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Originally Posted by Nishasmom  Okay, okay...lesson learned  !!
Just to add...I would NEVER say that my dog wouldn't bite (she is after all, a dog). I did say (perhaps ignorantly) she would not attack a non-threatening person.
As for putting human emotions on my dog, I don't feel like I did that. Maybe I was expecting too much from my dog. I would expect her to wait and see if this the person in question poses a threat to her or her environment. Perhaps that is a too much to ask of a dog  . I pray that my dog will never be tested in this way. |
this is no way directed at you . you just happened to post many of the beliefs that many owners have.
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As for putting human emotions on my dog, I don't feel like I did that
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well you didnt as far as maybe emotions like we think of then but stating that dogs actually have complex thought processes and think through situations is something humansa are only capable of. not that dogs dont think because they do when you condition and train certain scenarios and stimulas the dog thinks through these things he has been taught and reacts with the proper decision. but no reasoning capabilities