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December 06, 2007
Dogs are dude magnets..
I've taken over the responsibility of walking our dog 2x a day...she's not very dog-friendly and the Country Folk like to let their dogs run wild, so its a bit of a gamble on me getitng thru a walk alive...I've seen Lady bite the muzzle of a Rhodesian Ridgeback and was just lucky that the dog and the owner were pretty laid back...She needs to be socialized w/ other dogs, but then what? How do I keep her socialized when I don't want to get more dogs just to keep her friendly (btw, she dearly LOVES people, she just hates other dogs)...So, in the few times I've been out walking her, I've had a drunk dude in a pickup pull up and say 'howdy, nice dog' (he was friendly, not scary, it was light outside and I didn't feel threatened), and then there was a neighbor who recently moved and has two Rottweilers, who was completely convinced that Lady is part Rottweiler (she's a Doberman mix - fat, but not a Rottweiler)...
He didn't want to stop talking, I had to listen to his life history while he stood by his Dually truck and his kid unloaded the cabin from a hunting trip...and then just this morning on our walk, one of the railroad workers had to come over and ask about the dog, how old she was, what her name is, blah blah...Lady was so happy to meet someone new, she attached her face to his thigh, waiting for lotsa pets...thank goodness he had WORK to do, so he left us alone pretty quickly...I've never felt scared of threatened by any of these dudes - for one thing there were other folks around and none of them seemed scary, but I definitely don't tell them where I live and I don't tell them my name...and there are plenty of homes out here that would hear me if I yelled or made noise...its just one of those weird things that seems to happen to me, and probably other girls who walk their dogs...I also think dudes like BIG dogs, if I was walking a Pomeranian, I betcha they wouldn't say a word...
Posted by Donner at December 6, 2007 10:42 AM
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Ahhh, Donna, it's cuz you're such a hottie.
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at December 7, 2007 10:10 PM