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do animals prefer you?

felinesaresuperior

I found out that many times i pat a dog, and its owner comments that it usually doesnt let anyone pat it. feral cats seem to favor me over other people as well. 

i just wonder what others experience is. 

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  • Dogs descended from wolves, humans descended from apes..... this is immaterial - place any species in an intolerable situation and it will react using instinct. Whether this reaction is acceptable to "social rules" is subjective. No dog - or human - turns without warning. Or provocation. 

    Putting a ban on or eliminating those who cannot instinctively comply with "social rules" seems a little harsh to me. Especially on this site...

    My initial reaction to the above posts was anger - lots of it!

    I am autistic and maybe we all mellow with age but when I took time to think about it -

    Everybody has their own views.

    Autism has given me the insight to realise and accept this - despite what the text books say! x

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  • Dogs descended from wolves, humans descended from apes..... this is immaterial - place any species in an intolerable situation and it will react using instinct. Whether this reaction is acceptable to "social rules" is subjective. No dog - or human - turns without warning. Or provocation. 

    Putting a ban on or eliminating those who cannot instinctively comply with "social rules" seems a little harsh to me. Especially on this site...

    My initial reaction to the above posts was anger - lots of it!

    I am autistic and maybe we all mellow with age but when I took time to think about it -

    Everybody has their own views.

    Autism has given me the insight to realise and accept this - despite what the text books say! x

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