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Pet owners always say, "Oh, he won't hurt anyone. Isn't he cute? Down fido! Down boy! He's just excited. Can I get you something to drink?" The trouble is that

by pcunite 10y ago

Pet owners always say, "Oh, he won't hurt anyone. Isn't he cute? Down fido! Down boy! He's just excited. Can I get you something to drink?" The trouble is that animals act differently when the owner is not around. If possible, spray apple juice on your clothing before you leave for work that day. The animal will bite you, but you won't see it again after that.

Normal_gaussian 10y ago
This is horrible and immoral advice. Disagreeing, complaining, and litigating are one thing. Deliberately falsifying a situation is quite another. This is of course leaving aside the fact that the course of action you suggest could easily lead to a life being taken. It is impossible for me to courteously describe how appalled I am at your advice.
- pcunite 10y ago
  Sigh ... it is humor.
  - delecti 10y ago
    Maybe an attempt at it.
- ghers 10y ago
  How is a dog biting him falsification? Claiming that the dog bit him when it did not would be false, but if the dog bites him, the dog bit him. Unless the dog is huge, it's unlikely he'll die.
throwawaydog 10y ago
This seems like pretty bad advice, considering my issue with dogs is feeling like I'm going to get bitten. Why would I bring that on myself on purpose.
- TillE 10y ago
  Aggressive dogs are incredibly rare, especially if you're just ignoring them and not trying to interact. Here's what my city looks like: http://dogswaitinginberlin.tumblr.com/ http://dogswaitinginberlin.tumblr.com/ Unleashed dogs everywhere. Never heard of it being a problem.
  - DanBC 10y ago
    Dog bites in Berlin. http://www.claudia-haemmerling.de/2012/hundebisse-2012.pdf http://www.claudia-haemmerling.de/2012/hundebisse-2012.pdf 700 people in a city of 3.5m feels like a tiny number. Although I don't know how badly these people were bitten. (Or if this list include attacks without bites).
- placeybordeaux 10y ago
  Yup, thats awful advice. The best advice for the work place is certainly to talk to HR/your manager, but in a more general way it might help you to be able to read basic dog body language. The most basic is to simply look at the tail. If a dog is wagging it's tail it is most likely happy and is a strong signal it won't attack. Conversely if it's hackles are up, if any hair on it's back is pointing up or raised then it might be concerned and should be avoided. Only dogs with serious problems would react without giving some sort of sign that they are upset and most will avoid confrontation unless they feel like they are defending territory or resources.

by pcunite 10y ago

Normal_gaussian 10y ago

This is horrible and immoral advice. Disagreeing, complaining, and litigating are one thing. Deliberately falsifying a situation is quite another. This is of course leaving aside the fact that the course of action you suggest could easily lead to a life being taken. It is impossible for me to courteously describe how appalled I am at your advice.

pcunite 10y ago
Sigh ... it is humor.
- delecti 10y ago
  Maybe an attempt at it.
ghers 10y ago
How is a dog biting him falsification? Claiming that the dog bit him when it did not would be false, but if the dog bites him, the dog bit him. Unless the dog is huge, it's unlikely he'll die.

throwawaydog 10y ago

This seems like pretty bad advice, considering my issue with dogs is feeling like I'm going to get bitten. Why would I bring that on myself on purpose.

TillE 10y ago
Aggressive dogs are incredibly rare, especially if you're just ignoring them and not trying to interact. Here's what my city looks like: http://dogswaitinginberlin.tumblr.com/ http://dogswaitinginberlin.tumblr.com/ Unleashed dogs everywhere. Never heard of it being a problem.
- DanBC 10y ago
  Dog bites in Berlin. http://www.claudia-haemmerling.de/2012/hundebisse-2012.pdf http://www.claudia-haemmerling.de/2012/hundebisse-2012.pdf 700 people in a city of 3.5m feels like a tiny number. Although I don't know how badly these people were bitten. (Or if this list include attacks without bites).
placeybordeaux 10y ago
Yup, thats awful advice. The best advice for the work place is certainly to talk to HR/your manager, but in a more general way it might help you to be able to read basic dog body language. The most basic is to simply look at the tail. If a dog is wagging it's tail it is most likely happy and is a strong signal it won't attack. Conversely if it's hackles are up, if any hair on it's back is pointing up or raised then it might be concerned and should be avoided. Only dogs with serious problems would react without giving some sort of sign that they are upset and most will avoid confrontation unless they feel like they are defending territory or resources.