why is it my dog hates black people for no reason :S ???

[golden arhat]

i totally dont get it

we havent directed him in such a way
he just sees a blackguy and starts barking incessently until he goes away and tries to attack if he has tyhe opourtunity

to no other group of people does he act like that




anybody got any ideas ??

[Eddie]

is your dog a south african boerbull?

[golden arhat]

is your dog a south african boerbull?

haha nar man but those things are scary hahah

maybe you should take my dog he'd be of more use to you! haha

[MasterKiller]

This is common. Probably why most black people are afraid of dogs.

[Eddie]

but i always thought that dogs dont see colour.

saying that most black people are affriad of dogs are ... erm lest just say you havent been to Joburg have you

[MasterKiller]

saying that most black people are affriad of dogs are ... erm lest just say you havent been to Joburg have you

OK. Most black people in the Midwest and Southern U.S. are afraid of dogs. At least that's my experience. I have a neighbor whose 9 year-old boy cries when he sees my weenie dog.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

This is common. Probably why most black people are afraid of dogs.

So, you know this how? I don't know anyone who's afraid of dogs. I know people who don't like dogs but to make this statement.......

[MasterKiller]

So, you know this how? I don't know anyone who's afraid of dogs. I know people who don't like dogs but to make this statement.......

That's my experience.

I had black friends that would not come to my apartment because of my lab pup.

When she rides in the back of my truck, a lot of black people walk WAY around my truck, and other people don't. One black guy even got in his car from the passenger side back door, then crawled to the driver's seat, to avoid walking by my truck when she was in it.

A lot of black kids in this area will run and cry from any dog, even non-threatening ones (see my weenie dog remark above).

I'm not saying every black person is, but in Oklahoma, Texas, et. al, it's pretty common.

I dated tons of black chicks, and most of them did not like me having dogs.

[SanHeChuan]

My guess would be fear. If you show fear, the dog thinks you have something to be afraid about and acts his part. More often than white people, black people develop a fear of dogs as children that carries over into adulthood. Not surprising since the favorite dog among black and even Mexican minorities is the most dangerous, Pittbull.

Your dog is not a racists, he is just reacting to the cues provided to him, maybe those cues are provided by you.

[golden arhat]

My guess would be fear. If you show fear, the dog thinks you have something to be afraid about and acts his part. More often than white people, black people develop a fear of dogs as children that carries over into adulthood. Not surprising since the favorite dog among black and even Mexican minorities is the most dangerous, Pittbull.

Your dog is not a racists, he is just reacting to the cues provided to him, maybe those cues are provided by you.

wait are you saying i'm a racist ?

[Eddie]

it wouldnt be new to have a racist englishman on a forum would it?

and then you have roots in South Africa too.

You're one evil person

[golden arhat]

yeah here in the uk ive found most black people to be not afraid of dogs

however the local pakistani and bangladeshi muslim community are literally petrified of dogs, one guy actually got down on his hands and knees and prayed to god to save his life as me and my bloodhound walked past him on the street ! which was promptly followed by cries of "allah akhbar" (god is great) that he let him live!


guess it just depends on the area





previously my dogs owner was a big black guy so i dont think its to do with their colour


it might be due to my mum whos south african and generally prejudiced against black people in general



meh i just hope i can get this behaviousr our of him before he mauls some poor guy

[SanHeChuan]

wait are you saying i'm a racist ?

possibly but not necessarily.

Being uncomfortable does not equal hate.

[BruceSteveRoy]

i had a friend in philly that lived in a predominantly aferican american part of the city and when he would walk his dog on the sidewalk it was like parting the red sea. the majority (of course not all) of the african american people would press them selves up against buildings, walk in the street, etc. trying to get away form the thing. but in that neighborhood (it was rumored) there was a lot of dgo fighting so it makes sense to be wary. white people that would see im with his dog almost always tried to pet it and talk in baby talk to it. i don't get that. but it reminds me of this hilarious cartoon:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cat_proximity.png

except with dogs instead of cats.

[zapruder_bjj]

First let me ask a few questions. How often do you take your dog out in public where he/she may interact with any other races?

What breed is it?

Is it the same black person everytime? or is it a number of them your dog goes after?

Not surprising since the favorite dog among black and even Mexican minorities is the most dangerous, Pittbull. .

And now for you. That is one of the most ignorant things I have ever read on this forum...and Rudy posts here. Pitbulls do NOT have the strongest bite, their jaws do NOT lock, the do not high the highest bite rate OR mortality rate when biten, and in fact pitbulls were bred to NOT be human aggressive, as in that was a specific trait bred for when developing this breed. In fact here is a few facts in a happy little video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdY9Z5ub9xw

I am a little touchy as I just had to give my sweet little pitbull because my landlord is an ignorant fearful fool. All she ever did was wag a lick( EVEN HIM!!!!) but he said "one day she would snap just like they all do..." Just mind numbing at how some people just refuse to look at facts, and cling to their own beliefs in spite on the truth slapping them in the face.