Scary Dogs.....
>> Thursday, August 26, 2010
I like dogs....I really do BUT they totally scare the hell out of me. I would really prefer if Evan was never in the same room with a dog. This is a bit of a conundrum for me because I actually want to get a dog but I digress. Anyhoo....the main reason I'm so freaked out is because you never really know if a dog is nice or not. Their owner's almost always say
"They're friendly! Oh and they just LOVE kids!"
Well today I found out that that is NOT always the case.
I was sitting at Starbucks reading my book killing time until dinner with my girlfriends. A man walked up and tied his german shepherd to the garbage can on the patio where I was sitting. He said "Hi" and then walked into the bank next to the Starbucks. While he was inside, the dog looked pretty tame. Then a woman and a young boy walked by. The boy reached out to pet the dog & it went balistic. It didn't bite but it barked really loud and angrily. The mom rushed the boy away.
A few minutes later the man returned & was followed by a family of 4. He was telling them about his "nice" dog. He got down on his knees beside the dog. The little 4 year old girl was so excited to see the pretty dog. The man said "He's really friendly & he loves kids." The little girl came over to pet the dog but the man said "Ask your mom first". The mom said okay so the little girl stuck her hand out and
the
dog
came
unglued.
He barked like his fur was on fire. The little girl jerked back and started screaming. She did not get bit...thank god...but she is scared for life. She screamed all the way out to their car and after she was in the car. I would say a good 5 minutes.
The man was horrified & said he was a police officer and that the dog was a police dog that had been to kid camp to learn to be around kids. I have no idea if he was telling the truth or not.
Not sure if I will be letting Evan pet ANY dogs any time soon!
So....how do you feel about your children petting other people's dogs?
