Rubicon, I respect your honest post. Many are afraid of dogs for a lot of reasons.
I am afraid of some breeds, such as Pit bulls. That isn't their real name, but I can't think of it.
I enjoy dogs, I don't own one.
When traveling in Paris some years ago, I was chatting with the cab driver.
We had met and chatted with some very polite school children in our walks and noticed how quietly the dogs would lie next to their owners in outdoor restaurants.
I asked him Why did he think that the dogs and children in Paris were so well behaved.
He said. "We beat them".
(Perhaps I did not translate well, he surely meant that children and dogs brought up correctly did better.)
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