Get this. We unemployed slugs actually set the alarm last night and got up at 8am so we could join Jim’s Mom and Grandma for Sunday brunch. Please, save the applause until the end. So, we all met at Sweet Tomatoes which is a salad bar buffet chain. I haven’t been there in a long time as you can tell my my 190something lard ass. It was 10am, so I didn’t dive into a salad. There were many healthy choices there for breakfast and I may have had some of them… by accident. Maybe we’ll go back there sometime for their salad bar. Yeah, right.
Jim went home with his mom to help set up internet banking. I went to my mom and dad’s for a visit. My Aunt and Grandmother live around the corner so I visited with them too.
When Jim was done, I joined him at his mom’s. While there I got a glass of water from the fridge door dispenser. No one has used it in a long time since Ann has a water cooler in the utility room. No water came out of the dispenser. We later found out that something happened to the hose under the fridge and as I tried to fill my glass, it just spewed onto the floor underneath. We pulled out the fridge, Jim took a hose sample so that tomorrow we could get the proper fitting to repair it.
Tonight we walked Dasher and this is the 3rd time in this RV park that someone’s off leash dog ran up to us. The owner apologized and did have a leash in hand. Most of the time it’s not an apology but more of a “it’s OK, he’s friendly.” I’m tired of that. Maybe mine isn’t. Today a large Boxer, the other day 1 of 2 Boxers (different owner) and last week a Great Dane. Last night I heard from Brenda and Peggy about their encounter with a Pitbull while walking their German Shepherd. All survived because their Shep took the bites and protected them. Not too long ago I told you about the Pitbull that killed a friend’s Italian Greyhound. You know, I don’t care how friendly you think your dogs are. It’s a law. Put them on a leash! The way I look at it is, mine is on a leash, and you don’t know my dog’s temperament. Yours decides to run up to my dog’s face. If my dog reacts negatively, then what? I plan to report these 3 owners to the office. After tonight’s incident, the owner with the 2 Boxers drives up to us and says he’s missing one. Well, I didn’t say it but thought, “wow, wouldn’t that leash have been a handy thing?”
It’s apparent I’m in a ranty mood lately. Don’t let me get started on that outfit you decided to wear…
Oooooo. Garret is so forceful when he's got his panties in a wad!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously Garret, you are one hundred percent RIGHT ON! I agree with everything you said in your post and think it is irresponsible of pet owners (dogs in particular, but you do get the odd ferret and raccoon once in awhile {wink}) to exercise their animals off leash. You just never know what could happen. Many of our neighbors, including the ones next door, think it's just wonderful to take their animals out leashless because they are so well trained. Baloney. I think the neighbors are just showing off. Animals are animals and have instincts and are not entirely predictable. For their safety and the safety of everyone, they should be controlled. Yeah, it's cute when they follow behind, or zip ahead and then wait for their owners - but it's still hazardous. So I applaud your rant and stand next to you on this.
We let Augie out in our backyard without a leash because he waddles to the grass, does his business, and returns. He moves sloooooow, is completely unaware of other animals and is likewise uninterested in them. Plus he's 15 years old, half blind and half deaf. All he wants is to pee and get back in my lap. If we walked him off our property, he would definitely be controlled.
PS: I love that you are fixing Jim's mom's refrigerator hose. You sure are nice young men to do that. :)
Ya know Alix, I don't mind the dogs that like Augie could care less about his surroundings. Those dogs don't bother me. It's the ones that run toward other dogs OR if the owner isn't watching for a second, the dog takes it's chance.
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