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How can i get rid of my resurrected fear of dogs?
go show ur dominance over it!
No, but I used to be afraid of bigger dogs as well. Now when a bigger dog comes up I say in my head. “If you bite me I will kill you”. Like I said I say it in my head which helps remove some fear which I do believe dogs can sense. Just remember you are higher up in the food chain and if you show fear you are more likely to get bit. I have yet to get bit as well as my fear factor is much less around bigger dogs now.
It’s not good to be afraid but you don’t have to like them. Never run from a dog because they can sense your fear and attack. Stand still because the best way to over come your fear is to face it head on. If you stand still they will not attack. I use to be a mail carrier, therefore I’m speaking from experience.
Your behaviour is probably causing the dogs to behave in this way.
Hi friend…
I would advice you just to look calmly,innocently into the dog’s eyes…think once…aren’t they living beings…..why would they bite you??/ whats the reason???…actually,dogs bite certain people coz they sense that few people are mocking at them or are going to harass them…But,just look into the dog’s eyes…and(if possible) give a smile to the dog …..smiling makes dog feel great….believe it…i too follow the same method and i have been successful…
your fear of dogs is an irrational fear/phobia. the best method to cure it, according to me, from what i’ve done in my class, you should try ‘systematic desensitization’. its a psychological therapy in which at the beginng you are exposed to your fear in small doses, and then gradually as the therapy sessions proceed, you are exposed more and more to the fear. and finally it reaches a point where you are totally comfortable with all dogs. this could be done by a professional psychologist (im not sure if it could be done by anyone who’s not a professional psychologist, but its better to be safe right?).
p.s.: but after this ‘systematic desensitization’, if at all a dog starts barking and chasing you, please dont stand there thinking that now that you have overcome your fear of dogs, they wont do anything to you. you might know that you are over the fear of dogs, but the dogs dont. so you should probably run.