Are you afraid of dogs?

maybe some of those people have notions that dog's bite are really fatal that is why whenever they see dogs running towards them, they just scream and the worst thing could happen they will ran, and unfortunately, thats the thing that the dog love to do, running after their victims..they wont bite, unless you give them reasons to bite you..they will just smell you, maybe because they wanted to know you, but we should not be scared to them, unless otherwise, a mad dog approaches you, regardless if you are doing something or doing nothing, mad dog will tend to bite you no matter what..be nice to them then they will repay you with their sweetness too..i am a pet lover, our house seems to be a zoo because we have many animals their, we have almost 10 dogs (including puppies), almost 20 cats (including kittens), almost 20 chickens, and 100+ doves..hehe

I used to be afraid of dogs and I am still apprehensive of large dogs. The major reason to the fear is that I was bitten by one ferocious one when I was only 11 years old. He took a chunk of flesh out from my ankle and I had 12 stiches. It took me a complete month to heal. From then on, every large dog scares me. Over the years, I have learn to love and like them. Today, I have a cute wonderful toy poodle living with me and she is an absolute joy. But no german shepherds, bloodhounds, greyhounds, bull dogs please.

LOL, I raise wolfdogs, no fear here! Some people are just foolish.

That's funny, the dog that looks abnormal to u, is not to someone else. I train dogs obediance, guard/ security, tracking. I grew up with dogs,pets, farm animals and wild animals. Most dogs/ pets when they r mad, sad, upset u can tell by their body language. Facial expressions, nervousness, running around, jumping, barking asking for something. All animals including humans do it, all you have to do is pay attension,everything has a tell sign. Finding out what, then what to do about it is the key. People that r afraid of dogs/ pets r the same when they r around people. I would admit a dog running towards u barking ,snarling and upset at you , u better pay attension and react or u will get bit on the u know what. REMEMBER ALWAYS LUV/ CARE FOR YOUR DOG/ PET/ ANIMAL, THEY WILL ALWAYS LUV U..

Hello vivanchen this is checkmail and no never even in my dreams i won't be afraid of dogs.Actualy me and dogs are are like some good friends to each other.Dogs are also known for their honesty and loyality to their owners.I give them some food and play with them and in return they love me and gaurd me all the time,Though its not vey easy for me to stay happy as dogs are of short life, so you may be afraid of this time.I even think sometimes what are they saying to me or each other.

Not for all dogs.Some of them are so sweet and some are bad.I am afraid of bad dogs as they bark and scare of bite.

no i'm not afraid of dogs.. co'z i'm a dog lover.. also got my own sweet dog here at my side right now

I'm not afraid of dogs. I think most people that are afraid of dogs had a bad experience with them as children. I have a friend on here who might even have answered this discussion, but she had a bad experience as a child and now does not like bigger dogs. I think she had gotten bitten as a child. My mother in law has a nasty cat. It bites for no reason and bites hard enough to draw blood. So my kids are a little weary around other cats because they think all cats might be that mean.

hello vivianchen, I'm also afraid of dogs for I was bitten when I was still small. Maybe your friends has a bad experience too when they were small that's why they're reacting that way. Having bitten by a dog is really scary especially if the dog has a rabbies. From then on, if the dog is coming towards me, I see to it that I should not show not I'm scared and have always something in my hand - either a stone or stick.

I have two dogs one is a bulldog and the other one is like a chihuahua and I like other dogs. But when a big dog like a bull dog come up to me barking I would be really scared because the look mad all the time. But with dogs that I know I I wont get scared for the simple reason that they would not bark at me. But other than that like a said I like dogs.

even when i was still a kid i'm really scared of dogs. even if we had one before i'm not a fan of big and huge dogs. i don't want them jumping on me and licking my face, even if they say that they're only being playful. i don't know why. i was never bitten by one either. their loud barks and sharp fangs makes me really frightful. but i like those tiny cutie dogs, that don't grow up. if i'll have one, i want those cuddly little creatures.

how can they be afraid of dog?? ;P Theyre so cute and cuddly(except the vicious guard dogs hehe) theyre man's best friend!

I used to have a cat. Maybe that's why I'm afraid of dog. I've experience bitten by dogs because maybe there is a cat's smell in my body. I'm still get phobia of black dog who always barking at me. afraid of getting bitten again.

It depends how big or the looks of the dogs, some scary some are not. I grew up with dogs and I'm happy to say that I love dogs and not afraid with them I would even touch or stroke them whenever a dog approach me, but in some ways I could sense if the dogs is approaching you the wrong way, so I try not to panic and be calm.

I do like dogs, but at some point I respect/fear them. When I was about six years old, a female doberman had her puppies but I didn't knew. I was walking in front of their house and all of a sudden I noticed that the dog, even tough had a chain or leash, it was long enough to chase me around. So I ran for my life and the dog still got a hold of my shirt and took a chunk out of it. It was something else, some trauma for a while. As i said, not afraid of dogs anymore, but some of them I'm very careful with, the ones that growl or bark and seem offensive.

When i was 3 i was bitten by our dog even i was bitten several times and I'm still a dog lover. I use to have a Chinese puddle and we called it barbie and we treat her as my little sister because we don't have litte sister in that time we are all boys. But in 1995 he was gone when my mother give birth to my little sister. maybe she is an angel after all.

I also have some friends afraid of dogs or cats. That's interesting. Maybe someone has this screen the dog or cat is not meek, it jump to bite people. I'm just afraid large dog,like wolf dog... IMO, some pet-dog is very lovely. I love it, but I don't keep one.

not at all because i have kept dog as my pet at home , infact i do like to play with dogs , i love dogs . one thing people those who dislikes this creation of GOD , GOD makes those persons scared to this creature , so start loving dogs and you will feel that this is the most faithfull , honest and also a lovely creature ,,so keep loving dogs

hello vivianchen.Ü I used to be afraid of dogs, too. But after owning one, i have realized that they're very cute and loving. I think it depends to the size of the dog. Our dogs here are the toy dog type. But i can't erase the fact that i am afraid of huge dogs who barks unconditionally. I can't blame your friends if they're afraid of it, especially when you get bitten by a mad dog without vaccine! Rabies is very deadly. _

Yes i am afraid of dogs because of rabies. Especially in our country where stray dogs are allowed to roam freely, you can never be too careful. Even your pet dogs can sometimes attack you or your child and you cannot even know what made them aggressive.