Is it normal to feel overly anxious with your dogs being around kids?

Soynic Hedgehog

Soynic Hedgehog

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I was outside with my dogs on lead when I saw two little kids on my curb pointing at them excitedly. I always love to show my animals to kids because being shown and able to interact with new animals I had never seen before are some of my fondest childhood memories. So I brought each dog over for them to pet. This should have been a very bright moment in my monotenous daily schedule of doomshifting through my browser tabs, however, I was extremely nervous and on edge the whole time. My dogs are extremely peaceful and submissive to a fault, so I know they wouldn't hurt anyone, but I was still on edge about the possibility of the dogs scaring them or the off chance that I somehow fail to control my dog and it gets into their face. Everything went very smoothly, except my most friendly dog twitched her lips back for a second which could either be playful or defensive so I skipped the petting for her. I don't know if the kids even saw it, but I feel like kids are naturally a little wary around dogs, especially ones as big as them.
Am I overthinking things too much? The kids seemed to leave happily and thanked me for letting them pet my dogs.
I feel like all of my time being exposed to sensationalist arguing about irresponsibility and everyone picking eachother apart has reflected onto my own psyche. Sometimes it feels like I see kids more as a liability than anything else.

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Soynic Hedgehog said:
I was outside with my dogs on lead when I saw two little kids on my curb pointing at them excitedly. I always love to show my animals to kids because being shown and able to interact with new animals I had never seen before are some of my fondest childhood memories. So I brought each dog over for them to pet. This should have been a very bright moment in my monotenous daily schedule of doomshifting through my browser tabs, however, I was extremely nervous and on edge the whole time. My dogs are extremely peaceful and submissive to a fault, so I know they wouldn't hurt anyone, but I was still on edge about the possibility of the dogs scaring them or the off chance that I somehow fail to control my dog and it gets into their face. Everything went very smoothly, except my most friendly dog twitched her lips back for a second which could either be playful or defensive so I skipped the petting for her. I don't know if the kids even saw it, but I feel like kids are naturally a little wary around dogs, especially ones as big as them.
Am I overthinking things too much? The kids seemed to leave happily and thanked me for letting them pet my dogs.
I feel like all of my time being exposed to sensationalist arguing about irresponsibility and everyone picking eachother apart has reflected onto my own psyche. Sometimes it feels like I see kids more as a liability than anything else.

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Hydrosophy said:
If your dogs aren't shitbulls you have nothing to fear.
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They aren't. One is a spunky duck toller and the other is a very bashful redbone coonhound X australian cattle dog amerimutt that we got as a puppy from the shelter.
Apparently the hound has 13% shitbull though (shelter dog manditory) and comes from puerto rico supposedly. These pic are not my actual dogs btw
 
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By the way, anyone else hate it when people call dogs shit like "goodest boys" and crap like that? Also I only get female dogs because male dogs get piss on themselves and smell if you don't give them regular penis haircuts, pee on your walls instead of your floor when they have accidents, are all natural gooners who try to rape every object they can find, and also have a dick where you are supposed to belly rub. If you spay your female dog she is clean and everything you don't want to look at is out of the way and covered up usually.
My dogs still sometimes try to hump me for dominance though and they get kicked in the crotch for it
 
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Soynic Hedgehog said:
By the way, anyone else hate it when people call dogs shit like "goodest boys" and crap like that? Also I only get female dogs because male dogs get piss on themselves and smell if you don't give them regular penis haircuts, pee on your walls instead of your floor when they have accidents, are all natural gooners who try to rape every object they can find, and also have a dick where you are supposed to belly rub. If you spay your female dog she is clean and everything you don't want to look at is out of the way and covered up usually.
My dogs still sometimes try to hump me for dominance though and they get kicked in the crotch for it
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Soynic Hedgehog said:
By the way, anyone else hate it when people call dogs shit like "goodest boys" and crap like that? Also I only get female dogs because male dogs get piss on themselves and smell if you don't give them regular penis haircuts, pee on your walls instead of your floor when they have accidents, are all natural gooners who try to rape every object they can find, and also have a dick where you are supposed to belly rub. If you spay your female dog she is clean and everything you don't want to look at is out of the way and covered up usually.
My dogs still sometimes try to hump me for dominance though and they get kicked in the crotch for it
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Caninecacas really do all of that? Guess I'm getting a gecko instead
 
