My friend actually adopted a dog recently. The dog is terrified of men. She loves women and is comfortable around them. When a man comes around, she runs and hides. We don't know what kind of home the dog came from. My friend had no idea why her dog would run away from men. I assumed the dog was abused by a male. Maybe kicked and punched by a previous owner. When adopting animals, you do have to be careful. To bad the SPCA doesn't know the dogs history. I would actually love to adopt an animal but my apt. doesn't allow animals . Good wanting to take in an animal. My mouth dropped when I read the shelter the dog came from has a quick kill rate.