This morning’s incident was a reminder that
Shangri-La is just a fictional place in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon. Even here in the Florida branch of Condoland, we haven't achieved utopia.
Mamie
and I were on our way back from a walk around the complex.
We’d stopped on the way to chat with a friendly neighbor and his little dog. We said goodbye and as we were nearing our condo, I heard growling and barking.
We’d stopped on the way to chat with a friendly neighbor and his little dog. We said goodbye and as we were nearing our condo, I heard growling and barking.
One
of the people in our building (they’ve got their place up for sale, thank God)
have had a turnover in dogs. One -which they still have – is a golden retriever,
who like every other golden I’ve ever met, seems placid and
non-confrontational.
Its companion used to be a snarly long-haired dachshund,
who, in spite of its size had a bark like a fiend from hell, and which the
owner once freely admitted to me was a problem. That one must have passed on to
its well-deserved reward, because now there’s a replacement, a snarly little
Chihuahua.
Mamie
– who I’d acquired from a household where another dog was attacking her – was on
her leash and this little hellion came tearing around the corner and chased
her, nipping at her heels. I grabbed my dog and held her in my arms as the dog
circled, snarling, around my feet. The owner appeared, apologized profusely, said
his dog had slipped out the door, his wife was supposed to be holding it, etc.
etc.
I
think these people should stick to the larger breeds.
I suspect you are right. And firmly blame them for their dogs behaviour. Poor Mamie.
ReplyDeleteThey should not have dogs. They could be sued for lots of money if not careful.
ReplyDeleteI hope Mamie isn't traumatized by that snarly nasty nipper. Little dogs with Napoleon complexes are the worst.
ReplyDeleteYes, owners can be the pits. And confronting them useless, as they generally become as obnoxious as their dogs.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbours dog barks at me when it can barely see me when it is behind two doors in his house and up some stairs. Silly little thing.
ReplyDeleteThey sound like problem owners. But to be fair, Chihuahuas are awful dogs.
ReplyDeletesmall breeds, large breeds, no breeds at all would be my preference for them.
ReplyDeletePoor Mamie! That must have been scary for her. :(
ReplyDeleteone of the reasons I don't have dogs is all of the above. I like dogs, I love to go visit them in Other People's Houses, and Im great friends with all of them. But they are not my problem, thank goodness. (still think Mamie is the cutest stuffed dog I've ever seen)
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