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[Nungali]

Oldbob; 

''there was a time that such a thought might have crossed my mind when 4-5 ferociously crazily yapping  Pekingese dogs tried to get at me through a screen door with their owner standing right there..''

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and the owner was ; '' No fluffy ... no, be quiet'' and the dog totally ignoring its owner continued on while the owner smiled ., thinking ''Well, I have done my part '' . 

 

So many people do that ;  '' No ... be quiet  .... come back here .... ''  and dog totally ignores them , and the owner thinks they have done their part in trying to control their dog . 

 

I was at this event I noticed some guy there eyeballing me  .   He was checking me out and peering at me intensely ... he was a tough no nonsense guy , not someone you would want to upset .  Ready for biffo but also , something good in his heart .  ( I have a skill in detecting these things ... I didnt know him .  But he had this  pup , an older near adult one ... a 'reckless youth ' . I watched the way he treated it  and how it responded to him and how he and his dog (under his control ) interacted in a group of people .  No anger, no shouting , a few words or a  hand gesture and dog would comply . 

 

I was talking to a small group about some problem that had arisen and he came close and listened to me .  After they left he stood there staring at me . The dog had a sniff and I gave him a pat ... the owner was glaring at me ... solid .

 

'' What a handsome looking pup you have here .''     That snapped him out of it ... ''Yes , he is handsome .''

 

Me ; '' And well bought up to . I can see you did a good job, good on you for that , many people neglect proper training of their  animal companions , especially in social settings . ''

 

We talked a bit more and I think he decided I was okay , it felt like he was checking me out . 

 

About a week later I was in town , there was a little   traffic jam in the middle for some reason, cars were backed up as they could not make a turn into a side street , but the reason was not apparent , then I saw why .   An elderly man using a walking frame had nearly collapsed mid road crossing  on the side street , and here was that guy supporting him  and helping slowly shuffling slow steps  off the road ... dog was sitting obediently  at the far curb waiting for them .  They got to the footpath and he sat him down on a bench and sat next to him talking to him . 

 

I think it was Crowley , where  I read in his autobiography , said '' I judge a man on how he treats a dog .'' 

Edited 10 hours ago by Nungali

[Nungali]

Here is one that amused me ; 

 

Lads from work went out drinking  and came home. One had left his key inside the motel room and being late, no staff around . So they put some bins against the wall , climbed up and he tried to get through the bathroom window  but he got stuck , so the other two pushed him  and he ;popped' through , skidded along the floor like a body surfer , head butted the toilet , broke it and knocked himself out . The other two feeling they had got him inside okay left . 

 

Mate woke up with a concussive hangover and rushed off to work .  People had complained about the ruckus last night and the manager  went to have a look .  Freaked out, rang the boss ( company was paying for accommodation ) , boss got up mate and told him to go straight to manager after work , apologize and pay for any damages .

 

So he did and went and knocked on managers door  who came to the door with yapping little dog in arms 

 

( finally, we get to the dog part    )  ... from my mate; 

 

''  .. and he is  ' You break the bins , you smash toilet, everyone is disturbed .... I ban you forever and your company ....'  and all through it the dog  is snarling and barking and gnashing its teeth ... from the safety of his arms !   I am apologizing  and offering money and the guy is shouting and the  dog barking  and he is being unreasonable , so I lost it  and  '' Look ! Shut the fuck up and shut your yapping annoying barking in my face dog or I will grab it and shove it nose first up yer f**** arse -  while its still barking  ! ' and stormed off .   Later I was 'Oh crap, now I have had it, why did I do that ! '

 

next day at  work the boss goes up to him 'Did you sort things out with the motel manager ?'  ... 'Errrmmm , yeah , I think so . ''

 

No further reports went in    

 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Nungali