Do people get scared of your dogs?

[wolf_Q]

Yes a surprisingly large amount of people are afraid of Nebo. He's not *that* big of a dog but he is apparently "scary looking." Many people think he's part wolf or his blue eyes freak them out. That's ok because Nebo doesn't care for strangers so he'd rather have them running away from him then bugging him.

[senorita02]

People are mostly very afraid of Face and Senorita, but then there will the few who run up to play with them, and that is fine with Rita but not Face, he actually can be mean to strangers. But that is his protective instincts so thats good. I just make sure i tell them she is very friendly and they play with Senorita and Face just sits back and watches with a cautious eye.
Then theres me who runs to pet any dog i see no matter how big/small or what breed and i once got bitten by a Rott doing that, even after the owner said i could go ahead and pet him. I dont want that to happen with Face so i just tell people they cant pet him, but they can pet her.

[misterduke]

Yes! Because of Duke's size and because he's a German Schephard they often ask me if he's cross. In a way I don't mind that people are a little scared since I live in the country and when my husband is gone, Duke's there to protect me. I just wish, people would learn to get to know our dogs. People assume that if the dog is big, if he's a German Schephard, a pit bull, a rottwiller, or any of these breeds they automatically think they are mean.

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[RobiLee]

Yes, I think most people are scared of Katie. They seem to be intimidated by her size. When she is glad to see them and starts wooing at them some people get really frightened. They don't understand that she is happy. Some think she is growling. My favorite are the people who stop me on the street and just oohh and awww over her and ask me all about her but keep a very safe distance. My own mom is afraid of Katie. She knows she is a friendly dog, but it is that whole "Big Dog" mentality thing going on. Tori, I'm not for sure if people are afraid of her. I don't think so. Its just that usually I am walking both of them so I think she just gets lumped in with Katie. I have had a couple of people tell me that Tori looks evil...lol. Just because of her ice blue eyes and her mask. Especially when she was a puppy and her mask was more pronounced. It doesn't bother me too much. I mean Katie is a pretty good sized dog so I understand and I would much rather have someone ask if it was ok to walk up to her and pet her. If people only knew how friendly Katie was and how submissive Tori can be...LOL.

[Jods]

Everyones scared of Mercedes, but she is not very friendly to strangers so I like the fact that they stay away. No ones really scared of Gomer, but people always say you have 2 huge dogs and I look at them like they are shrimps LOL

[petslover]

Everyone who comes to my house are scared of Tiger cause he will bite lol! He bit one of my friends awhile back. It left a bruise on his leg.He jokes about it all the time though..

People really aren't scared of the other dogs.

[chocolatepuppy]

Nobody seems to be afraid of Mandy but most people, unless they're true dog people, are afraid of Lacey. My neighbors dad, who's older, asked me over the fence how many people Lacey has bit I kindly told him none!

[LuvinMyAussieBoy]

People always seem to interpret aussies as a very friendly breed!

[Suki Wingy]

Many times when we are at the park/elementary school, I have people say, "Does he bite? "
YES, IDIOTS, that is why I brought him to the playground to play with your children! So he could eat them all!
I use a pinch (prong) collar whenever I go outside with Nino cauze a choke chain (slip collar) is dammaging and he will find a way out of any collar!(just not the wonderfull prong, which he actually likes)

[Vette]

My mom is afraid of Kirby. he bit her finger once,, so only my dad,, brother and i have anything do with Kirby now.

i think he was guarding his food dish or toy or something. i dont really know. i was in school at the time. but she doesnt try to pet him anymore now.

[cocker_luva]

honestly, who would be afraid of lil' ol' Jesse girl? i mean really?

[Samantha Puppy]

Please. People flock to Samantha when I take her out. They can tell right away that she's a pushover!

[GiantSchnauzer]

Reactions vary. Most want to find out all about her breed. Others are scared to death of the big black dog walking beside me.

[cyber-sibes]

While people always oohh and aahh over the huskies, they are cautious and ask if they're friendly. I think its because they look very wolf-ish. I used to walk Rosie with a gentle leader, and people would ask if she was mean - they thought it was a muzzle. She looked very rotti, black with brown markings. I've read that people are more afraid of black dogs than any other - what do other black dog owners think- do people seem more afraid?

[Canis Amicus]

Yes, specially when Rex (German Shepherd, 3yo) is wearing his Halti or muzzle, people look at him with a scared look and make way for us. They give me that strange look also.

One time, there were two gentlemen near us while Rex barked to a passing by biker, while I corrected him, one said to the other "It's a German Shepherd!" the other answered: "Both!"