First off. How do you spot the difference of a dog's will to either play or just try to kill you
. Every once and awhile over the past year i walk past a house that normally has their german shepard outside and every occasion it barks at me. But i notice it gallops in a way towards the fence instead of flat out running. Does that mean it would rather want to play or rip my throat out.
Now today for some reason as im walking back home on that same side of the street as the house (I never walk on the same side of their house for obvious reasons) it didnt bark at me. It literally saw me. Walked towards me and paced alongside of me along the fence without making a peep. Did it finally just get used to me? Get friendly if it was otherwise hostile at first? Or sick?
When it doesn't bark, i find it adorable which concerned me today and would love to be able to finally walk past in peace and maybe even in the future play with it.