it was unheard-of to me before I met my brother's dog. The dog I grew up with didn't have this tendancy--he was prejudiced against professions, not skin colors. Anyone driving a truck or wearing a uniform. Who knows how a dog's brain works? Apparently not very well.
--- In [email protected], "lovett1979" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There was a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" where Larry had a racist dog, so > this is definitely not an un-heard-of thing. > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > I haven't even finished reading the chat transcript, but I had to > say > > something about the racist dogs thread. Actually I can't believe > this > > was discussed at such length, because the last time my dad and I > were > > at my brother's house, he commented that he thinks my brother's > dog is > > racist. I have no idea if my brother is aware of this. We > thought it > > was a fluky, freaky thing that is not a common trait among dogs. > Then > > I read the chat and learn that a disproportionate number of dog- > owning > > chatters have this problem. How weird is that? So my brother's > dog > > isn't the freak we thought he was. It was quite noticeable, too-- > the > > dog normally loves people, but would bark whenever there was > someone > > there who wasn't caucasian and continue until the person left. It > was > > eerie. Anyway, this appears to be a well-documented phenomenon, > which > > was eye-opening to find out. I will see my dad at my brother's > house > > at Thanksgiving--if my brother's dog is still exhibiting this > racist > > behavior I can reassure my dad and maybe my brother too if he has > > figured it out that his dog is not alone in acting like this. The > chat > > is so educational! > > >
