Hi Friend,

It's Tuesday and another summer day...

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Dog Yelling Family Trip
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On a recent trip with my family, including our 2 dogs we stopped for a well needed pee break ( adults, kids and dogs  )

We were parked next to a open field, at the back of a gas station.

As we returned to the truck, another vehicle was parked behind us, and our dogs being friendly dogs went up to greet them.

Tails wagging, on a leash, with children in tow..

As the female passenger opened her door she looked in terror at the dogs, and let out a scream:

"KEEP THOSE DOGS AWAY!"

"I DON'T LIKE DOGS"

"I MIGHT BE ALLERGIC"

"THERE SO BIG"

I encouraged our children to walk backwards towards our vehicle, then politely informed the not so dog friendly passenger that perhaps if she doesn't like dogs it would be better to not park next to the sigs that said:

"Please Walk Your Dogs Here"


My wife then informed me that perhaps the said person has a dog phobia- hence her reactions..


Wow


Here is some of what is known about dog phobias:
(Source: Wikipedia)

Cynophobia is the abnormal fear of dogs.

The book Phobias defines a panic attack as "a sudden terror lasting at least a few minutes with typical manifestations of intense fear". These manifestations may include palpitations, sweating, trembling, difficulty breathing, the urge to escape, faintness or dizziness, dry mouth, nausea and/or several other symptoms. As with other specific phobias, patients suffering from cynophobia may display a wide range of these reactions when confronted with a live dog or even when thinking about or presented with an image (static or filmed) of a dog.[9] Furthermore, classic avoidance behavior is also common and may include staying away from areas where dogs might be (i.e., a park), crossing the street to avoid a dog, or avoiding the homes of friends and/or family who own a dog.



Age

Drs. Jeanette M. Bruce and William C. Sanderson, in their book Specific Phobias, concluded that the age of onset for animal phobias is usually early childhood, between the ages of five and nine. A study done in South Africa by Drs. Willem A. Hoffmann and Lourens H. Human further confirms this conclusion for patients suffering from cynophobia and additionally found dog phobia developing as late as age 20.

Gender

Dr. Bruce and Sanderson also state that animal phobias are more common in females than males. Furthermore, Dr. B.K. Wiederhold, a psychiatrist investigating virtual reality therapy as a possible method of therapy for anxiety disorders, goes on to provide data that although prevalent in both men and women, 75% to 90% of patients reporting specific phobias of the animal subtype are women.

Acquisition

A current theory for fear acquisition presented by Dr. S. Rachman in 1977 maintains that there are three conditions by which fear is developed.These include direct personal experience, observational experience, and informational or instructional experience. For example, direct personal experience consists of having a personal negative encounter with a dog such as being bitten. In contrast, seeing a friend attacked by a dog and thus developing a fear of dogs would be observational experience. Whereas both of these types of experiences involves a live dog, informational or instructional experience simply includes being told directly or indirectly (i.e., information read in a book, film, parental cues such as avoidance or dislike, etc.) that dogs are to be feared.


Treatment

The most common methods for the treatment of specific phobias are systematic desensitization and in vivo or exposure therapy.



Heal Your Pet At Home!

Best Wishes,

Dr Andrew Jones, DVM




P.S. I'm grateful that I am phobia free, and all of you reading the email clearly have no dog/cat phobias.

Imagine all the benefits of dog/cat ownership you would never experience by not having a pet..

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DISCLAIMER: This information is for educational purposes only and
is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian.
Dr Andrew Jones resigned from the College of Veterinarians of
B.C. effective December 1 2010, meaning he cannot answer specific
questions about your pet's medical issues or make specific
medical recommendations for your pet.


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