When I take Frankie, my small terrier mix, out for a walk, he tends to avoid contact with other people and other dogs. ?He?s shy,? I tell fellow dog walkers who want to approach, and often add, ?But you should see him at home. He?s king of his domain, happy and brave.?
Of course dogs behave differently in different situations. So why do I feel compelled to draw various strangers? attention to Frankie?s at-home personality? It?s because I, like many others, carry around a notion in my head of the ideal dog -- outgoing (but not too much), friendly, playful, obedient -- and consider any deviation from it embarrassing.
I never really thought much about it until recently, but we also carry around similar notions of the ideal human. "Your Brain is a Rain Forest," a fascinating article by Thomas Armstrong, puts it like this:
Source: http://www.dogstardaily.com/blogs/your-dogs-brain-rain-forest
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