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Chesnaught said:
Caninecacas really do all of that? Guess I'm getting a gecko instead
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If you don't want a retarded child that walks on 4 legs that you have to entertain and care for (vast majority of dogs are like this) then don't get dogs. If you want to get fluffy thing still get cat instead and let it out when it wants to go out then boom, not your problem until it gets hungry and comes back for food. Also despite the enormous effort and pushing the responsibility karen crowd is doing, cats are and will always be culturally acceptable to live outdoors and only come inside when they feel like it. Unlike dogs, who will get animal control called on you if you let them run around outside. Its also nice to have your cat follow you when you go outside. Be careful if you live in the woods though because your cat will probably get bodied by a fisher weasle or coyote or something.
If you want a really low maintenance pet you can neglect for long periods of time cold blooded animals are great for that though. They are perfect for building a collection too if you are into that. Lizards are good, if you are lazy though don't get a big one like a bearded dragon, they like to run around and spend time outside eating grass and stuff. Geckos are really good because they don't really do anything but sit around. Snakes are also good like geckos but the ones who are not active enough to be higher maintenance are usually always hiding which is boring. Amphibians are basically like reptiles but you need to keep them wet and they don't need UV light and basking like all reptiles generally do. The ones at the store are mostly tropical and need heating though, which is annoying. You are better off catching your own salamanders or something like that if you want a pet you can forget for weeks. Mole salamanders are the epitome of this. Fish are piss easy and the cleanest pets if you can handle learning some basic biochemistry. They are also very interactive and are by far the most diverse animal group you can get at your pet store.
Lastly, the biggest gigalazychad pet is bugs. They are small so you can keep them in little boxes or tuperwares, they usually like being in small spaces, they don't need attention, they are relatively easy to feed, and often will be set for a long time after every feeding, and they are free because you can get them outside. Whatever your local biggest spider species is will often make a good pet. They learn pretty quickly to tong and even probably hand feed. I kept a dock spider once and he was really fun, until he escaped and got into my bathtub multiple times, which made me freak out because despite liking spiders I am still afraid of them getting on me or suprising me.
 
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Soynic Hedgehog said:
I was outside with my dogs on lead when I saw two little kids on my curb pointing at them excitedly. I always love to show my animals to kids because being shown and able to interact with new animals I had never seen before are some of my fondest childhood memories. So I brought each dog over for them to pet. This should have been a very bright moment in my monotenous daily schedule of doomshifting through my browser tabs, however, I was extremely nervous and on edge the whole time. My dogs are extremely peaceful and submissive to a fault, so I know they wouldn't hurt anyone, but I was still on edge about the possibility of the dogs scaring them or the off chance that I somehow fail to control my dog and it gets into their face. Everything went very smoothly, except my most friendly dog twitched her lips back for a second which could either be playful or defensive so I skipped the petting for her. I don't know if the kids even saw it, but I feel like kids are naturally a little wary around dogs, especially ones as big as them.
Am I overthinking things too much? The kids seemed to leave happily and thanked me for letting them pet my dogs.
I feel like all of my time being exposed to sensationalist arguing about irresponsibility and everyone picking eachother apart has reflected onto my own psyche. Sometimes it feels like I see kids more as a liability than anything else.

