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Originally Posted by Dogghound  To me if your scared of a dog because its big you need to check yourself out. Owners are to blame, but also some of them species can be abit wild if they are owned by a clown who has no control. My dog is large totally harmless it amazes me how many people fear it, its hardly a wolf, i do actually find it immature at times. |
Hold on, that's a bit harsh isn't it?
Immature for fearing a large carnivore? Maybe it is the owner not the dog that is the real problem, but it is still the dog that does the biting, and I don't tend to conduct interviews of dog owners I pass in the streets and parks to see if they are responsible and have good dog handling skills, I just see a large dog and have no idea if it is well behaved and going to lick me to death, or unpredictable and going to bite me, as has happened. I have had very confrontational dogs going for me, and the owners laugh at their little(!) darling as if it is a big joke. To me it was terrifying, and yes it is the owner to blame, but still the dog is the direct cause of the trouble.
It is immature to not respect the feelings and fears of others whether they are well founded or not.