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While we don't feel completely human and don't feel like we belong, I got a good reminder of why we (Therians) can not live like the species we would prefer to be. I got a tough reminder that I am not on an animal's level. We are all still human too.

However, me getting bitten by a dog was partially my fault. I should have given him more space. I should have known the situation was over sooner. I was the one who continued to be too aggressive. I kind of blame it on being in a mental shift and forgetting that I could not handle the situation the way another canine would. This is not my first injury from having a disagreement with a dog, but I hope it will be my last. My injuries are minor, but they could have been much worse.

Please learn to control your shifts. Don't growl at just any dog, or make threatening gestures towards animals. Some of them will respond in kind and/or charge. I was trying to catch this dog and return him to his owner. I didn't think he would respond by biting me. I held on to his collar and did return him. But he was still growling at me, so I put my hand over his nose the way a wolf scolds another wolf by biting the nose. This got me bitten again instead of proving that I was tougher. I should have returned him to his kennel and walked away to let us both cool off. Unfamiliar domesticated animals and wild animals are unpredictable.

Please learn from my mistake. Do not think that you can be an alpha of a wolf pack. Do not think that you can dominate a wild animal. Human bodies do not have the strength to compete with most other large animals. We can not move and fight the way they can.

Has this made me question my Therianthropy? Yes. Briefly. But I say again that it was a mental shift that got me into this trouble. And afterwards, I tilted my head at my mate in a comical way, trying to relieve some tension. I also blame myself for not being able to read the situation better. Just because we claim to identify as an animal, that doesn’t mean we can read their body language in every situation. Some personal family stuff has me on edge, and that was coming out. Instead of staying calm, I got angry. But my frustration with my family wasn't the dog's problem.

Thankfully, this morning, the dogs seems to have forgotten our scuffle. He was friendly towards me and wanted to play when he saw me.

Ulfrivf

March 13, 2018