@_tropicalvibes_ yeahh see I appreciate that. Like I’ve been in contact with a lot of dogs who behaved badly enough around new people (biting, freaking out, shoving, and jumping on people) that their owners should really be more aware that it’s not acceptable, and at that point they should just keep their dogs to themselves, instead of inflicting them on every stranger that comes to their home. And other stuff too, like one time I was going to a guy’s house to hang with a new friend group, and I’d never been there before, and he had these huge guard dogs outside when I arrived. It was dark, the ground was icy, and all I can see are these huge dogs that look like german shepherds or at least mixes, and I’m scared to get out of the car bc I don’t know how they’ll react to me, a stranger, and I can’t call the guy for help bc I don’t have his number. The dogs are sniffing around my car and growling, so I make my dad get out with me and kind of distract the dogs while I get to the house, and it worked out, but what if the dogs hadn’t taken to us? If I had huge dogs I’d keep them away if I had a party of strangers coming over, not let them roam outside and have guests have to deal with them when they arrived. Just stuff most dog owners don’t think about, but should. Another time I was younger, like 10-12 maybe, and I was at a party with family, and I got bit on the hand by this freaking massive dog who was overexcited by all the little kids running around. I don’t mind dogs as long as they’re polite, but most people seem to not train their pets or care about it. (Oh wow, were you okay??)