boxofdelights

I really do think dogs pick up on things we don't. When we had Tucker (a beautiful, gentle Rottweiler), he was the friendliest, most social dog we'd ever had. He loved everyone. He would sit on people's feet and lean against their legs and just be content to be near them.

However, we were up north on summer vacation, touring a small town and looking for lunch, when Tucker saw a man. He was just some random guy. We have no idea who he was or where he was from or what he was doing. He was just walking on the other side of the parking lot from us, but Tucker went nuts. Barking, snarling, pulling on his leash. He'd NEVER done anything like that to anyone. Not even a squirrel. Not even a cat. Tucker would not take his eyes off the man until he got in his car and drove away. Then Tucker went back to being his normal, laid-back, happy-daffy self.

Did the guy smell weird? We have no idea. But honestly, if the guy had tried to talk to us, I wouldn't have trusted him a whit.

I don't really mind one way or the other if a person doesn't like dogs. But I completely trust a dog if they don't like a person.