This is such an armchair take that I hear over and over. Classic rock-paper-scissors thinking. If a rat were in your living room, you'd not want to go in there

This is such an armchair take that I hear over and over. Classic rock-paper-scissors thinking. If a rat were in your living room, you'd not want to go in there. Rats will almost never actually harm you, probably less than a dog. You can easily scare them out. But it's terrifying when one dashes across the room. It's biological/instinctive. Yet an unknown dog in an unknown house that's actually aware of you and mad about it? No way. Off to another target.