Meeting a dog safely Lesson 22 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 16 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 Before you touch any dog, even a friendly-looking one, ask the owner «May I pat your dog?» and wait for a yes; if there is no owner, do not touch it. 1 Then let the dog come to you: stand a little sideways, keep your hand low and still, and let it sniff you, because sniffing is how a dog says hello. 2 If it stays relaxed and leans in, stroke it gently on the chest or the side of the neck, not on the top of its head, and never hug it or put your face close to its face. 3 If a strange dog runs at you, do not run or scream: «be a tree» — stand still, fold your arms in close, look down at your feet and stay quiet until it loses interest. 6 A girl in Sydney ran up to a dog tied outside a shop and reached over its head; the frightened dog bit her arm, and she needed a doctor. 7 A boy in Dublin ran away screaming from a loose dog; the dog chased him, jumped up and knocked him down, but he was not badly hurt when he finally stood still like a tree. 8 Always ask the owner before you pat a dog, and wait for them to say yes. 9 Never touch a dog that has no owner with it. 10 Let a dog sniff you first; sniffing is how a dog says hello. 11 Many dogs do not like being patted on the top of the head or being hugged. 12 Never disturb a dog that is eating, sleeping, chewing a toy or looking after puppies. 13 Running away from a dog can make it chase you. 14 Staring straight into a strange dog's eyes can feel like a threat to the dog. 17 After a strange dog walks away, move away slowly and tell an adult. 18 Any dog bite that breaks the skin needs washing with soap and water and should be shown to a doctor. 19 Bites from dogs can get infected and often need a doctor. ← previous Reading a dog's body languagenext → Understanding cats↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/22-meeting-a-dog-safely/