I think sometimes after I read stuff like this, I start noticing it more, OR I start thinking others' actions reflect the behaviors I'd read about and I start *thinking* I see it more when I'm just reading too far into others' actions.

People cross streets all the time when they see someone walking toward them with any dog. Happens a lot; most dogs I've ran into on walks the owners have had no control over and they are usually very exciteable and jumpy.

However, I do recognize this as an issue and have for awhile now. Numbers show that BBDs are some of the least adopted dogs in shelters because they "look scary". It's a sad fact but there are thousands of people out there working hard to educate people that appearances are only skin deep.