I had to skip ahead just so I could say:

Exactly.

WHAT?! I am so into this.

Spiderplant linked the source in another thread; reposting here:

Do you know anything about the history of the Catholic Church, both ancient AND contemporary? THEY'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME. Of course, some Catholic PEOPLE do a lot of good in the world - this article isn't about them (duh). It's about the Pope and the INSTITUTION.

That sounds like a nightmare to me. But I guess yay for you, if that's what floats yer boat.

Bonus points for "boughten."

Your deliberate ignorance is impressive.

THANK JEEBUS YOU'RE BACK!

Also, unless you're straight-up licking his face, he probably doesn't even see your smooches as actual smooches, in dog terms. He probably just thinks it's some weird human thing.

I grew up with stereotypically loving/chill/eager-to-please golden retrievers, and honestly, until I found my crazy mutt, I had NO idea how to approach dogs either! Or pretty much anything about dog behavior. My little man has taught me a lot.

Yep, what queenofsarab said. I have an amateur understanding, admittedly, but I think much of what he proposes as "alpha" behavior is actually more the behavior of the omega - the alpha leaders in wolf packs tend to be pretty chill, cuz they know they're in charge. It's the omega, the one NOT in charge but wants to…

"having a fear-aggressive dog can be scary, especially when you know how sweet your dog is at heart, but fear what can happen with any amount of uncertainty."

Muzzles: better safe and Hannibal-Lector-looking than sorry!

Ha! I'm guessing the former. He's probably really worried about those puppies, cuz they're so hairless and can't even walk.

Well, now he's old and we live in the country, so he doesn't interact much with anyone who isn't already part of his "pack." But, things that used to help:

People look at me like I'm a terrible-horrible-no-good person because I put a muzzle on my dog if we're going to be in any iffy (for him) situations. It's real easy to judge, when they're not the ones with a fear-aggressive dog.

I was totally that person. And then I rescued my fear-aggressive mutt from the streets, and had a serious crash-course in dog behavior. Now, I still *want* to love them and squish them and call them george, but I don't. I generally wait 5-10 minutes before even acknowledging a new dog's presence, and even then, I…

Meh, the babies will probably be just fine. In fact, with 4 of them, I'd be more worried about the dog. I've known plenty of people whose kids have grown up with big-ass dogs. The littles learn things like sharing treats, crawling on all fours, and putting away toys that you don't want the dogs to slobber on. It's…

I heart Trish McConnell! I wish more people would pay attention to her instead of Cesar Milan.