in my family, we’re all animal lovers except one who was bitten by a dog at age 2. We’ve had gerbils, a turtle, fish, and birds. i’ve always wanted a bunny :). my mother wants a cat, my father a dog, but neither of those is happening.the female terror is beyond my comprehension, but i know quite a few girls who like animals, and even more women 40+. though i have only seen 1 person really freeze in fear when a dog jumped on her skirt. others just scream and run.i admit big dogs i’ll avoid unless i know the owner, only because i’ve seen too many jump up on ppl and i dont want that experience, esp since i’d likely get knocked down :). Seems to me its becomng more and more common to fear pets though, because while little kids arent naturally afraid, when you see how the mothers grab their kids and run when they see a dog, its expectable for the kids to learn to run too. Why more now? Two/three generations ago, many lived on farms, or at least bought their chicken and fish live. so there was no fear to teach their kids. but nowadays…
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