Why is it that as a society we place more emphasis on a person's appearance than on their actual substance.
I know that his holds true for people, its often thought that overweight people are slovenly and not as intelligent as their thinner peers. Blonde people have often been the butt of jokes about their lack of intelligence.
While it may seem that the human world has a monopoly on these very shallow perceptions of appearance it also crosses over into my world. How many times have you seen people walking their Pit bulls and crossed the street for fear it might attack. I will admit that I occasionally get a chill of fear when I'm around larger dogs, I think that it is an evolutionary response for self preservation since I weigh less than 15 pounds. I know that I could be a snack if the dog was so inclined. I have tried to get passed this, I have a couple of neighbors who are larger dogs, one is a Pit-bull the other a Boxer. At first I'll admit I was a little apprehensive but I quickly found that both of these beautiful girls were not looking at me as a mid-day snack but as someone that wanted to play with. Now whenever I'm out for a stroll if I see them I immediately want to go say hello. I could very easily be placed into a stereo-type since I am part Chihuahua, people automatically assume I am a yappy dog that barks all the time. While I will bark, I don't bark just to hear the sound of my own voice. There will always be an argument that some dogs are more aggressive and dangerous than others, I think we have to try and be objective, notice how the dog and its people behave instead of what it looks like. You don't want to miss out on making a good friend because of some ill conceived notions.
Now I will step down from my soapbox….
Cheers from the dog with ears
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