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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/gwubbyducky on 2024-08-19 11:42:06+00:00.
I (24F) have a schnauzer (4M) who can be skittish around loud noises, strange people and cars. I take him on a walk around my neighbourhood every afternoon, including today. As we’re walking I can see that further down the street there is a middle aged man washing his large truck. I don’t think anything of it until we reach his driveway and my dog refuses to cross the running water coming from the car to the road (no, my dog is not a vampire, just stupid). To inspire bravery in him, I lean down and in a baby voice say “aww, big boy”.
The man, who evidently did not see or hear me coming, whips around and stares at me shocked. I don’t think he could have looked more offended if I had slapped him. It takes him a moment to register that I was talking to my dog, at which point he looks more uncomfortable than offended. I walked away with no further comment, and now cannot walk past that house again.
TL/DR: A middle aged man thought that I called him a “big boy” while walking down the street.