[nabs-l] fear of dogs withcanapohbiaof

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Vejas,

Wow, this is a very interesting question! I don't have a lot of 
perspective on this, as I don't have such a fear, but here's one 
thought.  I don't think the fear of dogs isn't a blindness issue, 
because all blind people don't have this fear.  However, I 
understand what you're saying.  I've been outside plenty of times 
and have heard a pretty ferocious-sounding dog barking near me.  
But as long as I hear the dog running around in a certain little 
area and isn't running toward me and growling and barking at me, 
I know he's probably in a fence and can't jump it.  I'll tell you 
this: my family and I had a Rotweiller for a long time.  She was 
a big dog, and a lot of our friends and neighbors were afriad of 
her.  But she had a very sweet disposition, and was very nice to 
everyone.  But at the same time, we liked having her around 
because we knew that if anyone tried to break into our house or 
something, she would protect us.  But she had a very sweet 
temper, and so have all other Rotties I've met.  All that makes a 
lot of people afraid of rotties is their size and their bark, but 
once you get to know them, they're great! Just throwing out some 
thoughts.

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: vejas <brlsurfer at gmail.com
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:49:12 -0800
Subject: [nabs-l] fear of dogs withcanapohbiaof

Hi All,
I don't know if any of you other blind people have this, but I
have a considerable fear of dogs.  Someone suggested it was
because we couldn't see them, so we don't know how aggressive
they are.
In first grade I got jumped by a dog, which scared me, but it's
gotten worse because I have constantly had bad dreams where I am
near a really aggressive dog such as a pit bull, and it's really
scary.
I'm sorry if I offend anyone by saying this, but if certain
breeds didn't exist, such as Doberman, Pitbull, Rotweiller and
Chao, blind people could walk more confidently down the streets
without having to worry about an attack.
What are your thoughts about this issue?

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