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I'm sorry, but I have to
disagree here. I know I'm not popular, but how others see our animals is
important. There's nothing I hate more than being told my fears are
stupid. I may already know that, but I would like them to be
respected. My Mom had a deathly fear of cats. Her reason? She
was attacked by one as a child, and she never forgot it. She'd been bitten
by a dog before, but she never seemed to develop a fear of dogs for some
reason. My mother in law has two poorly behaved (spoiled) German
Shepherds, and one time my Dad entered the house, one of them ran towards him,
appearing to be thinking about biting him. He won't go in their house
again, simply because my mother in law does not respect my Father's fears about
her dogs. Her answer is that she knows her dogs, and they won't
bite. She's probably right, but as a result, my Dad won't even think of
going in their house now, which makes it somewhat difficult when we go out there
to visit. This young girl may have been making a scene. I'd rather
introduce slowly, and have better results, and maybe a better relationship with
that person in the long run. We need to respect other people's fears, and
maybe even help them to overcome them, not just force our dogs on them. I
have a 'stupid' fear of escalators and elevators, but I sure appreciate
everyone respecting it when I have to get on one. I think we need to learn
patience. Just becuase we love our pyrs doesn't mean that we should force
others to as well.
Off soap box
now.
Carol
Lugg
Calhan,
CO
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