Friendly ranting
1. Dear people walking dogs.
I know we have right-handed traffic. But unless YOU'RE left-handed, the dog is walked on your left side. Thus you take a firm grip of the leash with your right hand, and then another firm grip with your left. Which puts the dog walking neatly and solidly right by your side. Left side.
Thus when our two he-dogs meet, a. I can manage my eager idiot by keeping a tit-bit under his nose with my RIGHT hand, b. the dogs do not get in direct contact, and c. you can keep your misbehaving out-sized animal by the other side of the road.
Oh, and when your mb o-s animal starts howling with murder, please don't stop right there but pull the idiot with you and walk away. You're the boss. Or, should be.
2. Dear people pushing Greenpeace or Amnesty or whichever.
If you see a person carrying a baby-bathtub almost as big as she, a bulky back-bag, and walking with all her might towards the station, do NOT ask her "if she has a minute to spare". Which part of her indicates she does?
In sum: in the morning I met four idiots walking stupid dogs pulling here and there and had to handle the situations all by myself. At noon, on my way to the station I was held up by SIX youngsters asking if I had time to spare. Haha. Now I have, and here's to you! :P
I know we have right-handed traffic. But unless YOU'RE left-handed, the dog is walked on your left side. Thus you take a firm grip of the leash with your right hand, and then another firm grip with your left. Which puts the dog walking neatly and solidly right by your side. Left side.
Thus when our two he-dogs meet, a. I can manage my eager idiot by keeping a tit-bit under his nose with my RIGHT hand, b. the dogs do not get in direct contact, and c. you can keep your misbehaving out-sized animal by the other side of the road.
Oh, and when your mb o-s animal starts howling with murder, please don't stop right there but pull the idiot with you and walk away. You're the boss. Or, should be.
2. Dear people pushing Greenpeace or Amnesty or whichever.
If you see a person carrying a baby-bathtub almost as big as she, a bulky back-bag, and walking with all her might towards the station, do NOT ask her "if she has a minute to spare". Which part of her indicates she does?
In sum: in the morning I met four idiots walking stupid dogs pulling here and there and had to handle the situations all by myself. At noon, on my way to the station I was held up by SIX youngsters asking if I had time to spare. Haha. Now I have, and here's to you! :P