...and then, you get the people like my neighbor. She's got a chow mix called Spike. This dog barks 24/7, and doesn't listen to a thing this woman says. Once, right after we moved here, I was walking Shelby, and passed her on the road. I didn't know Spike or this woman, except that she was my neighbor. So, she goes "do you think they'll get along and be friends?" I'm thinking (stupidly) okay, this woman knows her dog, and Shelby won't do anything to him, so it's okay Wrong! I let Shelby go up to Spike, who immediatly tried to bite her muzzle! I pulled poor Shelby back so fast, I can't believe I didn't give her tracheal damage...I was ticked! Shelby didn't get bitten by Spike, but she would've had I not freaked out and yanked on her. She was 9 as it was when that happened. Spike was only about 3, and he's bigger than she is, so chances are, he would've really hurt her. It was my fault for being stupid enough to trust someone, but also her fault for letting Spike go upto Shelby without knowing how he was going to react.
And somehow, don't ya know it, Spike found out how to get out of the fence a couple of months ago. Guess who it was that always had to get him back in?? That's right: Purr. And, he got out about 4 times. Kathy (my neighbor) said to me one day, "you're the only person that dog listens to; when you're not here, he doesn't go back in the yard".
Oh, sorry...I'm rambling LOL!