[Mobilemitter]

Looks like she approached the animal as if it were a small child. Projecting human qualities and emotions over basic animal behavior, not a good idea.
The lady treated the animal as if it were a small child and was ‘thinking’ that the animal would be so relieved and happy about being rescued that a Kodak moment was forthcoming. It was a moment and it did make film, but animals are not human.
Unfortunately her face paid the price for her education.

[R. Scott]

Very probable. Far too many people think of dogs as just different shapped people.
I like dogs and have never met a dog that didn’t like me, from tiny toys through pits up to rotts and mastiffs. I don’t approach them like an old friend. I get down to their level and look beside them, not dead in the eyes – to a dog looking directly in their eyes is a challenge. I talk softly and extend a hand to sniff. After a couple encounters we’re friends.
I even made friends with a neighbor’s badass pit bull guard dog. The owner often let the dog loose on walks. He didn’t like it when his mean dog ran up to me, licked my hand and demanded an ear rub.

[R. Scott]

Very probable. Far too many people think of dogs as just different shapped people.
I like dogs and have never met a dog that didn’t like me, from tiny toys through pits up to rotts and mastiffs. I don’t approach them like an old friend. I get down to their level and look beside them, not dead in the eyes – to a dog looking directly in their eyes is a challenge. I talk softly and extend a hand to sniff. After a couple encounters we’re friends.
I even made friends with a neighbor’s badass pit bull guard dog. The owner often let the dog loose on walks. He didn’t like it when his mean dog ran up to me, licked my hand and demanded an ear rub.

[R. Scott]

Very probable. Far too many people think of dogs as just different shapped people.
I like dogs and have never met a dog that didn’t like me, from tiny toys through pits up to rotts and mastiffs. I don’t approach them like an old friend. I get down to their level and look beside them, not dead in the eyes – to a dog looking directly in their eyes is a challenge. I talk softly and extend a hand to sniff. After a couple encounters we’re friends.
I even made friends with a neighbor’s badass pit bull guard dog. The owner often let the dog loose on walks. He didn’t like it when his mean dog ran up to me, licked my hand and demanded an ear rub.