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Also known as Canophobie, dog phobia, zoophobia that fear of dogs

thumb|Illustration of a man keeping away from dogs atop a wall Cynophobia (from the kýōn 'dog' and phóbos 'fear') is the fear of dogs, wolves and canines in general. Cynophobia is classified as a specific phobia, under the subtype "animal phobias". According to Timothy O. Rentz of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders at the University of Texas, animal phobias are among the most common of the specific phobias and 36% of patients who seek treatment report being afraid of dogs or afraid of cats. Although ophidiophobia or arachnophobia are more common animal phobias, cynophobia is esp