Do people get scared of your dogs?

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

Only sometimes...Blaze looks like the cutest little pup, and his is, and most everyone likes him...but he can get pretty aggressive, and I bet burgulars would freak out!! He has tried to attack people sometimes, and he did scare them! (obviously!)

[tatsxxx11]

A lot of people less experienced with dogs are terrified of Cody. They say she looks like a wolf and her ice blue eyes are souiless "devil eyes." But at the vet's, she the star

[Glacier]

All the time and always the wrong dogs. People are afraid of Heyoka just because of his size when he wouldn't hurt a fly. They should be afraid of Chum as he is very protective of me, but he's a little guy and not many people think he's serious when he's growling at them.

Lots of people think the blue eyed dogs must be mean and I had several people who were sure Hoodoo was evil when he was alive--because he was bi-eyed and apparently that scared them.

[Suki Wingy]

Originally posted by Glacier
because he was bi-eyed and apparently that scared them.

What are some other names for two different color eyes? In dals and catahoulas it is called "odd-eyed" In horses and catahoulas blue eyes are called glass eyes, and an eye with two colors is called a crack eye. I would like to know some more names for unusual eye color, because I particlarly like them. I think blue eyes in dals is accociated w/ deafness but i might be wrong.

[Glacier]

Originally posted by Suki Wingy
What are some other names for two different color eyes?

A husky with two different colored eyes is bi-eyed, usually one brown and one blue eyes, but husky eyes can be any color. When two colors are present in the same eye, they are called parti-eyed.

[joanofark]

A lot of people get scared of our dogs They look like bears coming toward you! Once they get to know them, they love them quickly.

[senorita02]

The cable guy came over to fix our cable and said Senorita was a "Mean Evil Beast!!"
The nerve of him, and this was when she was a puppy.

As for people being afraid of black dogs more, i think they might be, my sister has a black dog , pretty big but a mix, he also looks like a wolfish dog, and people are terrified of him. I think its funny he is a big lovable baby.

[ParNone]

I've had numerous people afraid of Oz and Gully. Oz, I think, because of size and the blue eyes. Gully, I think, also because of size and he's got bi-eyes, that are kind of small and shifty looking. Plus, he's got a tendency to bark at people, if they're approaching from a distance.

I can't remember anybody being afraid of Murph. I think because he's small, with light coloring and a continually wagging tail.

Normally people weren't afraid of Maddie either, but every once in awhile we'd happen upon somebody who was afraid of her. Maybe because of her dark coloring. I had a cable guy, about jump out of his skin, when he walked in my bedroom and *gasp* she was loose on the bed. Her tail was wagging a mile a minute at him, yet he still asked if she'd bite. I told him she might lick him to death and also that she was blind and wasn't going to jump off the bed. But he still kept looking over his shoulder nervously at her, so I finally put her on the couch out in the den away from him.

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[ramanth]

Some people are afraid of Kia. I think some of it is that they are afraid of big dogs.

Others, believe it or not, are afraid of her eyes. She's more likely to stare and watch someone vs. barking at them. I sure that can be just as unnerving.

[Jadapit]

Some people are scared of Jada. I was walking the dogs and two ladies were coming toward us and they stopped dead in their tracks when they saw us coming. They would not move until I went to the other side of the street. I have had people slow down and look at Jada then give me a dirty look. It really makes me mad. Jada honestly would NOT hurt a soul!!!

[ramanth]

Originally posted by tatsxxx11
They say she looks like a wolf and her ice blue eyes are souiless "devil eyes."

Kia and I sympathise with you Cody! *HUGS* Kia's been called devil spawn.

I must admit, when I first saw a halti on a dog, I thought it was a muzzle too but I was perplexed that the mouth was still free. I asked the owner and when she explained what it was I was soo embarressed.

Hopefully those that mistake a halti for a muzzle realize their mistake and don't judge afterwards....but who knows.

[RobiLee]

I'm so glad that the woman who caught Tori for me yesterday was not afraid of her. Alden pointed out that if it had been Katie that had gotten loose yesterday that no one would have tried to catch her. They would all be afraid and go the other way. I do wish people wouldn't be afraid of my girls. They both love people, especially Katie.

What is it with the blue eyes? Do they really look evil? So many people think that.

Robin

[K9soul]

Originally posted by RobiLee
What is it with the blue eyes? Do they really look evil? So many people think that.

I think that is Hollywood at work again. In many movies where there is a devil wolf or devil dog they have blue or white or yellow eyes or something. Vampire movies the people often have vivid colored blue or green eyes and that kind of thing.

I don't really recall people specifically showing fear of my two, though some smaller children are intimidated by Tommy's size. Oddly a lot of people, especially kids, are attracted to Tasha and she is the one who is most wary of strangers and doesn't want them to touch her. She will let most women touch her after she has been around them for a bit and has gotten a chance to sniff them over.

[robinh]

This is so interesting! I have 4 small dogs (5 temporarily) and one medium sized dog, but I would still be more tempted to approach a big dog's person and ask if I could pet rather than a small dog's person. And I love small dogs but some of them can be nippy.

I had Max and Opal (foster) out on Saturday. You can imagine two cute doxies and everyone wanted to pet them. I had to tell one little girls' dad that I would prefer she not pet them. She was bouncing around and both of the dogs were very scared at being in a new place. I was afraid they might snap and they were already trying to run away from her. Thank heavens her dad asked before she stuck her hand out. Max also does NOT do children. My sisters grandkids used to torment him until I found out about it.

[lute]

sometimes people get scared of Beanie because he barks and growls when he plays. it's not like a mean growl. it's playful, but when people think of a dog growling they think it's mean. like some wussy little pomerainian is gonna do damage. he's just a vocal little guy.