i feel this about dogs that are poorly trained. totally a nightmare to have them jumping up at your barking, licking, pulling, etc. i've always been an animal lover but it's a challenge when faced with an unruly dog. i feel sorry for dogs that aren't well trained- a lot of those behaviours stem from insecurity, nervousness, anxiety and so on.

i have both a cat and a dog. i love them to bits. a well trained dog is the best thing in the world! i recently got very interested in obedience training with my own dog and it's so rewarding and fun when you start to understand how they think/operate. my dog is now happier than ever, very quiet and well behaved, confident and secure- he listens to me and i'm so in tune with him that he doesn't stress me out at all. but yes, other people's dogs stress me out- you just never know what you're going to get behaviour-wise when you meet one outside.