It has been quite at week in our household. On Tuesday (of course, because Tuesdays are inherently evil), my beloved dog, Tucker, was attacked by another dog while he & I were out running in a close-by neighborhood. It was SUPER scary and aweful and I was not very nice AT ALL to the other dog owner, who took way too long to get control of his animal. Tuck ended up with a few puncture wounds, a couple bald spots where the vet shaved him, and antibiotics. I know I'm slightly biased, but he is the sweetest dog ever and in no way deserved this. Poor guy. We reported the owner to Animal Control. What a horrible, horrible day. And, so I haven't felt much like being nice this week or evoking some good karma. However...
Yesterday on my way home from work, a little dog was running around in traffic, kind of following a woman, near our apartment. So I yelled out my window "Is that your dog?!" And it wasn't. Apparently the pooch was following her, but the lady had to get to work. So, I snatched her up (the dog, not the woman) and put her in my car. The hubbs and I drove around for a while, asking everyone we saw if they recognized her. Thankfully, her owners saw us talking to some strange lady who said "I don't recognize her, but I'll take her! Can I have her? You wouldn't have to worry!" (weird). So, happy ending! It feels good to do some good... and I can imagine the relief the pup's family feels that she is OK and back home with them. Good lesson - even though I'm super pissy this week, that's no excuse to ignore opportunities to help people out. And now, I feel slightly less pissy.
Does that count, Grumbles?
yes, that definitely counts. rescuers of all dogs get triple bonus points.
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when i was in college i ran outside to my car to go to class and saw a dog walking all by himself. no people, no leash, nothing. i hopped in the car and leaned over and opened the passenger side door and said, "come on, dog!"
the dog was *in the front seat of my car* when my neighbor walked out and said, "Fritzybits! where are you!?" (ok maybe not fritzybits, i forget what its name was.)
i pushed the dog out of the car and drove away.
i totally almost stole someone's dog.
in my defense, they should use a leash. firtzybits could have been bit by a car.
What happened with Tucker getting attacked by another dog? Were both dogs on leashes? I just wondered if there were any signs that this other dog was vicious? I frequently walk my dog, and am worried something like this could happen to him.
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