pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
I've lived here 29 years and have always had dogs that I walk through the neighborhood. These past few years houses have changed ownership and younger people have moved in and unfortunately that means it isn't as safe anymore. Not in terms of crime but they let their dogs run loose and that creates problems. One in particular is large and aggressive so we avoid that area entirely.
Pie is 12 and can't do the full 2 mile loop anymore and in any case, we've abbreviated her walk considerably to just stay the hell away from certain areas. When your dog is on a leash and encounters another dog anything can happen, you can't predict the behavior now matter how sweet you think your dog is. Between my hip and left shoulder I just don''t have the physical capacity to fend off dogs anymore and believe me, I've had to plenty and even been badly bitten several times as a result. I now carry a canister of bear spray for that reason. That and the fact we actually do have black bears wandering right through here, its not that uncommon.
Right down the road there's a blind turn that cars like to go through much too fast through, in fact there used to be (emphasis on used to be) a big tree there that absorbed a few that failed to negotiate the turn. So when we go through there I pull Pie way off to one side to get a clear look and stay out of the way.
Yesterday we're walking Pie at that spot and another couple came toward us in the opposite direction. They're in their 50s, small dumpy Chinese woman and her blubbery biker husband. He doesn't have a motorcycle but dresses like Easy Rider. For years at most its just been a quick hello but I'd never describe him as friendly. She had a tiny little dog on a very long lead. I pulled Pie way out of the way up on someone's lawn to avoid them because Pie was barking and snarling and clearly ON about that dog for dog reasons, I have no idea why. Because dogs, that's why.
She lets her dog out about 20' on the lead right across that blind turn and is headed directly toward Pie. I pulled her away and said 'please don't do that' and walked away pulling my dog clear . Talk about thoughtless. Suddenly he comes over and is pointing and ultra angry and fortunately I can't hear a word he said but he's pissed. Something about he can do what he wants yada yada yada. A fucking head case. Apparently I'm a bad person for trying to keep his dog from getting hurt. Prior to this in the past several weeks he's taken to yelling at us as we walk past his house and again, I can't really hear or understand him which is probably for the best. I gather he's concerned for the weed patch lawn he has, the house is a mess. We don't let her go on his lawn, period, so I have not a single clue what this guy's problem is. They've been there about 12 years and never said a word.
So, now when I take her for her morning constitutional I can't help but wonder what fun and games are in store. He can rage all he wants but now I have to worry if he'll actually do anything to my wife or my dog. If wants to take a poke at me believe me, FAFO but Jesus who needs that? I doubt it but fail to understand the sudden aggression. Maybe a little bear spray will help - and probably get me arrested or at least visited by the sheriff. WTF is it anymore? Has the whole turned just turned up the stupid dial or what?
Unfortunately it makes me think that years hence we won't be getting another dog as its become so *****d up. Or, maybe a very large dangerous one. Hmmmm, that's a thought.
Pie is 12 and can't do the full 2 mile loop anymore and in any case, we've abbreviated her walk considerably to just stay the hell away from certain areas. When your dog is on a leash and encounters another dog anything can happen, you can't predict the behavior now matter how sweet you think your dog is. Between my hip and left shoulder I just don''t have the physical capacity to fend off dogs anymore and believe me, I've had to plenty and even been badly bitten several times as a result. I now carry a canister of bear spray for that reason. That and the fact we actually do have black bears wandering right through here, its not that uncommon.
Right down the road there's a blind turn that cars like to go through much too fast through, in fact there used to be (emphasis on used to be) a big tree there that absorbed a few that failed to negotiate the turn. So when we go through there I pull Pie way off to one side to get a clear look and stay out of the way.
Yesterday we're walking Pie at that spot and another couple came toward us in the opposite direction. They're in their 50s, small dumpy Chinese woman and her blubbery biker husband. He doesn't have a motorcycle but dresses like Easy Rider. For years at most its just been a quick hello but I'd never describe him as friendly. She had a tiny little dog on a very long lead. I pulled Pie way out of the way up on someone's lawn to avoid them because Pie was barking and snarling and clearly ON about that dog for dog reasons, I have no idea why. Because dogs, that's why.
She lets her dog out about 20' on the lead right across that blind turn and is headed directly toward Pie. I pulled her away and said 'please don't do that' and walked away pulling my dog clear . Talk about thoughtless. Suddenly he comes over and is pointing and ultra angry and fortunately I can't hear a word he said but he's pissed. Something about he can do what he wants yada yada yada. A fucking head case. Apparently I'm a bad person for trying to keep his dog from getting hurt. Prior to this in the past several weeks he's taken to yelling at us as we walk past his house and again, I can't really hear or understand him which is probably for the best. I gather he's concerned for the weed patch lawn he has, the house is a mess. We don't let her go on his lawn, period, so I have not a single clue what this guy's problem is. They've been there about 12 years and never said a word.
So, now when I take her for her morning constitutional I can't help but wonder what fun and games are in store. He can rage all he wants but now I have to worry if he'll actually do anything to my wife or my dog. If wants to take a poke at me believe me, FAFO but Jesus who needs that? I doubt it but fail to understand the sudden aggression. Maybe a little bear spray will help - and probably get me arrested or at least visited by the sheriff. WTF is it anymore? Has the whole turned just turned up the stupid dial or what?
Unfortunately it makes me think that years hence we won't be getting another dog as its become so *****d up. Or, maybe a very large dangerous one. Hmmmm, that's a thought.
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