Why do dogs hate me?

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If you have had so many negative responses from animals in the past, this can be caused by a animals sixth sense....they can sense fear and other feelings that you may send to them when you approach them. Do you get nervous or already expect what will happen before it does? Try not to give a pet direct eye contact, let them sniff you, your hand, before touching them, approach them with a toy or treat before touching them so they see you as a non threat, and if you feel comfortable, stoop down to their level so they feel safer that you are not over powering to them. Are you tall or buff? You could come off as a big threat possibly. i hope i helped.

Take the hot dog out of your pocket!

Awesome post. I commend you on taking the time for it.

just stay calm when your around dogs the pick up on your personality through you body language they can sense if your anxious which sets them off

I am calm. I am always lax around animals but idk they always get all ...mean?(for lack of a better word)... around me.

lol i dunno, maybe they do sense something, but animals friggin love me for some reason...most of the time >.>....sometimes birds hate me :

Do you watch the dog whisperer? Haha, it's awesome, trust me ;)

It sounds like the dogs are displaying dominant behaviour over you. First of all, the owners themselves should correct that. The reason why you could be getting such a response so regularly could be due to what alyssalynne143 and SyC0Pathik said. You could be giving off subconscious signals through your body language because you expect something to happen (since it's happened so many times in the past already.) Even though you think you are calm, the subconscious signals may give something for the dogs to react to.

Next time there is a dog, breath out make sure you're loosened up. Don't stare right into the dog's eyes and allow the dog to approach you first for a sniff. This way, the dog is less likely to feel threatened.

Hope you get better luck next time xD

Had the same problem. Just always act HAPPY to see them (by talking). If you start to be happy to see them then they are happy to see you. Thing is, some dogs bark (like mine) because they want you to come over and pet them, not because of aggression.

I've tried all the stuff you people said. I've one betwenn being welcoming to stfu. Idk why but they always try to bite me or bark really really loud at me. I guess i'm just not a dog person? (I'm also not a cat person cause I'm a guy and I'm not gay)