First there comes the wagging of tails, then the bark, then the replying back, then the turning of one round the other, then the show of teeth, then the roaring and then comes the commencement of the fight.
लाडूलचालनं क्ष्वेडा प्रतिवाचो विवर्तनम्। दन्तदर्शनमारावस्ततो युद्धं प्रवर्तते॥