I got attacked by a dog yesterday night...

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Originally posted by popcornbird
I do *like* dogs........... I enjoy watching them from far.....I do think they're cute, but getting close to a dog terrifies me, and its all because of that experience, and others. I'm not afraid of little dogs though. :p

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Aww...so you'd be scared of my GREAT big beast, Molly? She won't hurt you...maybe want to lick you to death, but I promise you'll live. ;)

I'm sorry for those of you who are scared of dogs. They're really great to have around. (The best in my opinion :D)

I'm so sorry Amber. :( Hopefully it won't ever happen again.

Ironically, when I was about 5 or 6 I was bit by a golden retriever. I can't really remember what happened but I went up to it and I guess it must have thought I was teasing it or something. It bit my arm (I still have the scar) and I had to go to the hosipital. I can't really remember all the details though. I remember haveing stitches and drinking this pinkmedicine. The ironic part is, very soon after that I started to love dogs, and golden retrievers at that. Golden retrievers were my favorite kind of dog from the ages 5-11 or so. But now I'm interested in... Border Collies and of course, still retrievers and just basically anything that'll wag its tail and smile =D

Sorry about you having such a bad experience. Maybe the dog will get used to you and everything will be okay.

Poppy, I can understand fully having a fear of large dogs. Especially after being attacked when you were so young. It can have an effect on you. I know a woman that was so afraid of cats that if one come near her, she would just take flight and run off in a panic. So your doing pretty good not to do that. :)

Willie

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Originally posted by trayi52
I know a woman that was so afraid of cats that if one come near her, she would just take flight and run off in a panic. So your doing pretty good not to do that. :)

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LOL! My aunt is like that with cats. I don't panic and run off if a dog comes near me, but if they *run* after me, I freak out.

Julie, I ***love*** your Molly. I think she's one of the most gorgeous pups I have ever seen. Not saying I can guarantee full confidence if I met her in real life though. :o I *might* be afraid. *sigh* I need to get over this fear somehow.

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Originally posted by popcornbird
Julie, I ***love*** your Molly. I think she's one of the most gorgeous pups I have ever seen. Not saying I can guarantee full confidence if I met her in real life though. :o I *might* be afraid. *sigh* I need to get over this fear somehow.

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LOL..I guess you'll just have to come on over to California then to meet her and my other scary pup, Daisy. ;):p I've had people who I've met on walks and certain family members who were terrified of large dogs, fall in love with my two. :)

Kids i've known to be terrified of dogs, for no reasons, have LOVED Simba.

My cousin's little girl, Hannah, used to be terrified of dogs until she met Simba.


Here's 2 pictures of them together.. The first of them posing and the second of Hannah making Simba do tricks.

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Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
LOL..I guess you'll just have to come on over to California then to meet her and my other scary pup, Daisy. ;):p I've had people who I've met on walks and certain family members who were terrified of large dogs, fall in love with my two. :)

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Okie.............send me a ticket, and I'll fly to CA to come and see your pups and PIPPY!!! ;);):D I guarantee you, I won't be afraid of Piper at all, and hopefully, would be able to get over my fear of the pups too. ;)

Sweet Poppy, you still up? LOL, so am I. The good thing Poppy is that you are working on your fear of the big dogs. The woman I was talking about said when she was just a child about the same age as you when you had your incident, said somebody threw a dead cat on her, and that just terrified her from then on. I guess she is in her 70s now, and still terrified of them.

Willie

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Originally posted by trayi52
Sweet Poppy, you still up? LOL, so am I.

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I went to bed immediately after posting that. :p I do think my fear of dogs has lessened since I joined PT...........I must admit. I feel more comfortable around dogs now than I did before, but it does still depend on the dog too. :D

Julie.............I'm waiting for my ticket to CA. When are you sending it? :p

My cousin Sam doesn't like the big dogs. (Except he does like Digger.) He LOVES 'Todis'. Prince and Chubby are real sweeties, but they are more outgoing than Digger and Otis, I must admit. Once Prince settles down, he will just lay there, so I can stare at him.:p