The Tarzan Syndrome

[MandyLionRock]

There are those who suffer from what I call the"Tarzan syndrome"...

I cannot tell you how often this happens...
I walk my dog and all is well when all of a sudden perfect tranquility is disturbed by a hideously high pitched noise that makes me feel like someone is trying to tattoo the word "pain" on my brain through my ears... You know the sound... The high pitched
"OOOH MY GOOOOODDDD! ! ! HE'S SOOOO CUTTTEEEEEE! ! ! !"
Usually this sound is accompanied by a slightly hunched over white female zombie slowly dragging her cadaver to where my K9 son and I stand trying to persevere through this sonic terrorist attack... the creature slowly closes in with it's arms stretched out in front like the feelers of an undead snail searching for salad bar leftovers. By that time my K9 son is positively disturbed by what he sees and hears. At this point I usually get a tight grip on Raphael's collar to prevent a bloodbath, holding up a cruzifix with my middle finger exended pleading with the creepy creature to please stop the infernal noise and leave us in peace. Then, of course, the avalanche of angry questions ensues..."Why are you not nice", "why is your dog not nice", "why do you walk your dog in public if people cannot touch him"?
My answer usually is...
Look here creepy zombie snail high pitch lady... Neither I nor my dog care for your crazy arms, high pitched voice or germy hands. We aren't interested in receiving your demented love, OK? I kiss my dog's face all day long so do I really want your disjointed digits on his face where my lips will be just a few minutes later? I think not! WHO KNOWS WHERE YOUR UNDDEAD HANDS HAVE BEEN CREEPAZOID???!!!
Raphael gets love all day, every day and doesn't want your affection regardless of whether you "have a big dog too", think that "all dogs love all people who love dogs", you are "running with wolves" in your spare time or any other craziness spewing from your nutty, spit bubble spraying lips.
I have news for you... Dogs don't like high pitched crazy zombie snail ladies with weird postures approaching.
In fact... Even your very own dog doesn't like your voice and weirdness but he puts up with it because he is smarter than you and therefore forgives you for being the undead mess you are.
I find it interesting that for the most part this behavior is only displayed by white females. I have never had a black male approach my dog without a healthy amount of respect and caution.

This is why I like to call this condition the"Tarzan syndrome ".
Let us remember the story of Tarzan, shall we?

A little white baby is dropped off in the jungle, gets raised by apes and inevitably becomes "THE LORD OF THE JUNGLE", master to all creatures big and small and is worshipped by the natives as a God... RIGHT!
I believe that this silly story has greatly contributed to the behavior of the creepy white zombie snail high pitch females who believe that all animals must love and worship them.
One of these days I would like to write the REAL story of "Tarzan". The story will go a little something like this...
A white baby is dropped off in the jungle, shits itself, therefore attracting the nearest tiger who, even though thoroughly disgusted by the unholy smell, promptly eats little Tarzan to turn him into a kitty turd the very next time nature calls.... THE END.
This is the story that must be told to those who suffer from "Tarzan syndrome".
Maybe then I get to walk my dog in peace...?

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[Pastor Dave]

Walking our Chevy mastiff, we get lots of "How cute", too. I guess it doesn't bother me, except the black lab Coal on our other leash gets little attention except from those "dog" people who realize the love must be shared.

 

[MandyLionRock]

Walking our Chevy mastiff, we get lots of "How cute", too. I guess it doesn't bother me, except the black lab Coal on our other leash gets little attention except from those "dog" people who realize the love must be shared.

I guess I look at it more like my dog is my child. I would not want strangers hands on my child and I don't want them on my dog either. Like I said I kiss my dog a lot... I don't want people's germy hands all over him.

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[JamieHalverson]

Huh, I never thought of "germy" hands... my older dog Yogi is a therapy dog, he gets petted for a living, lol. I'm more worried about making sure he's properly groomed and clean enough for all the strange kids who kiss and hug and love him at the school and library where we volunteer.

And I want Lillie to get loved and petted, she's a puppy though, and needs the socialization.

 

[Bob Felts]

LOL MLR, you sound pushed to your wit's end. I understand annoyance with those that don't at least ask if they can engage your dog. On occasion, I have taken to telling a lie and stating that he is not friendly if I don't like the look of the people.

 

[MandyLionRock]

Huh, I never thought of "germy" hands... my older dog Yogi is a therapy dog, he gets petted for a living, lol. I'm more worried about making sure he's properly groomed and clean enough for all the strange kids who kiss and hug and love him at the school and library where we volunteer.

And I want Lillie to get loved and petted, she's a puppy though, and needs the socialization.

Look at it this way... would you put your mouth on a door knob a few strangers just used?
I want my dog to get loved too. That's why he's always with me and gets love, affection and kisses all the time. He's well behaved, under control but doesn't enjoy the germy hands any more than I do.

