Dogs Defending Their Scared Owners

> Each dog/owner pair entered a room set up with a screen and a speaker to the left, and another screen and speaker to the right. I do not think this is realizable experiment. Dogs are very sensitive to non verbal cues from their owner. For example if owner is scared, it will defend the owner. I get assaulted all the time, by dog owners who unleash their dogs on me, in self defense. Edit: just to clarify I get assaulted about once a week, while running at park at morning. I was at hospital a few times, mostly it is unwanted physical contact. It is leash only park full of runners, I have no idea why any sane person would allow dogs to run freely there! I can not afford to move out. I started wearing body cam, and air horn.

A screenshot of a forum comment describes an experiment where dogs and their owners are separated by screens and speakers to test whether dogs react to their owners’ fear. The commenter then explains that unleashed dogs frequently attack them while they run in a leash-only park, leading to an absurdly serious account of wearing a body camera and carrying an air horn. It is shared as a reaction to bizarre internet stories, overexplaining, or unexpectedly intense dog-related complaints.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 23692 2026-10-19