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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Hear hear! As a bigger guy with a faster pace, I have yet to find a way that doesn’t make everyone uncomfortable while also making me frustrated as hell because I can’t walk at my own pace.

Even worse, I’m probably walking with my dog, who likes an even faster pace, and she’s a rescue who looks scary and isn’t yet well behaved

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

talk to your dog

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Wear a reflective vest. It makes it obvious you're just trying to safely walk your dog, makes you less likely to be hit by a car and signals safety because dangerous people don't usually want to be conspicuous

[–] wieson@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That would be hilarious …. I’m not sure I remember how.

[–] wieson@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

Step 1: braid your hair. Two braids to the sides or two pigtails, either works

Step 2: get one of those big swirly lollies

Step 3: ba-dee ba-daa

Left- right -- air time -- right-left -- air time

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it makes you feel any better, a large person walking with a scary dog seems much less likely to be a psychopath than just a large person by themselves (to me, at least).

Obviously not to say that large people are psychopaths 😂 just that someone with an animal they're caring for doesn't strike me as someone who is going to attack me.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No fair! My cat is at home, so you can't see me snuggle her little face.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, who's fault is that now, really?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Nobody's, cat just don't like walks. I can show pics though if you'll just stop running!

[–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I think (as a white dude, so take your grains of salt as you please) that a dog would make you less threatening. Makes it clearer what you're up to, and people bringing their dogs along to mug or rape someone is exceedingly rare.