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[MandyLionRock]

LOL MLR, you sound pushed to your wit's end. I understand annoyance with those that don't at least ask if they can engage your dog. On occasion, I have taken to telling a lie and stating that he is not friendly if I don't like the look of the people.

I'm also having fun with the subject
But I do have to say that people can be annoying.

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[TWW]

Funny thing with mines is generally the head down/butt up play bark Mouse does with people who do the high pitched squeaky voice stops them dead in there tracks and they turn into the OMG why are you walking that vicious dog in public people.

 

[DennasMom]

Ditto TWW!

Nothing better (sarcasm intended) than when the zombies come screeching over to see the cute, calm puppy... which riles them up and causes them to jump and lunge... which scares the zombie into yelling about what a BAD, UNRULY, MEAN dog you have.

DUH.

 

[Kujo]

Nice creative writing skills, I felt like I was there...maybe cause I've "been" there lol

you either get the zombies that sound like 5 year old girls...or you get the folks who will walk into traffic to avoid getting near your dog. I prefer the latter. In fact....my favorite experience so far was going to the gas station, having the attendant come up to start pumping (I live in Oregon) and them taking one look at Kujo's goofy grin hanging out the window and back away saying..."I don't do dogs..." I did my best to keep a straight face while rolling up Kujo's window. :lolbangtable:

 

[Liz_M]

LOL.


A previous dog of mine was a long-haired Rottweiler and I may be biased but he was stunning and actually extremely well-bred. He wasn't just a little bit fluffy either; he had a full luxurious coat, like an Aussie. If you google "long haired Rottweiler" his image comes up several times; he was actually a pretty well-known dog in many circles.


Everyone wanted to pet him and ask questions, and he was aloof but a gentleman ( with people, not so much with other dogs.) I still had to back people off on a regular basis because, hello, he did not really enjoy complete strangers barging up to him and touching him all over. I mean, would you? He was always polite but he did not like it.


A friend made me a t-shirt with his photo, and answers to commonly-asked questions:

Yes, he is pure bred and AKC registered.

It is a recessive gene.

Please ask before petting him.

100 lbs.

Yes, we know, he is gorgeous.


Still did not deter people, he was a people-magnet.
People who expect every dog to be a Golden and receptive to strangers slobbering over them and take offense when asked to back off are not actually evil or bad or deserving of scorn. Just uneducated. And from the age of one or so, we were all uneducated and then learned. I did not come into this world knowing everything about dogs or anything else. I learned along the way; isn't that how it works?

So it does not bother me at all. I just figure: teaching moments and is all good. I educate and inform without getting all ranty and emotional. Done it for about 30 years through rescue, foster, transport and training. It's more effective and less stressful than just getting pissed off about unimportant nonsense you have no control over. That does nobody any good.

 

[Yamizuma]

Maybe it's not your dog they want to cuddle up with, MLR!

Mine attract quite a different demographic. Kids love Sid, and so does virtually everyone who sees this fluffy little provocateur... and Tali doesn't want anyone she doesn't know to touch her.

The people who seem to disrespect her clear signals to steer clear are usually young muscled men, of various races. She's just so freakin' gorgeous they can't help it. Zombie-like they oooo and ahhhhh towards her, transfixed by her beauty. It's not their germs that are my concern in this scenario. Hats and sunglasses where she can't see their eyes are the worst. Just because she's all muscles and they're all muscles does not mean love from her. She's a magnet for beautiful but dumb very young dudes.

Jamie, I think what you do is awesome! We're thinking about training Sid for that as he's already a huge hit at the personal care home my dad lives at when he goes to visit grandpa. Tali we'll be happy if we get her to where she will just be more relaxed around acquaintances.




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[JamieHalverson]

Maybe it's not your dog they want to cuddle up with, MLR!

Mine attract quite a different demographic. Kids love Sid, and so does virtually everyone who sees this fluffy little provocateur... and Tali doesn't want anyone she doesn't know to touch her.

The people who seem to disrespect her clear signals to steer clear are usually young muscled men, of various races. She's just so freakin' gorgeous they can't help it. Zombie-like they oooo and ahhhhh towards her, transfixed by her beauty. It's not their germs that are my concern in this scenario. Hats and sunglasses where she can't see their eyes are the worst. Just because she's all muscles and they're all muscles does not mean love from her. She's a magnet for beautiful but dumb very young dudes.

Jamie, I think what you do is awesome! We're thinking about training Sid for that as he's already a huge hit at the personal care home my dad lives at when he goes to visit grandpa. Tali we'll be happy if we get her to where she will just be more relaxed around acquaintances.




