Trollheart

Never heard of that one.
Yes, cats are evasive. Dogs will basically run up to you and jump up your leg, wagging their tails. Cats will be all suspicious, like, "what's this guy want? What's his angle?" Obviously I'm sure everyone knows you don't just grab a cat or launch yourself at them (unless you forget what the inside of a doctor's surgery looks like and need to be reminded!); you get down on their level and extend your hand, back usually, to let them sniff and confirm your attentions. You let them take the lead, and if they want to, they'll begin nuzzling up against you.

Can be very rewarding though. You can make a lot of new animal friends that way, and there's no sight quite like a cat you've befriended charging from their garden when they see you, to get some attention and affection. As long as their owner is cool with it of course...

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I say hello to most dogs I meet, provided they're well-mannered and on a leash. Cats: I'm afraid I spend most of my time chasing them away from bird feeders!

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1. no i don't approach random animals because contrary to the impression people have on here that i like to **** them, i really don't like animals all that much. i don't mind them either but i'm really not the type to get excited over seeing a cute animal. i might pet a dog if it comes up to me and i'm just chilling or sitting down. but usually i'll get bored of petting it and tell it to go away. cats don't trust me so they don't approach me and truth be told i usually find them boring so it's just as well. sometimes you find a friendly cat that will approach me and if it's clean looking i might pet it. though sometimes you find those attention starved cats that won't leave you alone and then once again i have to sort of shoo it off.

2. i don't necessarily care if someone approaches me if i'm walking a dog but i don't get a kick out of it either. it might annoy me if i'm just walking the dog out of obligation and honestly just trying to get it over with and they're holding me up. i know people in here said 'that's not fair' but to be fair i won't be rude to them about it. just internally i'll be waiting for it to be over so i can move on.

The Batlord

Instead of extending my whole hand I've taken to sticking my finger out and letting them sniff that. My logic being that a finger will be smaller and less threatening than a hand. No idea if it makes a difference though.

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Your penis might be even less threatening.

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I love this thread so much.

Trollheart

Not sure either, but there is something that's supposed to be non-threatening about the back of the hand. Maybe it's that you can't make a fist of it and then hit without turning your hand around. Maybe the back of your hand smells less threatening, I don't know. But I've always been taught that's the way to do it: not the palm of the hand (guess it might look like you're gonna smack them) but the back, and holding it kind of limp so they know it's no threat. No sudden movements either.

Which is why your wang would not be a good idea!

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GuD

It's almost always better to pet a dog under their chin first and if they agree to that they might be okay with petting behind their ears and stuff.


My dog gets a lot of attention but she's got a very nervous temperament around strangers and pretty much anything new. Generally I just tell people she probably won't want to be pet and most of the time that's cool. It's the people who try and force themselves on her that piss me off. Lucky for them she's not at all aggressive or even threatening but jesus people. The dog don't want no petting, she don't want no petting. Leave it already.

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