They may loathe their body language
Some dogs get uneasy with certain body language or gestures that might appear totally benign to us humans. If someone stares at your dog directly, leans over them, gets right in their face, makes rapid and abrupt hand and arm movements, or appears overly affectionate straight off the bat, your doggo may not react well.
Dogs are also sensitive to tone of voice. If someone sounds angry or if your dog perceives their voice as threatening, they can become incensed.
Your dog could have past trauma
If you have a rescue dog, you might notice that they get nervous or aggressive around certain people. Sadly, past trauma is something that many dogs deal with for life. And if someone comes along who reminds them of a perpetrator, it can trigger a fearful reaction.
For example, some dogs get funny around old men, while others may be nervous around young women or children. Or, if someone is wearing heavy-soled boots or a hat, it might remind them of items the offender wore.
So if your pet dog growls at or avoids/dislikes certain people it could be linked to negative interactions you’ve had with these people. Or there could be others factors discussed above responsible for its aversion to certain individuals. Therefore dogs can be pretty much hard to please and even their favorite treats may fail to win them over when offered by some folks.
You might have noticed that your dog tends to avoid certain people in your circle of friends and family for no obvious reasons. On the other hand you might find it to be very friendly with some strangers. This contradictory behavior shown by your pooch can be really confusing for a clueless owner. You definitely want to know your dog better and even help it feel more comfortable around humans.
Later in the final stage of the experiment the unhelpful actor, the helpful actor and the neutral one were made to offer treats to these canines. The dogs did not want to take treats from the unhelpful person. However happily accepted treats from the cooperative actor and the neutral person. It was seen how dogs changed their behavior/response towards the uncooperative person and formulated a negative opinion for this actor. The conclusion clearly points to the possibility of your pooch disliking someone who is often rude to you.
The blog editor of Pets World is a pet aficionado and fervently follows her pet-obsession. A pet parent to animals big and small for the past two decades. The sum of all experiences gathered is an amalgamation of useful knowledge and research.
