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Please keep this & look over it occasionally.

(1) A dog approaching another dog in a hostile spirit. He walks upright & remarkably stiffly; the tail quite erect & rigid; the hair bristles along the neck & back; the ears are erected & are directed forwards, so are the widely opened eyes with a fixed stare. The lips slightly tucked up, but not exposing the canines. (When the dog grapples in battle with his enemy his expression quite changes (see No 3.))

(2) The same dog (therefore marked in th same manner) when much pleased at meeting his master. Every attitude & gesture are now in complete opposition to those under (1) & it is my object to shew this.

 

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The body of the dog, instead of being stiff & upright, now sinks down & is thrown into flexuous curves; the head is lowered, as is the tail completely, & wagged from side to side, Hair smooth. Ears are drawn back & fall down. Lips hang loosely. From the falling & drawing back of the ears, the eyelids become somewhat elongated, & the eyes no longer appear round & staring.

(3) The head alone of a savage (not one in play) dog actually beginning to fight; the lips are drawn from the teeth & are much tucked up over the canines. Ears much drawn back & pressed close to the head. This makes the eyelids appear elongated. (I do not care so much