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Do y'all not speak dog?
You say your so sorry in an a high pitched whine and then slowly reach out and slowly stroke them, ideally along the side of their muzzle and neck, around the corner of their mouth and neck until they calm down. Then you give them a little extra generic affection to smooth things over
Also animals are very aware of intent, if there is no prior action or agression and it's one-off they understand that
Seriously. Dogs and cats both have a dozen or so basic forms of body language or sounds that can convey basic messages.