What do you do when a dog runs at you?
Henry David Thoreau, American Essayist, Poet and Philosopher suggested:
When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.
(Henry David Thoreau)
In another context, Buddha said long ago:
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker.
A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.(Buddha)
American Humorist and Writer Mark Twain meant:
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
(Mark Twain)
And finally:
Everyone needs a dog to adore him, and a cat to bring him back to reality!