Is it bad I don’t like dogs?

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08 Nov 2020, 5:12 am

cyberdad wrote:

I love dogs but my wife has an aversion to them.

I solved this by buying her a cute dog...problem solved

You (generic you) could solve it for me by buying a labrador or collie who's old...

Used to love my mum's old yellow mongrel. She was so calm and never jumped or barked.

She was like a cat except cats don't come up to you doe-eyed for a stroke.

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08 Nov 2020, 5:36 am

I was on a waiting list for a lab for 12 months. Eventually settled for a cute fluffy cavoodle.

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08 Nov 2020, 3:03 pm

cyberdad wrote:

I love dogs but my wife has an aversion to them.

I solved this by buying her a cute dog...problem solved

Some women do love cute dogs & cute cats.

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08 Nov 2020, 3:13 pm

cyberdad wrote:

I was on a waiting list for a lab for 12 months. Eventually settled for a cute fluffy cavoodle.

Idk what that is but all the loveliest dogs in my life have been mongrel. :heart:

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08 Nov 2020, 3:18 pm

KT67 wrote:

Idk what that is but all the loveliest dogs in my life have been mongrel. :heart:

Same here

I'm generally rather a cat person but some mongrels managed to win my heart :heart:

They have... personalities.

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08 Nov 2020, 3:19 pm

I feel mostly distaste for dogs. Besides tending to be labor intensive, noisy, smelly, and obtrusive they generally appear to like all humans--which I consider to be a sign of poor taste. I don't wish ill on them, I just wish them elsewhere.

Cats, on the other paw, are selective about who they like. When I get a cat to like me I feel a sense of accomplishment!

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08 Nov 2020, 6:37 pm

KT67 wrote:

I hate them.

I have a severe phobia and think they hate me.

My cousin thinks it's funny. She lets her dog leap on me and almost knock me over.

I would never hurt them.

I don't trust them not to hurt me though.

To me, it's like having a pet lion. Bad idea.

I'm ok with cats cos they only severely attack/kill non-humans (and babies).

I knew a woman online 1ce who had a phobia of dogs & her husband had a dog when they started dating. She grew to like, love, & trust that dog but only that specific dog. When the woman & her guy got married she said they would never get another dog after that one died. However not too long after that dog did die, they were offered a puppy by a fried who's dog had a litter or the friend adopted a pregnant stray(I don't remember) & the woman agreed that they could get the pup cuz her kid & husband really wanted another dog but she told her husband that he had to give the pup obedience training. The woman grew to like, love, & trust that dog but she was still afraid of other dogs & did not like them around her. She still required friends & family to pick their dogs up when she came over.

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08 Nov 2020, 7:56 pm

In the dog world mongrels are a like genetic lottery, you never know what you end up with but love them just the same.

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08 Nov 2020, 7:57 pm

nick007 wrote:

cyberdad wrote:

I love dogs but my wife has an aversion to them.

I solved this by buying her a cute dog...problem solved

Some women do love cute dogs & cute cats.

Our pooch is clever, he "hams it up" for my wife and gets treats :lol:

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09 Nov 2020, 3:41 am

AuroraBorealisGazer wrote:

A lot of dog actions bother my sensory sensitivities. The barking startles me and hurts my head, they tend to lick or slobber which bothers my skin, they often have an unappealing odor, and they invade person space often. So I like to see dogs just not be super close to them. There are some exceptions. I know a few dogs who are very well behaved, and I feel comfortable around them.

I think you've nailed it. Especially for small children with sensory sensitivities, a dog can be a far-too-large hairy undirected cannonball with blunt claws, making loud, sharp, unexpected noises, dripping organic fluids, smelling bad, and absolutely determined to get you (including, in larger untrained dogs, knocking you down and stepping all over you). Even as an adult, a large dog moving at speed can skittle you or cause minor abrasions purely through unbridled enthusiasm, or bark like they're trying to bring the building down.

It can help to read up on dog psychology and body language, to firmly take charge of interactions with dogs, and to initially interact with dogs which are slow-moving and rarely make noise (older, well-socialized dogs, generally). When dogs are something of an open book, they can be less intimidating and unpredictable.

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