Why did my neighbor's dog bark at me?
So I met my neighbor who lives a few blocks down the block. He has a 4 month old lab who finally met my 1 year old toy poodle. He was fine playing with my puppy at first, then a few minutes later as I was chatting with his owner, the puppy just started barking at me for no apparent reason. I felt really bad because as dog owners/lovers we know puppies display that type of behavior towards people who they sense are bad. I might have looked unusual to him because I'm a bigger girl, with dark skin and an afro. I am the only black person on the block. Could it be that he was just barking at me because I looked different? I couldn't gauge the emotion of the bark...whether it was attention seeking or aggressive. I know his owner moved him towards me and he did jump on me as if he was being playful. I'm super confused.