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Originally Posted by pigglet
medusa, perhaps you could both confront your phobia together? its tough for me to say, as i love the shit out of animals. but if you think you passed on your phobia to him, perhaps you could dephobatize him by example as well. remember that dogs pick up on your body language.
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Actually, I've gotten much better over the years. Up until about 10 years ago, just seeing ANY dog sent me into fullblown panic. Hubby has really helped me calm down as far as dogs are concerned, because he is a dog lover and basically made me be around them. Now, if a dog is on a leash, is fairly small, or is one I'm familiar and comfortable with, I'm ok. It's mostly large dogs or certain breeds that bother me now.
I think having him spend some time with puppies is probably a good idea. We ran into a pair of daschsunds on the street yesterday and he was scared of them, but they were also out of control and barking like crazy. Perhaps a docile breed of puppy would be a good place to start.
Thanks for the replies so far!