We went to Candlestick for our walk, I wanted to walk far and long, so we got there and I started ambling along (no fifteen minute miles today) and all is going really good - my new shoes seem to be working and T is not pulling on the leash.
I park in the far lot so I can get some extra mileage which means that we have to walk along the street and the parking lot where all the "hoods" hang out. Usually they ignore us or they want to talk about T, but we don't have any problems and I never get nervous there. So today the parking lot was full and people were playing the music really loud laughing probably doing drugs that sort of thing. As an aside I notice that the guys hang out (get of the of the cars) but the girls stay in the cars. I wonder what that is all about. They bring the girlfriends to the park and then the socialize with their buddies and the girls sit in the car??? Anyway back to the story, so we walked by with no incident.
I actually got really tired (I don't know I am seeming to get tired after 4-5 miles) and then I looked at the clock and saw that it was 3:30 and they close the gate at 4 so I had to hurry back to the car so off we went to the far end of the lot. I wasn't paying much attention listening to my BOT when I saw two Pit Bulls running free. Right were I wanted to walk.
Since they were running free I didn't think much about it until the owners saw me and T. Then they started screaming at the dogs and tried to grab them. They couldn't grab one of them and the dog came charging at us. For the first time in my life I was afraid for T's life. I tried to keep really calm and not make any threatening movements but I did feel a touch of fear creeping in. I knew if the dog attacked T I couldn't get in the way, so I just let T handle it. T stood really still as the dog came up and sniffed her - then she sniffed the dog but she stayed still, didn't wag her tail just looked at me for guidance. The owner was still trying to catch the dog and so I stood still hoping he could catch the dog if T and I didn't move.
Over on the side line the guys were laughing - one commented that he was wagging his tail so everything was okay, another said that he wouldn't attack a female, that didn't give me much confidence, and all the while the dog kept running around us, and I refused to move. Finally he (the dog) runs about 100 feet away from us so I start walking towards a bridge and he comes at us that way so I move and walk along side the bridge hoping the owner can get the dog on the bridge, instead the dog gets away the owner smacks his hand on the wood and starts screaming he is going to kill the dog. That was it for me - I told T to giddyup and we went like a bat out of hell - Both of us were relieved to have them behind us. I think I am going to let that park rest for a while.
I park in the far lot so I can get some extra mileage which means that we have to walk along the street and the parking lot where all the "hoods" hang out. Usually they ignore us or they want to talk about T, but we don't have any problems and I never get nervous there. So today the parking lot was full and people were playing the music really loud laughing probably doing drugs that sort of thing. As an aside I notice that the guys hang out (get of the of the cars) but the girls stay in the cars. I wonder what that is all about. They bring the girlfriends to the park and then the socialize with their buddies and the girls sit in the car??? Anyway back to the story, so we walked by with no incident.
I actually got really tired (I don't know I am seeming to get tired after 4-5 miles) and then I looked at the clock and saw that it was 3:30 and they close the gate at 4 so I had to hurry back to the car so off we went to the far end of the lot. I wasn't paying much attention listening to my BOT when I saw two Pit Bulls running free. Right were I wanted to walk.
Since they were running free I didn't think much about it until the owners saw me and T. Then they started screaming at the dogs and tried to grab them. They couldn't grab one of them and the dog came charging at us. For the first time in my life I was afraid for T's life. I tried to keep really calm and not make any threatening movements but I did feel a touch of fear creeping in. I knew if the dog attacked T I couldn't get in the way, so I just let T handle it. T stood really still as the dog came up and sniffed her - then she sniffed the dog but she stayed still, didn't wag her tail just looked at me for guidance. The owner was still trying to catch the dog and so I stood still hoping he could catch the dog if T and I didn't move.
Over on the side line the guys were laughing - one commented that he was wagging his tail so everything was okay, another said that he wouldn't attack a female, that didn't give me much confidence, and all the while the dog kept running around us, and I refused to move. Finally he (the dog) runs about 100 feet away from us so I start walking towards a bridge and he comes at us that way so I move and walk along side the bridge hoping the owner can get the dog on the bridge, instead the dog gets away the owner smacks his hand on the wood and starts screaming he is going to kill the dog. That was it for me - I told T to giddyup and we went like a bat out of hell - Both of us were relieved to have them behind us. I think I am going to let that park rest for a while.
holy crappola!
ReplyDeleteLet that park rest PERMANENTLY unless TSH is along with a machinegun & hand grenades.
ReplyDeleteGenetech is much safer!
Pit Bulls suck!