Since the subtitle of Bocci's Beefs is "One Dog's Musings on Life with Humans and Other Animals", we thought we'd spend at least part of every Monday ruminating about something that happened over the weekend, and let you help us figure out if our thinking on the matter is as "spot on" as we (or at least I) tend to believe it is. Sometimes it takes a village, or in our case, the entire blogosphere, to figure something out, don't you think?
Photo of me by Rachel Lauren Photography
So here goes... Parental Unit and I went to what our little neighborhood calls an "Art Crawl" this past Saturday night. They shut down one street for several blocks and people open up their garages to local artists who display their creations, amid much friendly chatter and the sharing of food and drink from local restaurants. (And let me tell ya, we were almost literally "crawling" because of the heat!)
Now, this is a very dog-friendly neighborhood, so lots of dogs were sharing in the fun on this steamy night. And this "street" is basically an alley, so the quarters were close. One of the artists or friends of an artist was sitting outside of a garage with two, unleashed (really big) dogs, who got up and started coming towards us. When she saw that Parental Unit and I pulled away, she held the dogs by their collars and said something like: "Oh, poor so and so, they don't want to play with you."
(Please keep in mind that I've been attacked twice by large dogs, and now Parental Unit is totally paranoid).
What did we (or should we) have said to the obviously well-meaning woman. Please choose from among the following or make up your own response:
1. Smiles, and with a nervous laugh says "Oh, Bocci is afraid of large dogs and he puts out 'bad vibes'", and continues walking."
2. When a safe distance away, shout over our shoulders, "Hey, keep your big, fat dogs on a leash, will ya!"
3. Blaming herself for hurting the owner and her dogs' feelings, returns home and immediately makes an appointment with her therapist to discuss her "abandonment issues".
4. Instantly swivels around and shaking her fist, screams, "Play? You want my one small dog to 'play' with your two humongous dogs in this heat, in a packed alley?" "I'll give you play!"
Please let us know in your comment which of the responses you think that Parental Unit and I chose, by picking one of the above numbers or just letting us know a different, perhaps more appropriate response.
And check back on Wednesday when we'll tally the responses and let you know the one most frequently chosen...and what we really did. We're looking forward to hearing what you think!
So here goes... Parental Unit and I went to what our little neighborhood calls an "Art Crawl" this past Saturday night. They shut down one street for several blocks and people open up their garages to local artists who display their creations, amid much friendly chatter and the sharing of food and drink from local restaurants. (And let me tell ya, we were almost literally "crawling" because of the heat!)
Now, this is a very dog-friendly neighborhood, so lots of dogs were sharing in the fun on this steamy night. And this "street" is basically an alley, so the quarters were close. One of the artists or friends of an artist was sitting outside of a garage with two, unleashed (really big) dogs, who got up and started coming towards us. When she saw that Parental Unit and I pulled away, she held the dogs by their collars and said something like: "Oh, poor so and so, they don't want to play with you."
(Please keep in mind that I've been attacked twice by large dogs, and now Parental Unit is totally paranoid).
What did we (or should we) have said to the obviously well-meaning woman. Please choose from among the following or make up your own response:
1. Smiles, and with a nervous laugh says "Oh, Bocci is afraid of large dogs and he puts out 'bad vibes'", and continues walking."
2. When a safe distance away, shout over our shoulders, "Hey, keep your big, fat dogs on a leash, will ya!"
3. Blaming herself for hurting the owner and her dogs' feelings, returns home and immediately makes an appointment with her therapist to discuss her "abandonment issues".
4. Instantly swivels around and shaking her fist, screams, "Play? You want my one small dog to 'play' with your two humongous dogs in this heat, in a packed alley?" "I'll give you play!"
Please let us know in your comment which of the responses you think that Parental Unit and I chose, by picking one of the above numbers or just letting us know a different, perhaps more appropriate response.
And check back on Wednesday when we'll tally the responses and let you know the one most frequently chosen...and what we really did. We're looking forward to hearing what you think!
