If you are worried that your dog will not be able to make friends, a man with moderate to severe social anxiety may think of this method...

Pet 8:50am, 5 November 2025 143

Have you ever noticed that nowadays, more and more people just choose to stay at home and use their mobile phones when they want to go out?

Over time, many people have suffered from social phobia. When they need to communicate with others, they realize that it is too difficult to communicate with others!

@Chase Grossman, a netizen from Ohio, USA, is just such a person.

Grossman has not been out for a long time. He does not like to talk, and coupled with the long-term lack of communication with others, he will suffer from severe social phobia.

He cannot communicate with others and is even afraid of looking at others.

He would be very troubled by such a situation, until a dog named Lily appeared in his daily necessities.

Lily is gentle and smart, like his best friend, waiting by his side, making Grossman's life full of sweetness.

But soon, Grossman discovered a problem.

Grossman's social fear not only caused inconvenience to themselves, but also made it difficult for Lily to make friends.

Because he is shy to open his mouth when dealing with strangers, when he goes out to walk his cat or dog, he is also afraid to say hello when he sees other owners holding dogs, let alone hug other people's dogs.

Every time, I saw other people walking their cats and dogs from a distance without touching each other, which made it impossible for Lily, who was very good-tempered, to leave her friends.

Every time he saw Lily sobbing while looking at the backs of her friends, he felt bad in his heart.

Grossman was determined to make the dog suffer because of himself, so he decided to change!

But it is too difficult to get rid of the first problem. How can we make a good start?

After that, Grossman thought of a way. He ran to a tattoo shop and asked a tattoo artist to help tattoo a sentence on his upper arm:

"CAN I PET YOUR DOG?" (Can I hug your dog?)

He also paid special attention to the old master to make the words larger so that people can notice it at first glance!

Unexpectedly, this method actually works very well. Many people came back positive after seeing his tattoo, thinking that he is an outgoing person who loves dogs very much.

Since then, Grossman has made many friends, and Lily has naturally become his friend.

Now, Grossman’s social fear has completely subsided, thanks to the dog Lily!

Therefore, friends who have social anxiety may want to let a cheerful dog help them get rid of their fear. You will find that with the dog around, you will be full of energy and courage!