Killer Dog, NOT
Posted on 07.17.09 to Personal by Joan
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A KILLER DOG TO YOU?!
I’m so pissed right now. I brought Dinky down for a quick walk this evening, and was talking to another dog owner at the lift lobby. When the lift doors opened, Dinky walked towards it and before I knew it, some woman went ape shit in the lift and was clinging off her boyfriend/husband, shoes and umbrella strewn all over. Then the TWO OF THEM YELLED AT ME for not leashing my dog and to understand that some people are just scared of dogs.
Yes, technically, it was my fault for not leashing my dog up, hence, I apologised profusely for it. Not only did they NOT ACCEPT THE APOLOGY, they told me to stand very far away while they exited from the lift. Again, I swallowed my pride and dealt with it. BUT NOW I’M PISSED because WTF.
I know other people will tell me that we all have our irrational fears over something and hence, I shouldn’t expect people to like dogs as much as I do. My irrational fear is cockroaches. I would run super fast from a cockroach. But I don’t end up with my legs in the air just because I see one. I DEAL WITH IT.
It’s not as if I’ve got a killer dog which I did not leash up, who went charging into the lift, GROWLING AND ATTEMPTING TO BITE THAT WOMAN!
I also don’t like how a man takes it upon himself to bully another woman by yelling at her when he could have just ASKED VERY NICELY that next time I leash my dog up. Not YELL and TELL ME TO STAND FAR FAR AWAY.
WTF, seriously. * enter murderous mode*
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Comments ( 3 )
they are the ones that are contagious probably.
dinky is so adorable. :)))
shihan added these pithy words on
Jul 17 09 at
9:40 PM
Hey there, I’m really sorry about what happened and I know you’re pissed off and all, but with the greatest respect and love, I have to say I can completely understand why the woman reacted the way she did. I’ve been in her shoes one too many times and while her reaction may have been over-the-top to say the least, I’d give her the benefit of the doubt and blame it on the shock/fear she felt at the time. (The bf’s reaction though was completely unjustified and unnecessary.) I know because I’ve done that myself when caught in the same position, finding myself raising my voice at strangers even though I hardly ever display my anger to anyone (not even a rowdy classroom). I can honestly say in my case it’s out of genuine fear followed by grand annoyance for having been put in a position of fear, and I’d probably assume the same of her. (Of course, once the adrenaline’s stabilised, I’d easily accept an apology but that takes a while, usually when dog and owner in question are long gone.)
Speaking on behalf of those who were raised Muslims, who have been told their whole young lives that they’re never to touch dogs, and that if they did, they were to go through a very tedious task of spiritual cleansing involving obtaining fine sand, etc., etc., it becomes more than just an irrational fear. Touching a dog is seen to be a staining of one’s soul*. Completely irrational I know, but it’s someone’s faith and we really ought to respect it. The mere touch of a dog becomes as much an unwelcome, major inconvenience as having to send a car to a mechanic to sort out a nasty scratch caused by a unwitting transformer-porcupine-passer-by. So they do their bit and stay away from dogs, but when in a public space an unleashed dog comes to them, possibly touching them, then it can be pretty darn annoying. And scary.
We both know dogs are curious creatures, some of whom are prone to approaching strangers, even if they are just being friendly. But I think we need to realise that not everyone knows how to deal with that, let alone welcome it.
I’m hardly religious now so I don’t particularly care about touching dogs per se. Unfortunately, the irrational fear of strange dogs, especially the jumpy ones, still remains. And I still hope dog-owners would leash their dogs in public.
* There are three levels of impurities, and the touching of dogs and pigs are the highest. So it’s a pretty big deal for some when they are touched by a dog.
Saiful added these pithy words on
Jul 17 09 at
10:18 PM
I do leash both my dogs in public most of the time but once a day I just must let them run free around the open field and at the nearby park if it’s late or early enough. The joy on their faces …priceless!
Oh and where did you get than bed from?
Marie added these pithy words on
Jul 28 09 at
6:00 PM
