How to get rid of fear of dogs?

I love dogs but my fiance fears them, even tiny teacup dogs. He says that where he was raised there were many rabid strays that often bit people so he always believes that dogs will bite him. How can I get him to lose this fear and realize what beautiful animals dogs really are?Thanks in advance!

Take it slow, maybe take him to an animal shelter and let him be around dogs, without being around dogs. then eventually find a really sweet dog and sit with him and the dog for a while and let him get use to him or her.

try thinking how cute they are instead of thinking that they might bite or something just think positive

i used to have fear to but what helped me was if some 1 would bring me a puppy and if it is calm and his mouth would not be close to me or my arm and i would pet it but it takes time so ya GOOD LUCK!!!!!!hope i helped

I advise that u introduce him to some very nice dogs little by little in order for him to get used to them

when i was little i was terrified of dogs!! my cousin has a wild dog so when ever i go over i was so afraid! now its just i've been around them so long i got used to them. i'd say show your fiance a nice, tame dog. if your around them so long its natural.

Check with some of the dog training schools in your area. They should be able to put you in touch with someone that can help. My dogs and I work with people that are afraid of dogs.

go to a pet store and find the puppies. i don't know of anyone that is scared of a puppy

Read him this:"Gentlemen of the Jury:"The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us, may be the first to throw the stone of malice, when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful ortreacherous is his dog.A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. He will lick the wounds and sores that come, in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love, as the sun, in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies.And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the grave side will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even in death."George Graham Vest - c. 1855

I truly believe that he must be educated first that dogs are such wonderful pets. Here's a site that explains many things about dogs,http://tinyurl.com/57h2oyCool site!

get him a little tiny cute puppy and lock him in a room with it =D