[He can feel the dog getting closer and something inside him makes him stop. Oz draws a deep breath and turns to face the approaching dog. While he's outwardly calm, the wolf inside is certain that the other would be the perfect snack... or pack member if he played his cards right. But Oz is the epitome of calm as he squats down and offers a hand out, palm up for the dog to smell. The only sign of the beast is in his eyes, the dominance of the wolf and Oz's struggle to keep him inside tinted with the hope that this doesn't turn into something even more difficult and possibly bloody. It could always go either way with canines, depending on their reaction to him.]