Top 5 Reasons to Fear Dogs…

In my book, Hidden: The Quirky Tale of a Pregnant Fairy Godmother, the main character, Ciera, is afraid of dogs. It’s written to be humorous, because, come on? Who’d be afraid of those beloved creatures? But I got thinking…

Here’s 5 reasons to be afraid of dogs.

1. Have you seen those teeth?  There are way too many pointed ones and they have 1/3 more teeth than humans. (42 dogs vs 32 humans.)
2. What else do they lick with that tongue?  Interesting fact: If a human is bit by a dog, they don’t necessarily need antibiotics, but if they are bit by another human (or a cat) they do. I think I conclude that humans should be licking ourselves clean to keep our mouth bacteria healthy. (Bad assumption. Don’t try this.)
3. Can you say Bed hog?  Honestly, my dog (a Great Dane) is so big, sometimes I leave our queen-sized bed to sleep on the sofa. Yeah, I should probably kick her out, but she sleeps so soundly.
4. Um…parasites? Internal and external.  Nuff said.
5. And the most fearful thing of all…they only live a fraction of your life, meaning you probably will have to watch them die. ☹ 

But seriously, some people really do fear dogs. The phobia is called cynophobia and it affects 1 in 20 people or 5% of the population. You can learn more about it on wikipedia here.

(Side note: In Hidden, Ciera might be afraid of dogs, but the joke was on her. I named her after a dog I cared for when I was a veterinary pharmacist.)

Comment below with your realistic or humorous reasons to be afraid of dogs.

Thanks for reading.

–Joy

Learn more about Hidden here.