Dog > Human

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I have the feeling that dogs are really becoming super cheeky.
In Germany, you have to go out of the dogs' way, because they won't.

I remember the time, when dogs feared men. I would not even have to watch, because dogs just knew that they had to yield and go out of my way.

I respect dogs and I always watch them. Especially since the past few years, because they are becoming so cheeky that if I don't watch, I might accidentally run them over.

The trend I am seeing is that dogs used to respect men and now the roles have changed: dogs are somehow above men.

Disclaimer: Maybe it's just my Germany-2019-bias.

Have you seen a general shift in dogs' attitude in the past 10-20 years?

Is this phenomenon in any way related to our growing respect and inclusion of all types of minority groups?

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