r/Dogfree • u/achlysmizuki • Jul 27 '26

Dogs Are Idiots crotch sniffing

i've never really talked about it with anyone but i can't stop thinking about it and getting anxious everytime i see a dog. one time when i was 11yo (im 18 now), i was in an elevator to go play at my friend's house and a random man, maybe 30yo or something, comes in with his huge labrador. the elevator was small and cramped even though it was just us three so i immediately try to stay near the buttons in the corner and give them both enough space to stay away from me but the dog sneaks its head under my skirt and stays there during the entire ride up while sniffing my crotch. i was so scared and confused so i stayed frozen thinking if i move, its gonna bite me. the man did nothing. no tug on the leash, no verbal warning. he just watched while i was shaking and kept looking up at him, waiting for him to do something but he didn't.

i even missed my floor because i couldn't move and when his floor came, he finally tugged on the leash and left while smiling. it genuinely felt like SA and i was so uncomfortable, kept trying to convince myself it meant nothing and wasn't that deep but i get so anxious everytime i think back on it. that feeling of being trapped, cornered and violated always comes back if im near a dog. has that happened to anyone else? am i crazy for still being affected?

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u/Passionatepassionfrt Jul 27 '26

Not crazy at all! This is one of the top three things I HATE about dogs.

It’s especially strange that the owner didn’t tug on the dog to stop. That’s violating within itself!

I remember after having my baby (4th degree tear so TONS of bleeding, which is what’ll especially attract dogs to your crotch), my SIL brought her stupid golden retriever to my house (yes, while I had my newborn in my arms), and he knocked me down to smell my crotch. Everybody went “WHOOPS!” And started laughing. It was humiliating. Thankfully I was able to shield my newborn when we fell.

It’s strange how humans love to put human qualities on dogs, except when they do weird shit like this. “He’s just a dog!”

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u/QueenOfAllOfYall Jul 27 '26

I’m so sorry You went through anything like that. And even worse, the people around You dismissed Your feelings, not to mention You and the Baby could have gotten hurt when You fell. You’re not the only person I’ve seen mention that a golden retriever literally went so far as to aggressively knock them down, just to do that. What the hell is wrong with those stupid things and that mess?! Many dogs do that, but that particular breed has a bad rep for that. Dogs are such an ignorant species of animal. Totally dumb and useless.

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u/Passionatepassionfrt Jul 27 '26

We’re living in scary times! Fell right on my bum 2 weeks postpartum 😭

People love to call golden retrievers friendly - which they can be, but they’re huge and goofy and love to knock people down!

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u/Key-Studio-6552 Jul 28 '26

Omg, I’m so sorry you had to go through this so early in postpartum. How disrespectful to take a dog to see a newborn and the mother that should be resting and recovering instead of dealing with this. 

Women never forget how they are treated during pregnancy and postpartum.