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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a thread that mentioned dogs and it reminded me that I was pondering this question:  "Have you noticed whether there is a correlation between how well a guy treats dogs and how good of a partner they are generally?" How guys treat dogs was my original question, but I suppose I'd be curious whether there is any difference as between genders, and maybe it's not just dogs, but any animal.

My thought is that guys who are reflexively nice to dogs are probably more likely to be kind, empathetic partners. And, guys who ignore, avoid, or just don't like dogs are probably more likely to not have those qualities. But, my sample size is pretty darn small, so this is just a guess. [/quote]

Yes, the sample size is, as you note, pretty darn small. And the conclusions you draw are WAY too broad and general. Of course youll get gobs of posts on here along the lines of "Must love dogs or he's awful" or "he's not for me" etc.

That still does not make it a universal truth that "guys who ignore, avoid, or just don't like dogs are probably more likely to not" be "kind, empathetic partners."

Men who are "reflexively nice to dogs" may just be used to dogs and have had dogs as pets all their lives. That doesn't mean they're kind or empathetic toward humans at all.

Men who to you as a dog lover seem cool toward dogs may be men who never had dogs as pets when they were children. Or they had a bad experience with a dog that you have no idea about (got bitten, or charged at, by a dog owned by one of the many terrible owners who let their dogs rule the roost aggressively).

I know you are not saying [i]you'd[/i] dismiss a man as a potential partner if he were not a dog lover and/or wasn't "reflexively nice" to dogs, OP. But there are people who would make that their biggest test, and that's a pity. They might not understand why a particular man isn't as into their dog, or dogs in general, as they are. [/quote]

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