I am not a dog person. I never have been and up until two weeks ago I never thought I would be. There was never a specific incident; it was just a combination of never receiving a proper introduction to the pets and rarely being around one as a kid.

So, when I received a press invite from Madison Square Garden to cover a “Meet The Breeds” event for the upcoming Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, I figured it was a perfect opportunity to figure out a couple things: could dogs sense that I wasn’t a dog-person and/or could I overcome my… dog-phobia?

The results surprised me. View for yourself below.