Can you look into the eyes of a huge dog?

I always do .I don't mind . I love dogs.If it is a strange dog,I am a little careful just in case they aren't friendly

Hello. I dont hawe any problem with that I hawe met a lots of big dogs in my days and always look them in the yes even dogs that they say are wery angry but they are nice to mee. I think the dogs feel if you are kind and like them or if you are a litlle bit scared of them. Hawe a nice day.

Looking into the eyes of a dog that is obviously not friendly is challenging it. I find it very helpful to not feel the fear if it is there and to sing a song. They often will stop and listen to you. Kind of funny if you think about it. When I would ride my bike just around sometimes the dogs would come running. I would sing and they would again often stop and listen. Good luck with this.

hmmm i know what you mean I_LUV_U strays can be a little intimidating but i guess if we are sacred they sense it and i agree the sensible thing to do is to look the way.......but i have never had a personal expereince that way most strays i met come to me wagging their tail so i just pet them a bit and move but i got to tell you this one incident. sometime back i had this habit of walking to my friend's house though she lived at a considerable distance i loved walking and since it was usaully the afternoon i enjoyed it all the more and after a couple of days a brown dog started walking with me everyday! he would faithfully stand at the road and then walk with till my house and then go back, it was really wierd but we moved house and i dont meet him anymore b'cos now its my friend who drops in to my house i rarely visit her and the few times i have been to her house i have not seen him....

Hello I_LUV_U!:-) In my earlier teenage, I used to do the same thing with dogs as you do. Sometimes it worked but other times it didn't. I thought over it and said to myself, what if I stare back and don't show my fear and show myself as confident; I found it really working for me more than my earlier behavior but sometimes, they still seemed aggressive. Then I started studying animal's behaviors in general, just for study purpose(It was not to save myself from dogs:-)). I very much like documentaries made on animals. What I have learnt from them is that the better you know a specie, the better you can deal with it. Studying animal behavior is very interesting. One general thing that I learnt is that never ever bring them to defense. Most of the animals attack only when they feel offended. Like if you stand still against a venomous snake, it may come to you, breath you, kiss you but it will never bite you and I have seen many demonstrations on documentaries. I have also seen documentaries where cheetah were caught by brothers and in another instance by a husband and a wife. Cheetahs climbed on inclined trees and they went after them to catch them by bare hands. The lesson in both these documentaries were same i.e. know their behavior and you are safe in dealing them. Late in my teenage, I developed some spiritual knowledge. I came to know that animals too can sense existence of higher energy and they respect it and they can also understand some form of communication. Later, I had many experiences being with other people which are unbelievable so I'll refrain from sharing them. I'll just say that they can understand if you try to communicate with them without uttering a single word. This communication depends on eye contact and in letting them believe that you are not someone to be afraid of or some enemy rather you are a friend. I can't guarantee the results and won't suggest you to try it in front of a free animal but you can try it with some dog who is chained or behind some cage. See what you find about them:-)

Yes, I can always look into the eyes of any dog. I have always had a gift that lets animals know that I am not out to hurt them. I worked for an animal shelter and one day they come in with a dog on two choak sticks. After they left and the dog relaxed, I tossed a ball in with the dog. He was just a big puppy. All he needed was someone to love him. I walked into the cage with the dog even as my boss is yelling at me to stay out of the cage. I walked right up to him and he started to cry and lick me. I wanted to take him home but they would not let me as they said that he was going to be put down. I told them that he is fine, I also told them if someone put a choak stick on you, you would try to bite too. I called the local news and told them what was going on and now the dog works as a guard dog for Arm Security.

Being the Mama of one of those BIG dogs , I see alot of people who fear them because of their size . They could esily hurt someone if they feel threatened or that they are being challenged . Thats why i keep my big girl put up most of the time . I am afraid someone not knowing her might cause her harm as well . she could hurt ya just by stepping on your toes .lol

No i can't.Im scared of dogs every since i got chased by one when i was riding my bike in my teenage years.If i see one i really do act like i dont see but yet im still looking in the corner of my eyes just in case he starts chasing me.:)

my teacher once advised us not to look a dog straight in the eyes because some dogs get ticked off by it. some get threatened, some get aggravated and some would eventually attack you. so i never look at them in the eye. it's adviseable to look to the side. looking down would mean you're allowing the dog to dominate and may also trigger the dog to attack to claim it's dominion, in a sense.

I'm allergic to dogs..waaaaa..it's because I was bitten by a dog when I was 5yrs old. So I'm afraid of dogs...whenever there is a dog I will change my direction or go back to where I came from. I will not walk towards that dog..never.. :(

If I did look into his eyes it could be a good thing meaning I am showing my dominance..It could be a bad thing to look because he may want to challenge me..The best thing is to ignore him.

You actually aren't supposed to look any wild animal in the eyes, because they take it as a threat. So if it was dog...even if it was a tame dog or a stray dog you should not make eye contact with it because they could think you are being threatening and then attack you. My cat and I have starring contests though, because he's my cat so he knows I'm not threatening him when I stare at him. With your own domestic pet it's actually a "who's the ruler of the roost" type deal. I always win.

ok first of all i would ... just start going in an opposite direction if i see a stray dog... i mean i m really scared of stray dogs as they can bite anytime... so i wouldnt even think of looking in its eyes... i just try to walk away from the dog's direction.

every morning when i get up i go to see my dog and look into his eyes for a second and the my whole day goes very good . infact i wake up go to the bathroom open my big eyes in front of the mirror and i find a dog dere a huge dog opneing his eyes to see himself haha then my whole dya goes gr8

You're actually intimidating the dog of you look right into its eyes,also if you press your cheek to its'.I was a dog officer and ran a shelter for approx 6 yrs, and I have "stared down" one of every kind of canine imaginable.Fun stuff,lol.I love 'em.

so you cant show.. then how will i saw your eyes...

I don't like the dogs' eyes. But if the situation described above arrives to me, I will not hesistate from looking directly into the dog's eye. That helps me overcome my fear about it. Else I will betray my fear and you know dogs catch it very easily. Better to stare them down. :)

I sure do look all dogs straight in their eyes. The eyes are the portal to their souls. I can usually tell what a dog is thinking just by looking deep into their eyes. If it's an aggressive dog, sometimes I'll look to their side cause staring into a dog's eyes is perceived by them as aggression/dominance even if you are friendly to it.

I love all animals, but there is something quite unnerving about dogs that could stand on their hind legs and be taller than you. I tend to avoid their gaze, as it is said that dogs can sense fear and that they act on it. x

Well I_LUV_U if I come across a large stray dog that looks a bit scary I am the opposite I usually make and maintain eye contact whilst slowly walking away, I also won't show any fear , no matter how scared I am because I think animals sense fear and it makes them attack! xxx