how ya’ll doing…
i awoke this morning trembling………agitated. i’ll spare those details as it is just another groundhog purge. afterwards, i lay there peacefully ~ breathing deeply from my belly. suddenly a vision comes to me. another “flash” with a message. i saw the inside of an airplane and could feel myself sitting in one of the seats. i then hear the flight attendant’s telling us it is time to put up our seats in the upright position and to make sure our seat belts are buckled as we prepare for take-off.
interesting.
i could go into more on that and how i feel but at the moment i can’t. my daughter and i experienced another aggressive dog incident at a park where if dogs are on site, MUST be on a leash. this dog, a pitbull breed, was wandering alone, no leash. i made the attempt to go get my belongings so we could leave, but it began barking aggressively at me, forcing me to climb up on the play equipment (where my child was already playing). we stayed up there – the dog walking around in circles – watching us. i was so uncomfortable ~ and i had HAD IT with such experiences. thankfully i had my cell phone so i phoned the police. they wouldn’t come – said all they could do was pass the information on to animal control. i was upset about this as well and said my child and i were afraid to climb off the equipment. and while this was happening, another boy at the park walked up to it to attempt to look at the dog’s collar and the dog aggressively barked at the boy too. i shared that as well with the police. seriously lame response.
the dog finally wandered away. my girl ran to her bike and took off. i quickly gathered my belongings. at this point i heard a woman call out a dog’s name. the owner. a ha!
i got on my bike and rode over and told her what had happened and that this park did not allow wandering dogs without an owner or without a leash. i told her the behavior of her dog and how frightened my child was. she proceeds to offer up this lame excuse about having an issue with her house and gets quite defensive. no apologies. nothing. well i spoke to her the way i should have and have wanted to speak for a long time when dealing with bots like this. let’s just say i made it clear i didn’t give a fuck what her issue was i cared about my child who was again traumatized due to her aggressive dog – who has NO business being out in public.
as we are having this conversation, the dog begins running around me in circles, barking at me. by this point i am yelling for her to get her fucking dog under control to which she says “i am!” and to which i said “then get it the fuck away from me and get it to stop barking at me!” i was able to ride away as the dog (FINALLY) ran towards its house.
this was the last straw for me. i have ordered some protection and will be using it if necessary. people who don’t follow the basic rules of civility and who endanger the lives of others have no business engaging with society ~ animal or human. it was divine synchronicity when the mailman visited – sporting a fresh bite to the leg – by a dog. he has filed a report and the owner will not be receiving mail any longer. he said the owner was very unconcerned and even said he didn’t care if the mailman got bit. it’s a nasty looking bite too. he gave me the recommendation for some dog protection.
dark on its last legs? who knows. definitely felt like an attack.
no more. not when it comes to my child.
and for the bullies out there ~ those who cannot or will not come from a space of heart and accountability ~ their actions are no longer going to go unnoticed, unreported and unaccounted for. their time is up.
more later after i have found some calm again ~
victoria
I’ve had it with ppl and their dogs too. Ppl and their aggressive dogs. I don’t get it. A few months ago, I was walking in my favorite park, where everybody has to have their dog on a leash. But when I saw a woman with a pit bull, I thought eeeuww. I walked over onto the next path parallel to the sidewalk, and they approached closer, the pit bull barked and barked at me. Luckily, it was on a leash and the woman disciplined it. I was hoping she was strong enough to hold the leash firm. I don’t trust any dog, but there’s something wrong with pit bulls.
i’m so sorry you had that experience patricia. it’s frightening ~ even if on a leash. i don’t get the fascination with pitbulls. they are not natural. they were created to be aggressive so even if one has a sweet one – there is that genetic disposition to snap on a dime. i experienced that today. dogs are animals – not people. they are wired differently. i used to treat my former dog like a human until i learned – they are animals and i could not just trust my dog with another the way i would say my child. purely instinctual and therefore may behave in an unexpected manner. i have a feeling as we transition animals will have a different relationship with us. if they wish to live with us, they will let us know. if not – well the end of pets as we know it is something i have seen. and i say this as a life long dog owner and lover who would like to own a dog in the new but now my mate and i feel differently.
thank you, Victoria. And I had the “feeling” the woman was a foster parent to it, not the real owner. Kind of training it.
I wondered about pets going with us in the transition. I have a nice cat, so I hope she goes with me.
oh yes ~ i feel the pets go with their owner’s/parent’s. same for children. this is about ending separation ~ not creating more of it. love follows where love is, if that makes sense.
Hi. Very sorry to hear about the dog incident.
You could also download a dog whistle app. for your phone… this would provide distraction for a barking dog… you may even see them off by using the highest frequency.
I use one for our 2 neighbors packs of dogs (why have 1 when you can have 4 dogs each), set each other off, and ruin the tranquility of the neighborhood, regularly.
I have them all trained now – I might hear one or two barks, but gone are the days of incessant barking for an hour or more.
Glad neither you nor your daughter were hurt – glad you told the owner off too.
oooh that’s a cool idea – i don’t have a smart phone though. i did however order an air horn ~ the same one our mailman had today so i got to hear it and it’s good and loud. 🙂 thank you for your concern.