If a stranger says they dont trust you, would you be offended? No..?
Then..
The same goes for when a passerby/dog walker is hesitant or wary of you or your dog, one must stop and think to yourself, has this person experienced something in life that could make them feel this way, other than following or consuming false and negative stereo types of your breed, which is something I as an XL Bully owner experience on a daily basis, quite sad actually but also empowering.
Some people not everyone have a very small mindset, this we must understand. Once we fathom this we can take the right steps forward in understanding people and living in a high frequency state of mind.
In my earlier days when i would think irrationally the thoughts of ‘whats up with you man?’ “Get a f#ckin grip!” “Sorry..is there something i should be worried about!?”, “whats your problem?” this was the wrong mindset and choice of thinking as i could of unwillingly had a detrimental impact on someones upsetting past experience and making the whole situation worse, this is not what we want. Being something i would learn to regret if at first i didn’t stop to realise nor take into consideration.
Now on the other hand i have met people that on first glance have been rude, passive aggression, all for the simple fact, i assume they think my dog could be out of control, typically how the media control our way of thinking.. ill touch on that another time.
Even a more recent interaction where the person attempted to kick my dog in the head with force without provocation, simply no other than my dogs friendly jester to introduce her self by simply having a sniff! Not even iv reacted in that way when my mrs…
Now it goes without saying i was enraged and i personally let me self swoop to that id***s low and gave them a verbal exchange in return. Again i felt a feeling of embarrassment for me and my baby girl.
In the end it solved nothing. This is why in most circumstances i say to you, carry the mantra ‘KILL THEM WITH KINDNESS’ at the forefront of your mind, and go about your business, try not to let the average person affect you, you cannot change anybody.
I recall a time as an example very vividly when an elderly lady walked up to me and said politely “wow that dogs, viscous!”. I blinked a few times and processed what i was going to say, this time more equipped to handle these situation using the method iv been talking about. I began to say calmly “Due to my past experiences with dogs mainly humans i thought it would be best she wear this collar not as a show of aggression or fashion statement instead to serve its purpose, (she sighed) and said “Well…” before she could finish i explained to her that the spiked collar is to prevent dog attacks on the neck and what a shame it was that doesn’t stop humans and their verbal ones!
“Have a nice day, life is great!” I said, without an inch of sarcasm.
Now you cannot change everybody however with my platform, my aim is to try and educate the misinformed and make this world a happier place for humans and our carnivore companions.
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