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Why is my daughter so scared?

eryone in my family love dogs. But when we go over to my brothers house, my now 6 year old little girl gets scared out of her mind. My brother has a 260 pound English mastiff, the dog is really sweet. But for some reason my little girl doesn’t want to be anywhere near the dog. From day one, she has just been terrified of the dog, she was really hesitant to meet the dog the first time, she did it. But then I noticed that she was afraid.

why is this? We have a border collie at home and they get along and play together just fine. When my brothers dog starts barking or stands up, or just walks near her, my daughter will run to me wanting to be picked up. She doesn’t even want to be in the same room as the dog, even when I’m holding her In my arms, she doesn’t want me to go anywhere near him.

of course I respect my daughter and I make sure she feels safe. But why is she like this?

My brothers dog has done nothing wrong. Why is she acting so scared of him? Like I said we have a border collie at home and they play together.

, is my kiddo doing this on purpose because she wants attention? Why is she acting this way? Because I know she loves animals. And again both dogs were introduced to the exact same way, and the border collie is also bigger and much stronger than my daughter, she has to look up a tad to see eye to eye with the collie. Both dogs have identical temperament. They are the exact same. Yeah she’s scared of the mastiff but not the collie.
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WandererTony · 56-60, M
Are the coolie and mastiff friends?
@WandererTony yes. They play a lot together actually
WandererTony · 56-60, M
@Cuzzzzinkaty she has some association perhaps with some picture books with similar dog or similar eyes.
Or he has growled at her sometime.
Something unpleasant surely.
Keep her close to you and please giver her confidence.
The 2 breeds are very different in looks as well as behavior. A coolie has a natural look loke a human smile. A mastiff looks like frowning. My views of course.
Interested to know how it goes. Only request, dont push the child. Let her be happy and let her feel safe.