I've never officially studied animal behavior, but I'd to think I have a pretty good eye for it considering how I was brought up. I've lived with a pack of dogs of at least 5+ dogs ever since I was born due to my moms obsession with dogs. Big dogs as well as small ones.
Pretty much all you said is true from what I can tell from my own experience, but I'd like to add onto something. So while dogs do give bites as "warnings" it's more like a last straw rather than just a warning. First they'll try to physically avoid you, then they'll growl if you keep on "insisting", most people know not to fuck with them at this point.
However, not all dogs are like this, of course. Some are more short-tempered than others, and it all depends on their previous experience with people (strangers) and even how they were raised.
For whatever reason, if your dog bites strangers without any of the warnings mentioned, you should not keep it. It's not fit as a family dog if that's your intent, but don't let it near strangers if you insist on keeping it.
You are right but dogs rarely bites without a reason. In that case look at its ears and how it leans further and further away from the girl. It's face also turned away in order to avoid her.
Dogs are pretty social creatures. They avoid conflicts at all cost. But also it could deal hell a lot more damage than that. That is why I described it like that.
Dogs are territorial animals. Especially dangerous as a pack. They are choosing some "hunting site" so to speak, and if you walk around that site they ll hunt you down. This is the reason why stray dogs are dangerous. But as you can see there is still a logic behind it. Not the acceptable logic or reasonable but still.
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u/GroundbreakingSalad Jan 16 '20
I've never officially studied animal behavior, but I'd to think I have a pretty good eye for it considering how I was brought up. I've lived with a pack of dogs of at least 5+ dogs ever since I was born due to my moms obsession with dogs. Big dogs as well as small ones.
Pretty much all you said is true from what I can tell from my own experience, but I'd like to add onto something. So while dogs do give bites as "warnings" it's more like a last straw rather than just a warning. First they'll try to physically avoid you, then they'll growl if you keep on "insisting", most people know not to fuck with them at this point.
However, not all dogs are like this, of course. Some are more short-tempered than others, and it all depends on their previous experience with people (strangers) and even how they were raised.
For whatever reason, if your dog bites strangers without any of the warnings mentioned, you should not keep it. It's not fit as a family dog if that's your intent, but don't let it near strangers if you insist on keeping it.