WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING, PEOPLE!

 

This is a good warning for me and others.

I don’t talk on my cell or do anything with my hands when I am walking Biggs, even at 5:00am.  I am alert at all times.  I’m looking out for paper and tissues on the ground that Biggs may consider a snack; other dogs out for a stroll and people walking to and fro without looking where they are going.

I see lots of “single” people – people without dogs – walking who don’t watch where they are going and when they finally realize that Biggs is almost upon them, they freeze in their tracks.  Of course, I have placed myself between Biggs and that person.  I don’t want people to be scared of Biggs.  He is a gentle, loving, big baby.

Now of course, we have him on a muzzle when he goes out in the afternoon, but at 5:00am, he and I have the streets to ourselves.

I still keep a good grip on Biggs’ leash, but still….Watch Where You Are Going, People!

  

TO MUZZEL OR NOT TO MUZZLE

Do we or don’t we?

Well, we have. 

We struggled with the decision for a while.  We are always very careful when we walk Biggs, to look both ways for human traffic, to make sure no dogs are coming that may scare him or more accurately, be scared by him.

We didn’t think of children.

Yesterday, this little girl came out of nowhere and before anyone knew it she was too close to Biggs.  Well of course, he was startled. We all were. 

Biggs started barking like crazy and the girl ran back to her mother, who grabbed her hand and they both ran off in the other direction.

The damage was done.  Biggs lost his cool, and his loving, caring image was in the toilet.

My niece bought him a muzzle today. 

He paws at it but it holds firm.  He can grunt through it but no barking.

Who knows it may be a blessing in disguised.  Maybe now, the neighbors won’t be as frightened and Biggs can make more friends.