“His dog displayed absolutely no body language that signified any intent to bite and I felt completely calm walking by it”
You clearly seem to read a dog’s intent, so good for you. Excuse those of us who are needlessly scared when encountering a 60+ pound dog going barking mad and running at us.
“... and “Good dog!” was totally deserved because that dog’s job is to guard that man’s house and his belongings.”
It is your business if you delegate that duty to a dog.
“But no, his dog is nothing like *my* dog which is why my dog is put in another room prior to having anyone unfamiliar come in.
My dog is far from ‘all bark, no bite’.
I feel sorry for you.”
No, I feel sorry for you. It looks like your dog has severe issues and might be a hazard. Don’t let it go out and maul others.
“It must be living Hell to have to exist in a world full of “rampaging canines.”
I can’t imagine being that scared all the time.”
Scared is not the word I would use. I am rather alert about potential menacing dogs/breeds that have genetic predisposition towards mauling.
Have a good day.
Do you realize how your choice of descriptors reveals more about you than about the dogs? A “barking” dog becomes a “mad” dog or a “mauling” dog?
You really need to deal with your cynophobia.
Did Mommy not let you have anything bigger than a chihuahua growing up, because she was frightened of anything larger? Did you yank on Fido’s tail and blame him when he bit you in retaliation?
Did you trespass in someone else’s yard and blame their dog for biting you?
By the way, reading a dog’s intent isn’t rocket science. People hide their intentions. Dogs broadcast theirs clearly. If you are capable of accurately reading human emotions and intent, you are capable of accurately reading dog emotions and intent. You are CHOOSING not to read them properly because of your FEAR.
Your “dog-emotion reader” is clearly broken. Maybe your parents never trained you to read dogs correctly. Maybe criminal activities in your youth distorted your understanding of dogs.
Regardless of the reason, do some reading on understanding dogs, and spend some time with normal dogs. Perhaps get professional help for your cynophobia.
LOL!
“Severe issues”?
Try intensive, effective training, instead.
He has a job.
His job is to protect me.
He does his job incredibly well.
“might be a hazard. Don’t let it go out and maul others.”
ROFLMAO!
Yeah..okay...unless some punk begs for it, I won’t.