They say cats are dangerous...

Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
October 10, 2026 1:34pm CST
with their paws and all and this is said by those who have dogs or maybe have more preference towards dogs. but, let me tell you, i don't like when they scratch too but i fear dogs more and i felt it 3 days ago. i thought i would be attacked, honestly. i faked being calm but i wasn't sure what will happen to me. i always take the same shortcut to the mall here and i knew there was a dog before and he was barking a bit and was always nervous actually, there were 2 dogs but no owner so i always sped up. well, this time, it was one huge black dog and he jumped 3 times on a pretty high fence and i really thought he would attack me. i moved pretty far but what shocked me is his owner only saying his name 3 times, like you're scolding a child but mildly. since then, i have to change my route and i hate that. also, i reported the owner to police but not sure if they did something or not so, yes, i have lots of experience against fence dogs scaring me like this so, yes, who is dangerous now, i wonder. Also, i know not all owners and dogs are the same but, for me, i feel safer with cats if i take into consideration their size and their power to attack and without this violent barking. so, yeah.
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@jstory07 (150297)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Oct
Dog drool and cats rule. Cats are a better safer pet to have.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Oct
the last time i was approached by a cat, and it was stray cat, she only hissed at me. no jumping or anything and walked away.
@nawala123 (25778)
• Indonesia
10 Oct
Me too. I think cats don't frek me out
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Oct
i don't see many stray cats here but the last i saw it, they were okay and onyl one hissed at me and that was it. i respected her message and walked away.
@AmbiePam (133062)
• United States
10 Oct
I don’t know if the police can do much if that dog was behind a fence. At least, they couldn’t here if a dog was behind a fence. It sure doesn’t change how scary they can be though.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Oct
thanks. yes, it was. and i hate that i can't go there cause i'll feel tense and i'll wonder will he jump again. i mean, there is a fence, a grass and a path for people. some dogs are too teritorial and dangerous.
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@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Oct
Big dogs can be very scary so can little ones. I'm sorry this happened to you.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Oct
thank you, sincerely;noone here except you wrote that they were sorry that this happened to me so, thank you again. you are right, little ones are a danger too; i had a memory today that a little dog barked at me and was approaching me, while little girls were walking it and when i said to control the dog, they laughed at me. i think i was in my 20s but still. it's no fun when someone gets hurt and i prefer not to be me.
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@JohnRoberts (109477)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Oct
Dogs are violent and killers and far more dangerous than cats. I have the scar on my stomach to prove it.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Oct
i'm really sorry. i also think the same.
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@thelme55 (80518)
• Germany
11 Oct
I fear dogs whom I don’t know. I am scared to be scratch by a cat and bitten by a dog. I think they are both dangerous if you don’t know them.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Oct
i had a lovely encounter with unknown house cat and years ago a stry cat only hissed at me at that was it. but dogs, at the fence, from afar, they are really dangerous. even my mum who had a dog as a child is afraid of some dogs.
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@thelme55 (80518)
• Germany
19 Oct
@valherma00 I have witness when my little sister was bitten by a dog. It was a scary moment as I was also a kid. She got a few tetanus injections after that. Since then I am very careful of dogs.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
20 Oct
@thelme55 i'm really sorry. i also heard the stories from my neighbours about this. i also heard the stories that if a dog is really aggressive, they put it to sleep and i know it's not right to hear that but some of su liek to be safe.
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