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Thanks! I really love volunteering and I know Yogi makes a significant impact on the kids we visit with. During the school year we volunteer weekly with a special education class as the middle school and the kids take turns reading to Yogi. I'd recommend taking a therapy dog class, lots of training facilities have them now. They are not required for testing, but they really show you what will be expected for the test and issues that may come up while volunteering. I think most then have the test at the end of class. It worked really well for us.

 

[Yamizuma]

The only down side here is that to be a certified therapy dog in these parts you're expected to more hours of community stuff than my current work, family and other existing commitments can accommodate, but the training would sure be good, and the trainer we worked with for his juvie class is top notch.


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[karennj]

My non-mastiff dog is a therapy pet and we do visits at hospitals, nursing homes, schools, etc. Sadie is very calm and probably the most perfect therapy dog ever. She is a total natural and literally bomb proof. Well we were visiting a new unit in the hospital and as we were buzzed through the doors a VERY flamboyant male nurse spotted Sadie and literally came running over screeching in a higher pitched voice than my 4yr old. Before I knew it he was on the floor totally groping her. She has been trained to ignore some pretty ridiculous situations but this was a whole different level. Apparently this guy lives for the dogs and every dog LOVES him. Poor Sadie looked totally confused and I had to quickly pull her away from the guy. I never visited that unit again....I really hope that guy does not own a dog.

 

[Yamizuma]

My non-mastiff dog is a therapy pet and we do visits at hospitals, nursing homes, schools, etc. Sadie is very calm and probably the most perfect therapy dog ever. She is a total natural and literally bomb proof. Well we were visiting a new unit in the hospital and as we were buzzed through the doors a VERY flamboyant male nurse spotted Sadie and literally came running over screeching in a higher pitched voice than my 4yr old. Before I knew it he was on the floor totally groping her. She has been trained to ignore some pretty ridiculous situations but this was a whole different level. Apparently this guy lives for the dogs and every dog LOVES him. Poor Sadie looked totally confused and I had to quickly pull her away from the guy. I never visited that unit again....I really hope that guy does not own a dog.

Hilarious! Good dog, Sadie!


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[DDSK]

People can approach my dogs if they are calm and respectful, if they rush them my girls will let them know their attention is unwanted.

 

[marke]

might be me , the way my dogs act , or the part of the country I live in , I find I have to ask people to pet my dogs , I usually ask if they are dog people , if they say yes i'll ask if they would pet my dog , and thank them for it ....... folks seem to walk wide circles around the dogs , I think that's not good , especially for the puppies ...... I think it makes them leery of strangers ........ the problem I see is unleashed dogs , we've had a couple dog fights over the years because of it .........................................................

 

[TWW]

might be me , the way my dogs act , or the part of the country I live in , I find I have to ask people to pet my dogs , I usually ask if they are dog people , if they say yes i'll ask if they would pet my dog , and thank them for it ....... folks seem to walk wide circles around the dogs , I think that's not good , especially for the puppies ...... I think it makes them leery of strangers ........ the problem I see is unleashed dogs , we've had a couple dog fights over the years because of it .........................................................

Great looking pair Marke.
Here it's a bit funny if wife is walking Mouse alone everyone gives them plenty of space (past the kids in the neighborhood, they all know him), it's when I'm walking him that people decide they have to come and pet him, male and female, though it seems to be women that always have to do the high pitched squeaky voice.

 

[MandyLionRock]

LOL.


A previous dog of mine was a long-haired Rottweiler and I may be biased but he was stunning and actually extremely well-bred. He wasn't just a little bit fluffy either; he had a full luxurious coat, like an Aussie. If you google "long haired Rottweiler" his image comes up several times; he was actually a pretty well-known dog in many circles.


Everyone wanted to pet him and ask questions, and he was aloof but a gentleman ( with people, not so much with other dogs.) I still had to back people off on a regular basis because, hello, he did not really enjoy complete strangers barging up to him and touching him all over. I mean, would you? He was always polite but he did not like it.


A friend made me a t-shirt with his photo, and answers to commonly-asked questions:

Yes, he is pure bred and AKC registered.

It is a recessive gene.

Please ask before petting him.

100 lbs.

Yes, we know, he is gorgeous.


Still did not deter people, he was a people-magnet.
People who expect every dog to be a Golden and receptive to strangers slobbering over them and take offense when asked to back off are not actually evil or bad or deserving of scorn. Just uneducated. And from the age of one or so, we were all uneducated and then learned. I did not come into this world knowing everything about dogs or anything else. I learned along the way; isn't that how it works?

So it does not bother me at all. I just figure: teaching moments and is all good. I educate and inform without getting all ranty and emotional. Done it for about 30 years through rescue, foster, transport and training. It's more effective and less stressful than just getting pissed off about unimportant nonsense you have no control over. That does nobody any good.

I looked up that boy with the beautiful mane. I have seen a few long haired rottweilers but he is especially pretty.

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