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Interesting topic. Lol, well I myself never had this problem (I have cats) but I have seen this dynamic before with dogs, not just with dates but just all around visitors. Not to be too mocking but its kinda funny, reminds me of some stereotypical movie situations lol.
Assuming you are talking about a dog (only pet I'd really be too worried about if I were in the dates' shoes unless you got something real exotic) I'd say you might be able to train it to find the guy more acceptable. Then again perhaps the dog detects something not visible with the guy you do not. Really it depends how well you know or have trained the dog all ready and thus can deduce why the dog is acting in such manner in order to correct the behavior. Which of course this is all just assumption anyways as I do not know if you even have a dog or a flying squirel that is one heck of a fighter lol.
EDIT: also no I never trust an animal's sense of character of a human's. Anaimals are of a lower level than Man Kind and Man hath supremacy over the animals.
Way I see it you pretty much gotta make a determination off each Animal Kind's overall behavior and then know the individual animal and keep in mind it is an animal that is limited in thought and behavior. To a degree if an animal liek a dog is wel ltraiend one can put it to good use if they keep in mind the dogi s a dog, and likewise for all animals.
Assuming you are talking about a dog (only pet I'd really be too worried about if I were in the dates' shoes unless you got something real exotic) I'd say you might be able to train it to find the guy more acceptable. Then again perhaps the dog detects something not visible with the guy you do not. Really it depends how well you know or have trained the dog all ready and thus can deduce why the dog is acting in such manner in order to correct the behavior. Which of course this is all just assumption anyways as I do not know if you even have a dog or a flying squirel that is one heck of a fighter lol.
EDIT: also no I never trust an animal's sense of character of a human's. Anaimals are of a lower level than Man Kind and Man hath supremacy over the animals.
Way I see it you pretty much gotta make a determination off each Animal Kind's overall behavior and then know the individual animal and keep in mind it is an animal that is limited in thought and behavior. To a degree if an animal liek a dog is wel ltraiend one can put it to good use if they keep in mind the dogi s a dog, and likewise for all animals.
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Some people believe an animal has a sixth sense. I know a lady, next door, surprised her cats like my daughter, she says normally they scatter, but they come directly to my daughter... They avoid me... (with good reason, I'm not a fan of cats) My Daughter loves cats and dogs.
Edit: oddly my fish react to some people.... and not others. They move to the corner of the tank nearest people when some people go by but not others. I thought at first it was becasue they were hungry but it might have more to do with the bright or dark clothes... not sure yet... I do not think my fish can tell who's decent or not LOL
Edit: oddly my fish react to some people.... and not others. They move to the corner of the tank nearest people when some people go by but not others. I thought at first it was becasue they were hungry but it might have more to do with the bright or dark clothes... not sure yet... I do not think my fish can tell who's decent or not LOL
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Oh for sure animals have many more than sixth sense. However you gotta keep in mind, for the animal it might be moreso like having a 4th sense that is extra-human while they lack other senses. Often tiems they are more heightened on just the regular senses and lowered on others. Like in the instance of dogs again since they're a good example of a pet, they have a heightened sense of smell. If a human trains a dog well and knows the dog well they can utilize the dog in a manner to say sniff out bombs and identify them.
Lol as for fish, I have had fish as a kid, but we never got the aquarium, always jsut the fishbowl and goldfish but they die off so quick. I like th sea life myself, I would enjoy having fish if I had the proper equipment and having aquariums actually has gotten more popular I noticed among my friends. Always is interesting just cause you can have a lot of variety in one tank. Pretty good low maintenance pet really.
Dogs are okay if trained well I value a dog highly (just never higher than even the lowest human) and a lot of my friends got dogs that are real cool and well trained, but thing with even good dogs is they are somewhat dirty even if they are trained nicely which eh that's a lot of high maintenance and a bit gross.
Heh to be honest though, the one animal that does annoy me, maybe not so much scare me that is a common pet is the Bird. Which is somewhat ironic because in terms of all around wild animals my favorites are birds, ultimately the Eagle Kind.
Cats vs Dogs War is irrelevant when your pet is a Golden Eagle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMVyMU4t-hs
[video=youtube;aMVyMU4t-hs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMVyMU4t-hs[/video]
The Eagle; Graceful, powerful, intelligent, and hey my cognomen means Eagle!
Lol as for fish, I have had fish as a kid, but we never got the aquarium, always jsut the fishbowl and goldfish but they die off so quick. I like th sea life myself, I would enjoy having fish if I had the proper equipment and having aquariums actually has gotten more popular I noticed among my friends. Always is interesting just cause you can have a lot of variety in one tank. Pretty good low maintenance pet really.
Dogs are okay if trained well I value a dog highly (just never higher than even the lowest human) and a lot of my friends got dogs that are real cool and well trained, but thing with even good dogs is they are somewhat dirty even if they are trained nicely which eh that's a lot of high maintenance and a bit gross.
Heh to be honest though, the one animal that does annoy me, maybe not so much scare me that is a common pet is the Bird. Which is somewhat ironic because in terms of all around wild animals my favorites are birds, ultimately the Eagle Kind.
