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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I see a corollary. We all prejudge dogs and people. Even if we try not to. And maybe it is harmless and keeps us safe.
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It seems to be part of our survivor mode more instinct than thought.
The chihuahua across from the Carroll family in Reno, Nevada colored how I re-act to that breed. I had to go past the dog to walk or bike to Earl Wooster High School. I was within two miles or so and just within the border like that I could not take the bus but a neighborhood 1500 feet away or so was far away that its kids got the bus.
There was another Reno neighbor with a German Shepard that was very protective of its family so I always tried to avoid it. But there have been some quite nice German Shepards at Doggie Doo Run Run over the years. Jake, Heidi, Titan, etc.
If I visit Nevada-California again, I will have to see what the pit bulls my nieces have are like. I do hope they look intimidating as Nevada can be a lot rougher than the Villages.
With people I try to judge by the individual rather than what they look like or what they do or did for a living. I remember driving into a bad part of Los Angeles though in 1984 and my first thought was get me outta here God please I will not go seeing where some road goes for the fun of it again.