I love my dogs, they are part of my family. They are tremendously well trained and obedient. They are socially well adjusted and behave properly when out in public.

And i still don't take them everywhere i go, or to friends or families' houses. Why? Not everyone is as taken by them as I am. Not everyone is comfortable around dogs. Some people are actually frightened of strange dogs. I respect that and don't force people to interact with them.

I usually don't like being around dogs in public as most are poorly trained, if at all, and few owners actually can control their animals. Why should I have to sit next to some idiot's dog in the confines of a goddamn airplane which has ZERO obedience training and whose owner couldn't control or stop the dog if something happened?

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Posted by TheCaterpillar

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 6/5/17 at 3:53 pm to TheCurmudgeon

So dogs make you nervous?

That's all you had to say. That's a fair reason.

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Posted by CCTider

Member since Dec 2014

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Posted on 6/5/17 at 3:57 pm to TheCurmudgeon

quote:
I love my dogs, they are part of my family. They are tremendously well trained and obedient. They are socially well adjusted and behave properly when out in public.

And i still don't take them everywhere i go, or to friends or families' houses. Why? Not everyone is as taken by them as I am. Not everyone is comfortable around dogs. Some people are actually frightened of strange dogs. I respect that and don't force people to interact with them.

When mine was a puppy, I'd bring it everywhere. I wanted to socialize her to where no human behavior scared her. And as you know, fear is usually why dogs attack. Anywhere they were allowed, I brought her. And it worked incredibly well. But now that she's older, it's exactly as you say. People don't always want to be around dogs.

This post was edited on 6/5/17 at 3:59 pm

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