Why do dogs like some people, and don't like others? A dog decides within seconds whether it likes a person or not. Once a dog makes that decision, it rarely changes it's mind.

How does a dog make a judgement call when meeting a stranger for the first time? I have seen it happen over and over. Expecially with larger dogs or German Shepards.

Something is going on here.

I have seen the same thing with cats or horses. The horses would be stick to me like glue, but would have nothing to do with the person with me.

Aminals are making some kind of judgement. What it is, I have no idea.

I know of no one in my area that has been threaten by a Brown Bear while jogging. But I know of many occassions were Brown Bear have threatened people riding Mountain Bikes.

I agree!

We have enough trouble understanding why other humans do what they do let alone why an animal does something. To understand an animal means you need to know how an animal thinks and what motivates it to make the decisions it does. It is one thing to guess, to make theories, but it is quite something else to actually "know." Very mysterious stuff.

Alan