Why Dont I Like Dogs? (Exploring the Reasons and What You Can Do About It)

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Let's talk about why I don't like dogs. This is gonna be a long one, so get comfortable.

It all started when I was a kid. There was this one time I was walking down the street, minding my own business, when a big dog, might have been a German Shepherd or something, came out of nowhere and started barking at me. I froze. I was so scared, I couldn't even move. The dog didn't bite me or anything, but the memory stuck with me.

After that, I started to become more aware of dogs, and not in a good way. I noticed how they would bark at people, sometimes for no reason. I saw how they would jump on people, even if those people didn't want them to. This made me uncomfortable.

I tried to overcome my dislike. I really did. I read articles about how to interact with dogs, how to understand their body language. I even tried to pet a few dogs, but I would always get tense, and I could tell the dogs sensed it. It was a vicious cycle.

• One time, I visited a friend who had a dog. I tried to be cool about it, but the dog kept coming up to me, sniffing me, and I just couldn't relax.
• Another time, I went to a park where people were walking their dogs. I tried to just walk by, but every time a dog came near me, I would tense up.

Eventually, I just accepted that dogs aren't for me. And you know what? That's okay. I am not a bad person just because I don't like something that you may like. It is my personal preference. My past traumas made me dislike dogs, I figured that it is fine if some people do not like dogs as long as they are not animal-haters. That's my two cents on this. Hope you enjoyed.