I mostly mind my own business where other people's dogs are concerned. However, yesterday I was just plain perturbed by a doggy situation the girls and I experienced. We were at Wally World buying an elbow brace. I blew my right one a couple of weeks ago struggling with a barn door that had come off its rollers and it has been getting progressively worse. I parked, as is my habit, in the rows in back down near the swamp. There was no one else around.
However, when we returned to the van there was a gigantic blue truck parked about as close as it could get to our driver's side door.
And in the open back was a beautiful blond Doberman.
Loose.
Completely unrestrained.
She was a gorgeous dog, although there were several rather serious scars marring her lovely golden coat. She wore nothing but a choke collar (something I would certainly never leave on an unattended dog).
I felt strongly uncomfortable, despite having no particular fear of Dobies. (Some of the nicest dogs I have ever met have been Dobermans). However, I have worked with dogs all my life, and this dog gave me the willies. Determined not to show breed prejudice, I unloaded my stuff into the back of the car (including an extra-large bag of dog food), all the while keeping half an eye on the occupant of the next vehicle, who was about five feet from my face. The girls and I kept up a stream of nervous chatter about the dog and her presumed-to-be-idiot owner while we worked. When we done loading our things I turned to walk to the driver's door. The dog came quickly toward me and leaned out of the truck bed with an "I mean business" growl rumbling in her throat. She bared her teeth right at my face.
Needless to say I went around to the other side of the car to get in.
A few seconds later a man jumped into the truck and drove away with the dog still loose in the back. We marveled at his unconcern.
What kind of dimwit leaves a dog loose in the back of a truck in a busy parking lot anyhow?
And what kind of malicious fool does it with an aggressive dog? It certainly isn't fair to the dog, no matter how well trained and it isn't too safe for passersby either. I sure hope I don't meet him again.
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Here, it's the pit bull riding loose atop the truck tool box. Even if it's a pit bull (I detest them) I always cringe when I see that.
Hi FC, I try to be fair to the dog and not just hate the breed, but I don't like them either. They were bred to be bad and too many people own them because of that.
That is just plain stupid. It's against the law in some states to have a dog in the back of a pickup unless it's crated...too easy for them to fall out and become a hazard, not to mention too easy for them to scare people.
Hi carina, I am pretty sure it is illegal here too. I am not normally at all afraid of dogs, as my first job after babysitting was working in a veterinarian's kennel, but this dog was spooky. I think she was afraid being on her own like that.
I am continuously amazed at how badly people treat dogs and how stupid some people are.
cubby, I sure felt sorry for her
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