We were walking along when I spotted a dog chained up in someones driveway, even though it was chained I started crossing the street because I knew the Sookie Monster would bark her head off when she saw it. Sure enough as I was crossing the two dogs seemed to spot each other at the same time and bark off began. I thought that was all it would be annoying, since I have a headache but whatever. Apparently it was not a chain but a rope or something because the dog broke it clean in half and started barreling towards us. This dog was between 50-60 pounds, more than my dogs put together and pissed. Sookie sprang in to action with her hackles up trying to protect Po and I. Po began to panic and started backing up, unfortunately they were on the tandem lead and he couldn't go far so he somehow managed to get his foot caught in his harness and fell on to his back. As soon as he was down the dog was on him, teeth right on his tummy! At this point I started freaking out because I am holding on to a mass of snarling dogs, about to watch my dog get disemboweled. The owner of the large angry dog got there in the nick of time and pulled the dog off as its jaws were closing on Po. Though very scared and covered in slobber everyone was ok, which is amazing as that situation could have been very bad.
We all calmed down and to his credit the guy was nice and worried his dog and hurt mine. I am little pissed though as this the 5th yes 5th time I have been attacked by a dog not on a lead or not on a strong enough lead in my neighborhood. Our dogs are always on leads or in the fence, it really is not that hard to control your dog for everyones safety. This 5th attack was the second the scariest. (The scariest being the rottweiler that knocked me down to get to Sookie).
It really made me think about how things can change in an instant and something you hold very dear can be gone. If that guy had been even 10 seconds later pulling his dog off, Shippo would undoubtedly been injured very badly. Hes a small dog and that was a very large dog with very big teeth. I am not sure what I would do if Shippo got hurt like that. Lately I feel like life is going very fast all around me and I am just sorta watching it unable to catch up or get it to slow down. Time seems to fly and I am realizing how important it is to sometimes slow down. I put a lot of pressure on myself to go go go and always be doing something ceramic related. I talk a lot about time management and worrying about falling behind. I realized today its been weeks since I had time to play tug with Shippo and today I could have lost him forever, the very thought makes my heart hurt. In my quest for time management and finding balance, I am going to try to add in finding time for myself and those I love. Life is really just an eye blink and I realize business success will be pretty hollow if I haven't taken the time to do things I love and be around those I love. That defiantly includes my cowardly Shippo and my brave Sookie!
omg how scary!!! Glad everyone is okay!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should start carrying a stick around with you, some people do that in my neighborhood. I probably would if I didn't have my dogs, Freckles would take on any dog/fox/lynx that came along. Or pepper spray? That way you could at least defend yourself against a large pissed off dog, this has happened too many times :[
You are right, everything can change in an instant and you can never get some things back. Savor every day, and yes you should slow down! Working hard is important, but family is more so.
Hug Shippo for me!
aww that is so scary Callie! I am glad you and your babies are ok.
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