[header] How to get used to dogs [title] Figure out the root of your fear. [step] There are a variety of reasons people may be apprehensive around dogs. The first step to overcoming your fear is identifying potential sources. 
This can help you see where and how a fear is based in irrational thinking. [substeps] Oftentimes, people fear dogs because their parents instilled a fear in them at a very young age by overreacting in the presence of a large, unfamiliar, or overactive dog.