The three of us went out this afternoon to run some errands and on the way home in the car, Nick recommended that we stop at the park. So Abby and I got out of the car and Nick had to run one last errand…then he would come and join us. I so wish that he had been there for what was about to happen, I know that he would have given the dog owner a piece of his mind.
Nick dropped us off at the side of the road and we took the path alongside the baseball diamond that led to the tot lot at the back. We were happily walking along and Abby was being cute pointing out things and labelling them, when all of a sudden this loose dog on a leash appears out of nowhere and proceeds to knock Abby on her butt. I was a little annoyed about that but nothing major. So I go to pet the dog and he automatically tries to bite my wrist, so I yank my hand away. I then proceed to freak out a little but don’t start screaming until the dog jumps on Abby and attempts to bite her left shoulder. Then I full-blown, freak the fuck out and pick up Abby. By this time, Abby and I are screaming and crying and I try to run but the dog chases us. The dog’s owner FINALLY appears and grabs the dog’s leash and apologises profusely to me. He seemed more concerned about me than Abby, which pissed me off a whole lot as I wasn’t injured.
Luckily, Abby wasn’t badly injured- a few scratches here and there but nothing major. She is now really scared of dogs and thinks that they’re all really scary. Abby screams anytime one comes near her and she clings to me.
I seriously wish that dog owners would be more responsible. I understand that it’s a park, but there’s a kids playground too and if you’re dumb enough to let your dog run around by a playground then you obviously don’t have kids. And if you do, well you need to be castrated so you can’t have anymore.
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