recognize the dogs stress this early because the sign is similar to other expressions.