When it comes to meeting new people, I am very much like a dog:
New people should be introduced at a neutral location. If it is my house (territory), I am hostile. They are not yet approved and so I dislike them more. If it is their territory, I am skittish. I do not feel safe in the space of a person I do not know.
New people should be introduced at a neutral time. Please do not drag them along to any established events. I will feel like they are encroaching and I will resent them.
Always announce that you are bringing someone. Do not show up with a stranger without telling me. I am very wary of outsiders and I will not be able to relax.
it’s oddly therapeutic to envision myself as a big dog/wolf thing snarling and snapping and generally going wild when i’m angry. like i’m still angry but at least i feel cooler about it
loving like a dog sort of sucks. i just want to be owned. i promise i'll be a good pup. i'll be loyal, loving, i'll run to your side as soon as your mood shifts, as soon as you need me. always. any time. all i want is to be your dog.
I don’t know if this is a non human or autistic thing or both but I wish that I could use animalistic body language because I don’t know how to use human body language to communicate what I want.
When I’m happy I want to be able to have a straight face but wag my tail and when I’m realllyy happy I can thump my tail and smile and really really really happy I get the zoomies and run around and yip. When I’m sad or scared I whine and my ears go flat to my head, I get smaller and protect my body. If I feel like myself or those I love are in danger I can get big and bark loud and show my teeth. If someone is talking to me I can turn my ears to them and I don’t have to somehow understand how to use all the muscles in my face to convey the exact thing I mean. I don’t know how to convey exactly what I want or use this body it’s all so confusing.