Some dogs are dumb
A dog almost committed suicide today because it was so excited to see me.
I'm riding my bike down the Huron St hill into town this morning when I suddenly hear a woman shouting some indecipherable word over and over again. I glance over in the direction of the sound and it turns out the indecipherable word is the name a very dumb dog - some kind cocker spaniel piece of work - that is racing across all four lanes of one of the busiest streets in Ann Arbor (during AM rush hour, no less).
Lucky for me its breeding mix has given it pretty short legs and it just looks sort of stupidly floppy and non-threatening - I'm going about 15-20 mph on a down hill, so it only takes me a split second to gauge the speeds and distances and know that it isn't gonna catch me.
A male voice then joins in shouting the indecipherable word that's apparently indecipherable to the dog too as cars speed by. Not wanting to see the death, or crash for the distraction (I've been big on keeping my attention focused to minimize risk factors since my accidents last year) I just keep on riding and looking straight ahead. Still, the morbid curiosity in me keeps one ear tuned for telltale sounds.
There were none.
If you live in an urban area, please keep your dog on a leash at all times. Even if you're "just taking him/her out to the car."
I don't like dogs too much in general, but I'd feel bad if your dog killed itself because it was so excited to see me.
I'm riding my bike down the Huron St hill into town this morning when I suddenly hear a woman shouting some indecipherable word over and over again. I glance over in the direction of the sound and it turns out the indecipherable word is the name a very dumb dog - some kind cocker spaniel piece of work - that is racing across all four lanes of one of the busiest streets in Ann Arbor (during AM rush hour, no less).
Lucky for me its breeding mix has given it pretty short legs and it just looks sort of stupidly floppy and non-threatening - I'm going about 15-20 mph on a down hill, so it only takes me a split second to gauge the speeds and distances and know that it isn't gonna catch me.
A male voice then joins in shouting the indecipherable word that's apparently indecipherable to the dog too as cars speed by. Not wanting to see the death, or crash for the distraction (I've been big on keeping my attention focused to minimize risk factors since my accidents last year) I just keep on riding and looking straight ahead. Still, the morbid curiosity in me keeps one ear tuned for telltale sounds.
There were none.
If you live in an urban area, please keep your dog on a leash at all times. Even if you're "just taking him/her out to the car."
I don't like dogs too much in general, but I'd feel bad if your dog killed itself because it was so excited to see me.
posted by pajkossy | 9:04 AM
3 Comments:
goof. you sound so annoyed by dogs in general. you should put up a post about the dogs who bark in our neighborhood :0
Yeah, dogs belong out in rural areas IMHO.
Except maybe kitty-doggies :)
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