Public Nudity/The neighbor's dog growling

You smile nervously, never taking your eyes off the angry rottweiler in front of you. He's a big one, almost as big as you are with a glinting chain collar around its neck. You stay low, remembering something you heard about certain animals becoming aggressive if you make yourself look big, but you have know idea if that applies to dogs or not. The dog barks at you, saliva flying from its jowls and the white of its teeth displayed in aggressive fashion.

You maneuver yourself onto your back and hold one hand out straight in front of you, trying to subconsciously tell the hound to stay back. You need to make a decision fast. You decide to...

• Get up and run

• Soothingly tell the dog to calm down

• Command the dog to stand down