r/TikTokCringe • u/GhostofTinky • Aug 25 '26

Discussion This is a disaster waiting to happen.

The dog isn’t allowed to be around a toddler because he growls at her. I don’t get it. A family dog is supposed to get along with the whole family. Why are the parents concerned about why the dog “doesn’t like her”? What about the child’s safety?

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u/1zzyBizzy Aug 25 '26

My dog does absolutely nothing when a child screams. She also doesn’t respond to fireworks or thunder, or other sudden loud noises.

It’s because she’s deaf. It can be very convenient honestly.

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u/ObsessedWithSources Aug 25 '26

My dog is not deaf, but also does nothing. If he does something, it is leave the room. And I get it. I don't want to sit in the same room as screaming children and my ears aren't half as good as his.

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u/DarknMean Aug 25 '26

My dog hated fireworks and would go hide on my daughter’s bed with her in it. She was 12 and her bed was his safe space as long as she was next him.

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u/TrashCanSam0 Aug 25 '26

my two cats are also autistic and do not like loud noises. or children. or me, really, until i feed them.

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u/JoyArk Aug 25 '26

It must be awesome to have autistic cats! Aren't metal illnesses so cool and hip?!!!?

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u/JosieMew Aug 25 '26

TiL all my cats have undiagnosed human mental health challenges. Granted I would too having to live with me but still.

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u/TrashCanSam0 Aug 25 '26

considering i'm diagnosed adhd and on the spectrum, not really. but i guess your own experience says differently.

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u/Tarkanos Aug 25 '26

They're mocking you because your cats aren't autistic.

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u/TrashCanSam0 Aug 25 '26

it was a joke but reddit's gonna reddit.

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u/KoorlandSlaughter Aug 25 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/jXD7kFLwudbBC
Cats can’t be autistic. Stop “humanizing” your pets. It’s not healthy.

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u/Timely-Cancel921 Aug 25 '26

Your cats aren’t autistic lol 

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u/Thin_Salary1153 Aug 25 '26

There's a book a lot of cat folks read called "All cats have Aspergers". I think it was partial reference/joke.

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u/Timely-Cancel921 Aug 25 '26

Ohh, that makes sense

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u/throwbackxx Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

Haha that got me

Well my cats are easily scared. They don’t do it when they can see the child crying or screaming. In that case they will approach the kid and try to calm them down (they do it to adults too). Only when the child is outside and screams, they get uneasy and typically have an alerted behavior. They’re tiny and I absolutely get why they get scared at noise they can’t understand.

Whenever I did catch them growling or hissing, I could easily interfere and they never bite or scratch humans. I can literally pick them up and they bury their faces in my sweater and hiss / growl quietly haha. It’s actually adorable because they’re literally tiny creatures fearing everything lol

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u/vegweg25 Aug 25 '26

We have 3 cats. We also have an almost 2 year old nephew and friends who just had a baby in July. The cats are all fascinated by the small humans, will investigate and I assume try to figure out if there's anything to do to help if there's any crying or screaming going on, and look for the small humans after they go home

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u/ztomiczombie Aug 25 '26

It's possible that cats and dogs have different sensitivity to different frequencies so for a cat a child's scream could be overwhelming but for a dog the frequency could be to low or high to be as painful.

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u/DiabeetusDeletus Aug 25 '26

Honestly my dog going deaf was one of the best things that ever happened to her. She was way less anxious.

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u/Remarkable_Town5811 Aug 25 '26

One of my cats is an old man and has gone Deaf. It's often convenient. He gets so offended when I “surprise” him though, aka touch him without him hearing me. He acts like I snuck up on him.

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u/eleanor61 Aug 25 '26

Or on the other side of this, they can be more easily startled because they can't hear. Although some dogs are just unbothered mushes, regardless.

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u/azure-heavens Aug 26 '26

My GSD does not care about fireworks, thunder, or any other loud noises.

Children, though? Terrified. I'm not going to be having kids, so it's okay. Just funny of all the things to be afraid of, it's kids.