February 18, 2010

Just came in from walking the doggies. It's chilly and breezy outside-and still a little slick in spots. I felt like I was doing a dance a one point. A van stopped to let us cross the road-a very kind act-however that was one of the moments my feet decided to walk on ice. Let me tell you there's nothing like feeling like a fool trying not to fall when someone is sitting there watching you-actually got a spot light on you while your doing it. Oh, well. I'm still in one piece. I guess that's something.
You know you notice things when you walk, especially if your walking dogs. Like the empty pin where the big yellow dog use to sleep behind the big yellow house-his family is still there but he's not. Or the little female hound that lives in the 5'x5' pin behind her owners house by the ally. You can't walk by her without her growling and snarling at you. She literally jumps at and bits at the pin. And if you try to talk softly or sweetly to her she goes crazy-foaming and gnashing. It's horrible. Why on earth would you have a dog that you have to kept that way? I have never seen her with anyone-she's never been outside of that pin as far as I know. I've never seen anyone back there. I love animals but I honestly think it would be far more humane to have her put to sleep than to allow her to live this way. At this point I doubt if anyone could rehabilitate her. I think she is too far gone to ever be a pet. I bet if her owners had to live that way they would never do that to an animal again. Dogs need mental stimulation too otherwise they turn mean or die. They are social animals just like people. They need interaction. They need mental and physical stimulation. I just can not imagine having to live like that-I would rather be dead. What's really surprising is that I live in an area-the Avenues-where you would think people would have a little more consideration for their 'pets'. Most of the people over here are good to their animals because they are decent people. I guess heartless morons can come from anywhere. It's just one of those things you notice when you walk your dogs.