Slicey: Doggy Magnet

[Sliceanddice]

So this is something I know: Dogs LOVE me.

People who know they have more viscous dogs are always surprised to find their dog's love me or at least tolerate me when other people set off their beloved pouches.

So why am I saying this? Because I apparently attract dogs so much that I can distract a trained seeing eye dog

I was walking to my global cinema class not really looking at the people i was walking by but the buildings making sure I didn't walk past it when suddenly I hear right next to me 'Miley WHAT are you doing????' I look over just in time to swerve to find a bewildered blind woman with a seeing eye dog who decided I was cooler than where ever she was heading and snuggling against my leg.

I apologize to the blind woman for my dog magnet abilities and moved out of the way so she and her friend could convince the dog I wasn't that awesome.

So..... Slicey: Dog Magnet

[Seanette]

Maybe stop carrying bacon in your pockets?

[dendawg]

Once, while attending a wedding of one of my ex-wife's friends, outside the church the wedding was at, I was able to befriend a wandering cat to the point I was able to pick it up. It didn't want to be put down and meowed at me when I did so.

[Aislin]

Slice, we must be family! I used to go to a lot of dog shows. If anyone was missing a dog they would look for me. I was the bewildered girl with a pack trying to find the lost and found. One show was long so we camped. A rough Malamute pulled me in my sleeping bag out of the tent. They found in in the morning under a pile of sled dogs protesting loudly.

[Sliceanddice]

Slice, we must be family! I used to go to a lot of dog shows. If anyone was missing a dog they would look for me. I was the bewildered girl with a pack trying to find the lost and found. One show was long so we camped. A rough Malamute pulled me in my sleeping bag out of the tent. They found in in the morning under a pile of sled dogs protesting loudly.

yep sounds about right, my great uncle had a wolf hybrid who hated everyone but only growled or barked at me if i was running. If i wasn't running it would let me sit near it and once even touch it.

And there was no bacon. maybe some mayo on my shirt but no bacon.

i find that unlike cats dogs know when people like them and know when you would enjoy cuddles.... and they want to oblige

[Racket_Man]

Maybe stop carrying bacon in your pockets?

I have one better ----- STOP carrying delicious smelling pizzas and stopping at people homes to deliver them----- yup that is me.

dogs just LOVE me most of the time --- I wonder why?????

and it does not help that I have a senior doggie at home who is a total ham

[Kogarashi]

Sorry, Slice, but I'm laughing. I'd say that takes talent, being able to distract a trained seeing-eye dog without trying.

I have the same effect, but on children and, to a lesser extent, cats, rather than dogs. Doesn't matter what I'm doing, kids just warm up to me super-fast and start telling me their life story when they have no reason to. Certainly comes in handy when I'm doing a babysitting swap with other families in our church and their littles are shy and have never met me before, and also helped when I was running the church nursery for two years (I only ever had one kid who didn't warm up until his mom started taking him to daycare regularly). But then I get this when waiting in checkout lines and the like as well. Some little kid spots me and starts telling me all about this new toy they have, or the movie they just saw, or these cool socks their mom is buying them, or whatever. And the whole while, their mom is just standing there agape at this little kid opening up to a complete stranger.

With cats, I don't pull it off on every cat, but I've had friends with the world's most antisocial cats before, and said cats would just walk over to me and sit in my lap without warning when I'd visit.

[taxguykarl]

I have one better ----- STOP carrying delicious smelling pizzas and stopping at people homes to deliver them----- yup that is me.

dogs just LOVE me most of the time

Sounds like one visit to Mrs. TGK's cousin--the morning after I had been baking dog treats and wearing the same jeans.

[Dreamstalker]

I once distracted a working bomb/scent dog in an airport...I did have food, but nothing a dog would be interested in.

Gate area is crowded, so I'm sitting on the carpet on my jacket with my back at a pole.
Dog: *boingHI!*
Me: Uh... *thinking: oh crap, does my hoodie have thermal paste or something weird on it?*
Handler is taking this in stride: "You're fine, she's not indicating anything other than she wants a break You can pet her if you want."
Me: "You mean if she wants" as I'm pinned to the pole and licked to death.

I can also distract seeing-eye dogs, but the owner knows me so maybe the dog's learned that MyName=scritches? (she once asked me to 'inspect' the dog after he got in a fight, so the dog is used to me handling his face and paws)

[Racket_Man]

Sounds like one visit to Mrs. TGK's cousin--the morning after I had been baking dog treats and wearing the same jeans.

One along a slightly different smelly vein.

My Ex and I lived in the upper part of a upper/lower duplex. Owner lived on the first floor, we lived on the 2d floor.

Once time, just after a "romantic interlude", my Ex and I had someplace to go and we stopped downstairs to pay our monthly rent. The owners male dog got REAL interested in my Ex's crotch for some reason.

[Kittish]

I'm just the other way 'round. About half the time, or a bit more, dogs hate me. I've been lunged at, with full on growling and bared teeth by more than one dog that the owner swore up and down was the friendliest beast in the world (good owners, mind you, not the SC version of pet owners we see all too often). Surprised everyone but me, because I'm kind of used to that reaction.

Cats, on the other hand, warm up to me very quickly. One friend's cat was SO into me that she would do the rolly squirm wriggle happy cat thing while I was holding her (well, I say holding, more just supporting and keeping her from falling), utterly confident that she was safe and secure. She'd stretch out full length down the length of my arms, on her back, and snooze.

[WishfulSpirit]

I got a kiss from a yorkie who apparently (at least according to her owner) hates everyone. I gave her water (we have an ice water pitcher in the lobby) so maybe that was it. Though we know that human body chemistry changes based on emotional state and dogs have super noses. I think they literally can smell when we like them, or when we're scared of them.

[Sliceanddice]

Cats, on the other hand, warm up to me very quickly. One friend's cat was SO into me that she would do the rolly squirm wriggle happy cat thing while I was holding her (well, I say holding, more just supporting and keeping her from falling), utterly confident that she was safe and secure. She'd stretch out full length down the length of my arms, on her back, and snooze.

yeah cats tend to not like me. I wont go as far to say hate or anything, but usually they have to be those cats who basically climb on anything with a pulse to like me. One of meimei's cats swears i am the anti-crist while the other doesn't care as long as i pet the ears/chin when he wants and otherwise ignore him

[AccountingDrone]

Animal and kid magnet myself. I like animals [and snakes, and spiders ...] and we always have at least one pet knocking around in the house at any given time, and a flock of barn cats [assholes keep dumping them, our roomie who is a serious cat whisperer gets them friendly, we live trap and neuter/vaccinate them and release, if we get them young enough the kittens can be domesticated we try to home. Any given time we have at least half a dozen barn cats keeping the rodents down. And one barn possum.]

I can't wait til I get a service dog - I want a big happy something - shepherd, rhodesian ridgeback, hell - Himalayan mastiff if I win the lottery and can afford one =) I don't care for little yappy ill trained monster dogs. Why do so few people actually obedience train their dogs? I think the most people do is housebreak the poor things.

[Kittish]

Why do so few people actually obedience train their dogs? I think the most people do is housebreak the poor things.

Because that requires effort. Plus, I think for people with small dogs, they see quite a few aggressive behaviors as 'cute' which reinforces inappropriate manners and behavior on the part of the dog.