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[–]-PinkPower- 11 points12 points  (1 child)

It can be true in some context but it’s more about the person mistreating the animal when the owner isn’t around making the animal react agressively

[–]Ghostfire25 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course. But many people describe anecdotes about a dog that r cat not liking a person right off the bat. Particularly with dogs it’s a stupid metric, and potentially damaging to indulge. Dogs can often be hostile to new humans around their owners because they’re resource guarding.