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I know that quite often, pets will acquire certain preferences. We humans usually have a gut instinct about certain people too. Perhaps we don't like that someone never smiles, or perhaps he talks too much, or not enough... whatever the cause, we get a weird feeling about that person. Over time that feeling could change, either for the better or for the worse. But pets don't have the instinctual option to instantly change their minds about someone because doing so could be a matter of life or death.
My mom has a new kitten right now, who was apparently abandoned by her former owners. She is deathly afraid of strangers until she gets to know them as friend or foe. She doesn't like tall, large men with loud voices either, which tells me that her abusive former owner probably fit that description. I guess what I'm trying to say is that animals make first impressions about people too... some good and some bad. An animal might change his mind about a person he hates over time, but it takes a while. Sometimes those first impressions never really change, because it's hard to change yourself.
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