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Soynic Hedgehog said:
If you don't want a retarded child that walks on 4 legs that you have to entertain and care for (vast majority of dogs are like this) then don't get dogs. If you want to get fluffy thing still get cat instead and let it out when it wants to go out then boom, not your problem until it gets hungry and comes back for food. Also despite the enormous effort and pushing the responsibility karen crowd is doing, cats are and will always be culturally acceptable to live outdoors and only come inside when they feel like it. Unlike dogs, who will get animal control called on you if you let them run around outside. Its also nice to have your cat follow you when you go outside. Be careful if you live in the woods though because your cat will probably get bodied by a fisher weasle or coyote or something.
If you want a really low maintenance pet you can neglect for long periods of time cold blooded animals are great for that though. They are perfect for building a collection too if you are into that. Lizards are good, if you are lazy though don't get a big one like a bearded dragon, they like to run around and spend time outside eating grass and stuff. Geckos are really good because they don't really do anything but sit around. Snakes are also good like geckos but the ones who are not active enough to be higher maintenance are usually always hiding which is boring. Amphibians are basically like reptiles but you need to keep them wet and they don't need UV light and basking like all reptiles generally do. The ones at the store are mostly tropical and need heating though, which is annoying. You are better off catching your own salamanders or something like that if you want a pet you can forget for weeks. Mole salamanders are the epitome of this. Fish are piss easy and the cleanest pets if you can handle learning some basic biochemistry. They are also very interactive and are by far the most diverse animal group you can get at your pet store.
Lastly, the biggest gigalazychad pet is bugs. They are small so you can keep them in little boxes or tuperwares, they usually like being in small spaces, they don't need attention, they are relatively easy to feed, and often will be set for a long time after every feeding, and they are free because you can get them outside. Whatever your local biggest spider species is will often make a good pet. They learn pretty quickly to tong and even probably hand feed. I kept a dock spider once and he was really fun, until he escaped and got into my bathtub multiple times, which made me freak out because despite liking spiders I am still afraid of them getting on me or suprising me.
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Soynic Hedgehog said:
If you don't want a retarded child that walks on 4 legs that you have to entertain and care for (vast majority of dogs are like this) then don't get dogs. If you want to get fluffy thing still get cat instead and let it out when it wants to go out then boom, not your problem until it gets hungry and comes back for food. Also despite the enormous effort and pushing the responsibility karen crowd is doing, cats are and will always be culturally acceptable to live outdoors and only come inside when they feel like it. Unlike dogs, who will get animal control called on you if you let them run around outside. Its also nice to have your cat follow you when you go outside. Be careful if you live in the woods though because your cat will probably get bodied by a fisher weasle or coyote or something.
If you want a really low maintenance pet you can neglect for long periods of time cold blooded animals are great for that though. They are perfect for building a collection too if you are into that. Lizards are good, if you are lazy though don't get a big one like a bearded dragon, they like to run around and spend time outside eating grass and stuff. Geckos are really good because they don't really do anything but sit around. Snakes are also good like geckos but the ones who are not active enough to be higher maintenance are usually always hiding which is boring. Amphibians are basically like reptiles but you need to keep them wet and they don't need UV light and basking like all reptiles generally do. The ones at the store are mostly tropical and need heating though, which is annoying. You are better off catching your own salamanders or something like that if you want a pet you can forget for weeks. Mole salamanders are the epitome of this. Fish are piss easy and the cleanest pets if you can handle learning some basic biochemistry. They are also very interactive and are by far the most diverse animal group you can get at your pet store.
Lastly, the biggest gigalazychad pet is bugs. They are small so you can keep them in little boxes or tuperwares, they usually like being in small spaces, they don't need attention, they are relatively easy to feed, and often will be set for a long time after every feeding, and they are free because you can get them outside. Whatever your local biggest spider species is will often make a good pet. They learn pretty quickly to tong and even probably hand feed. I kept a dock spider once and he was really fun, until he escaped and got into my bathtub multiple times, which made me freak out because despite liking spiders I am still afraid of them getting on me or suprising me.
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Oh and importantly if you keep snakes everyone is going to think you are a drug addict and if you keep bugs, especially spiders everyone is going to think you are wierdo basement dweller. Lizards have passed into the cute zone because of redditors and beardie mommies, while amphibians were always there because they have dumpy faces. Also jumping spiders are an exception because they have human neotenic features such as big forward facing eyes, tiny size, and short limbs compared to their giant heads. Fish are neutral because humans are used to them as food and can be in the cute zone depending on their personality/faces. Turtles and tortises were always seen as cute with the exception of snapping turtles, which are even so in the middle of a PR fixing campaign by the reptile mommies
 
