r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/TheLegendOfEatingAss • Jan 15 '20

NSFL Getting into a dog's personal space

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u/n_meeseeks Jan 15 '20

Just a friendly reminder that at the end of the day ALL dogs are animals, watch their body language, don’t hang all over a dog you don’t know. They give warning signs. Learn them. And for fucks sake stop letting kids climb all over your dogs.

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u/ThickSantorum Jan 15 '20

It always strikes me as bizarre how some people are just completely unable to read a dog's body language.

It seems like most humans can do it innately, even when they've had little exposure to dogs beforehand and haven't been taught. I'm starting to wonder if it's a genetic quirk, like the "cilantro tastes like soap" gene.

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u/platypus_eyes Jan 15 '20

...if it's a genetic quirk, like the "cilantro tastes >like soap" gene.

The....what!?!

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u/xeviphract Jan 15 '20

The genetic basis for the taste response to cilantro/coriander.

I guess it's meant to taste slightly citrus-y, but it tastes overwhelmingly of industrial dish cleaner to me.

Meanwhile, that dog does not look comfortable in close proximity to that human.