Crazy ol' F'er
Is this not the very image of innocence and sweetness?
So Dexter and I were walking down Pembroke St. to go to Tim Hortons (yes, there is no apostrophe) for some coffee and a plain Timbit. As usual, people were looking at Dexter and their hearts were melting because he's the most wonderful little doggie in the whole wide world. Anyway.... here's how the scene played out as we continued on our merry way:
Dexter: sniff sniff {sniffing sidewalk, then sniffing in the general direction of Crazy ol' f'er}
Crazy ol' f'er: Hey! {jerks knee up as if to kick at Dexter}
Saedigh: Whoa, hey!
COF: Keep that THING away from me!
S: What's you're problem?
COF: You need to keep control of that thing, or muzzle it. It almost bit my leg!
S: {people are starting to stare now} He was nowhere near your leg. Anyway, he's a puppy, and he doesn't bite, so just CHILL OUT.
Dexter just stood there with his tail between his legs the whole time, not understanding why the People were talking with Loud Voices. I walked away, and the COF walked away muttering like the COF he is. A$$hole.
I felt like telling him "Look, grandpa, my dog doesn't bite, but I do. Come near the two of us again and God help me I won't be responsible for my actions." A$$hole.
Ever since that idiot MPP decided to wage war against "pit bulls" (note: when asked to identify the pitbull from a composite of 15 images of different dog breeds, he couldn't), every COF in this province has decided that dogs are vicious, savage, dangerous "weapons" that should be controlled more strictly than sub-machine guns. I wonder how many unregistered "sporting rifles" the old codger has back home. If he's that uppity and high-strung, he's a hell of a lot more dangerous to society than a well-socialized 4 and 1/2 month old border collie puppy.
A$$hole.
Comments
Poor l'il Dex! He's such a SWEETIE! He doesn't look like he could hurt a flea. I just want to hug him. What a great photo!
Posted by: heather at October 28, 2005 08:31 PM
Suzie also had a bad experience Sunday, but instead of a COF it was a SYB and her two Schnauzers she was walking off-lead in a park. One of them attacked Suzie, who was leashed, and of course she was in the retaliation mode but her dumb ol' Dad picked her up to avoid bloodshed. The SYB called her dog but just kept on walking away. The dog, which was as poorly trained as the SYB, didn't stop jumping and trying to get at Suzie until the SYB was well outa sight. Months of trying to socialize my poor little girl down the drain.
Posted by: Dad at October 31, 2005 10:22 AM