Man walking on bike path. Man holding leash attached to one of those big headed, strong and stocky breeds of canine. Man does not acknowledge when I call ahead, "Excuse me, on your left!" However, man's dog has now taken an interest in me. Clueless man has shit in his ears and has no idea that I'm on my way and his dog is already deciding in what manner to greet me.
This is a scary situation. I have no idea what drooling doggie is going to do. I pass as far left as I can. That's when smart dog starts pulling stupid man in my direction. Luckily, man is not yanked out of his shoes and hangs on to the leash. He yells after me, "Sorry!" I yell back, "It's okay, no problem," even though it really was. I just hope it was an obvious enough problem that the man will be more aware of what's going on around him and his four-legged pal in the future. I certainly thought it was obvious from my perspective.
Just to clarify, I love dogs. I have two dogs. And I would not put me, my dogs, or anyone else in that situation.
Awhile back, there was this movie "Up" and the character named Dug was a dog whose thoughts were constantly interrupted by, "Squirrel!" That's a dog for you. They can be easily distracted, impulsive, and unpredictable. I don't want to be attacked by or accidentally run into any size dog. Now, woof. Enjoy your walk and watch out for me, please. Thanks.
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