Cats vs Dogs War is irrelevant when your pet is a Golden Eagle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMVyMU4t-hs
[video=youtube;aMVyMU4t-hs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMVyMU4t-hs[/video]
The Eagle; Graceful, powerful, intelligent, and hey my cognomen means Eagle!
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Hard to say without knowing your pet. As for mine, i trust them. Granted i don't do much dating locally, i tend to have long distance relationships. That's another thread for another time. lol. However every guy my sister has brought home i never liked and neither did our dogs. I mean my lab tolerated them and my mom's pug barks at everyone regardless but that pug didn't like any of them. THe bark and mannerisms were different. So i say atleast consider what your pet is telling you. Personally i would trust my lab's instinct. I know that dog and if he senses danger or trouble with anyone or anything you know it.
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It would certainly get my attention. Animals do have a sixth sense, I've seen too much of it over the years. They know a lot more than we realize. The Pomeranian I had as a teen would start acting antsy about ten minutes before I got home for some weekends from college, even if my parents didn't know I was coming home. They could always tell by him.
It depends on the animal, I think. It's rare that an animal seems to truly be a good judge of character. I'm not saying it's impossible... but it isn't likely. My aunt had a dog that was "racist." I mean it wanted to viciously attack anyone who had really dark skin. It would go nuts. Which tells me, it must have been abused when it was little or something, because that's not normal. I've seen dogs that loved everyone. I've seen dogs that were fearful of everyone. Since dogs can be trained to detect seizures, I don't find it impossible that they could tell if someone was on edge and lying... or untrustworthy. But it's also very possible, the person is just nervous. If you have a really smart dog that is usually friendly, but acting like it doesn't trust someone, then I'd make note of it. But I wouldn't base any decisions entirely on it.
Look at this and see it on guard. though he is sweet and playful with those he know (mostly children).
I used to have a Great Dane. I miss that boy. He was a total sweetheart, very obedient and calm. Once I was walking him and we saw a strange dog approaching. It was no big deal for either of us until I noticed that the dog was possibly not friendly. The very moment that I became aware of this fact, my Dane didn't even hesitate. He was off like a shot toward the dog, to protect me. All because I tensed a little bit and became more alert. I was amazed at his instant reaction to my body language, which I myself hadn't even noticed.
Of course, he came back when I called him. I have no idea what he'd have done with the other dog. He had NEVER acted in such a way before toward any animal.
Of course, he came back when I called him. I have no idea what he'd have done with the other dog. He had NEVER acted in such a way before toward any animal.
chloe is a rescue dog from an abuse background. as a result, she doesn't like guys as much as girls. at least she's consistent and fairly unilateral in her initial reluctance.
every time they say something (for the first little bit) she'll make a little growl-y noise. of course, she's all bluff.
as soon as someone picks her up or gives her attention (and forces the issue) she's all sunshine and lovey.
my akita, mya, loved everyone who acknowledged her. if you ignored her, she'd just hang there and make you walk around her. it was sort of funny how persistent she could be.
my mare, charlotte, can be a pussycat one day, and a bit of a high strung spazz another.
one time a guy riding with me (whom i was casually seeing at the time) really wanted to ride her instead of my horse max (who's a perfect gentleman) and i made an earnest effort to convince him otherwise, since he had marginal horsemanship skills.
apparently he accidentally grabbed up high on her neck.
well, i teach my horses what i call the "e-brake" which is a hard stop whenever you grab up high on the neck. if you're travelling with a bit of speed, you can (easily) fly over the horse's head.
and that's exactly what he did.
he was convinced she was just being a brat and i could never persuade him otherwise. we ended up trading horses right then on the trail, and since, has always referred to her in rather "unflattering" terms.
that's my girl : )
every time they say something (for the first little bit) she'll make a little growl-y noise. of course, she's all bluff.
as soon as someone picks her up or gives her attention (and forces the issue) she's all sunshine and lovey.
my akita, mya, loved everyone who acknowledged her. if you ignored her, she'd just hang there and make you walk around her. it was sort of funny how persistent she could be.
my mare, charlotte, can be a pussycat one day, and a bit of a high strung spazz another.
one time a guy riding with me (whom i was casually seeing at the time) really wanted to ride her instead of my horse max (who's a perfect gentleman) and i made an earnest effort to convince him otherwise, since he had marginal horsemanship skills.
apparently he accidentally grabbed up high on her neck.
well, i teach my horses what i call the "e-brake" which is a hard stop whenever you grab up high on the neck. if you're travelling with a bit of speed, you can (easily) fly over the horse's head.
and that's exactly what he did.
he was convinced she was just being a brat and i could never persuade him otherwise. we ended up trading horses right then on the trail, and since, has always referred to her in rather "unflattering" terms.
that's my girl : )
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I couldn't actually select any of the answers. Whether I always have good judgment or not, my cat trusts my judgment and gets friendly with anyone I seem friendly with. It is rather cute of her as I have noticed how she intently watches my reaction to people before she decides how to react towards them. If I seem friendly to them, she will run up to them meowing at them to be pet. Otherwise, she peeks around from the other room to watch them and will even run and hide if noticed. lol
