Comments on: What dog myth did your parent have you believe about dogs when you were young?

By: Spontania

Spontania — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:36:09 +0000

omg i was jus talkin 2 my mom about this the other day!

my parents use to tell me that if i were approached by a dog that was aggressive, i should look at the sky, so the dog would get distracted and look too. and if it started attacking i should never run away cuz it would chase me.

u can imagine the bad experiences i had taking their advice. but now i know the correct way to handle this situation.

they also told me a myth about cats. my mom was pregnant with my sister and they made me get rid of my 1st cat because they thought it would hurt my mom! now i kno that that is only true if the cat is sick with toxoplasmosis or watever AND if the pregnant women cleans the litter box.

GRR IM SO MAD THAT I WAS SO MISINFORMED OR I COULD HAV STILL HAD THAT CAT 2DAY!!

by the way, great question, very original. mind if i steal it?

By: Corgi Girl

Corgi Girl — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:20:26 +0000

Well, my friend’s mom tried to convince me that not every dog could turn around and bite you.

Guess what happened a few months later? Her dog turned around and bit me.

By: abbyful

abbyful — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:29:03 +0000

Growing up on a farm, my parents were always very straight-forward with why animals were cared for in a specific way, treated certain ways, and how to read the animal’s body language.

I didn’t get any of the “myths” or false reasons for things, just the facts.
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By: Dog Rescuer

Dog Rescuer — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:34:30 +0000

Grapes are toxic to doggies too..NEVER give a dog grapes..It causes kidney failure…

The foods that can kill your dog…

Good luck and so glad you listened to your mum…

By: gimpybaker

gimpybaker — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:45:04 +0000

We didn’t have dogs growing up, we had cats. My parent never told me anything one way or the other. However, as a very young child I thought that all dogs were boys and all cats were girls (odd since our cat was a male named Henry). I guess I wasn’t a very bright child. I also used crayons to make our black and white TV a colored TV.

By: Thats my girl:)

Thats my girl:) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:47:22 +0000

They will die if they drink out of puddles!

By: Holly T

Holly T — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:22:36 +0000

dogs have puppies when the stalk flys past

By: Tammy C

Tammy C — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:44:41 +0000

That dogs would get worms if you fed them candy.

By: chetco

chetco — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:49:10 +0000

That they got worms from eating potatoes.

I am betting that someone way-back-when, gave their dogs fried potatoes, and they expelled worms the following day..( because of the excess stomach acids while digesting grease)
I still hear that as still a common belief amongst some people.

By: Henry H

Henry H — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:50:25 +0000

dogs are allergic to crisps