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Originally Posted by seesaw
First, I think it's very significant and insightful of you to recognize that you have these feelings and that they are not normal. That's a huge first step. I agree with others who have said the only way to get to the root of this is to see a therapist who can help you work through your emotions and the associations you attribute to the small dogs.
Question, do you also feel this way about other small animals, like cats, or is it just dogs?
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Thanks for the kind words. I've only felt this way around small rat-like dogs. I don't think I've ever felt the same way towards any other animal.
I do think I've felt that way towards people though, but it don't think I still have that problem towards people any more. The dog problem I think I've had almost my whole life. I remember feeling this way around age 8.
I think that this type of problem has been passed down from my grandma to my mom to my sister and I. I think that my mom kept me away from my dads parents growing up because she despised my dad's mom and I deeply suspect that it was the same type of problem I have towards dogs.
I also know that my grandma's father walked out on them when she was 6. I know because I asked them why they never say "love you" or go to sporting events or care about family reunions after I was pissed off at them for skipping my college graduation and I got her to tell me about her father. She said she didn't want to talk about it further.