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Soynic Hedgehog said:
If you don't want a retarded child that walks on 4 legs that you have to entertain and care for (vast majority of dogs are like this) then don't get dogs. If you want to get fluffy thing still get cat instead and let it out when it wants to go out then boom, not your problem until it gets hungry and comes back for food. Also despite the enormous effort and pushing the responsibility karen crowd is doing, cats are and will always be culturally acceptable to live outdoors and only come inside when they feel like it. Unlike dogs, who will get animal control called on you if you let them run around outside. Its also nice to have your cat follow you when you go outside. Be careful if you live in the woods though because your cat will probably get bodied by a fisher weasle or coyote or something.
If you want a really low maintenance pet you can neglect for long periods of time cold blooded animals are great for that though. They are perfect for building a collection too if you are into that. Lizards are good, if you are lazy though don't get a big one like a bearded dragon, they like to run around and spend time outside eating grass and stuff. Geckos are really good because they don't really do anything but sit around. Snakes are also good like geckos but the ones who are not active enough to be higher maintenance are usually always hiding which is boring. Amphibians are basically like reptiles but you need to keep them wet and they don't need UV light and basking like all reptiles generally do. The ones at the store are mostly tropical and need heating though, which is annoying. You are better off catching your own salamanders or something like that if you want a pet you can forget for weeks. Mole salamanders are the epitome of this. Fish are piss easy and the cleanest pets if you can handle learning some basic biochemistry. They are also very interactive and are by far the most diverse animal group you can get at your pet store.
Lastly, the biggest gigalazychad pet is bugs. They are small so you can keep them in little boxes or tuperwares, they usually like being in small spaces, they don't need attention, they are relatively easy to feed, and often will be set for a long time after every feeding, and they are free because you can get them outside. Whatever your local biggest spider species is will often make a good pet. They learn pretty quickly to tong and even probably hand feed. I kept a dock spider once and he was really fun, until he escaped and got into my bathtub multiple times, which made me freak out because despite liking spiders I am still afraid of them getting on me or suprising me.
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Cats are nice but I become a major germophobe when I'm around them. What I really want is a frilled dragon but I would have to buy a very large tank and all the stuff for it first.
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y’all should consider pet fishes when my pet fahaka puffer sherman grows he’ll be like 43 cm/1.5 feet and even as a baby hes certainly an eye-catcher with those beautiful blue eyes.
 
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Chesnaught said:
Cats are nice but I become a major germophobe when I'm around them. What I really want is a frilled dragon but I would have to buy a very large tank and all the stuff for it first. View attachment 28821
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Haha good luck. Frilled dragons are rare in the trade. Also like anything that isn't your basic bearded dragon or crested gecko they are going to be as expensive as a gaming PC. They are close relatives of beardies though, apparenlty when they aren't inbred into having down syndrome they are extremely fiesty from what I hear. Frilleds are rare so they are probably still very wild. They also come from australia and australia is literal 1984 with exporting its native animals.
 
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basil said:
currently in a 29 gallon, will move to a 135 gallon when this fucker on facebook marketplace responds to me.
it’s a baby rn
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Hahha I know the feeling. Are you a collector type of fishkeeper? I have 13 tanks. I badly want a puffer but most of them behave like rapecels and get really big, that or they are brackish water fish. There is one perfect peaceful medium puffer that is freshwater, the congo spotted puffer, but its from the congo, so it fetches a price between 300$ and 400$. 200 if you are lucky. I am waiting for pyramid skeem breeders to flood the market with them before I finally pull the trigger. Also do want to splurge on a freshwater moray some time.
 
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