S
ya well... call it what you want.
I remember one time when Brian and I had to live apart for a year, Teddy lived with me up in Canada. We lived in an apartment kind of close to the university campus and there were woods behind the apartment and taht is where we would take our long walks. Now in that area there have been more rapes reported than anywhere else in the city so this was never an area I would walk in at night or even during the day if I didn't have Teddy with me as a deterent.
Most of the time we walked WAAAY back in the woods where there wasn't a lot of traffic (mostly bikes) so that Teddy could be on an extended lead and explore without us being in people's way.
Well one day we were walking back in the woods and this guy came running out of the bushes out of NOWHERE. Looking back now I don't know if he was REALLY after me or if perhaps he was back there smoking a little something and didn't want to get caught (he kind of acted like he was jogging but his shoes were those kind that kids tuck the laces in and loosen then up so they just slip on and off (YES I notice these things. I could still tell you exactly what he was wearing) and I don't know anyone that jogs in shoes that don't stay on your feet. anywho...
So he came running out of the brush and he really startled me because I didn't see him before hand and heard no indication that he was coming up the path (AGAIN I was always on high alert when walking in that area and you can hear foot pounding coming up the dirt footpath) He came running out and was only inches away from Teddy before he noticed that I had a dog. Teddy immediately tensed up. the guy kept trying to go around Teddy and Teddy would cut him off. So I asked the guy to give me a second to reel in the lead but the guy just kept trying to get around Teddy. finally he thought he had faked Tedy out and ran around him. Teddy turned and grabbed the sleeve of the guys sweater. he never laid a tooth on but just held firm to his sweater until the guy stopped advancing. The guy stopped and at that point Teddy came to me as we moved to the side and the guy passed but Teddy watched him that entire time. As the guy passed he didn't so much as even glance at me. he kept his eyes on the ground and went on his way (perhaps another indication that he was smoking something he shouldn't have been)
Teddy did NOT bite him and made no attempt to. He grabbed the baggiest part of the guys sleeve and just held firm and that was it.
God I miss that dog
I remember one time when Brian and I had to live apart for a year, Teddy lived with me up in Canada. We lived in an apartment kind of close to the university campus and there were woods behind the apartment and taht is where we would take our long walks. Now in that area there have been more rapes reported than anywhere else in the city so this was never an area I would walk in at night or even during the day if I didn't have Teddy with me as a deterent.
Most of the time we walked WAAAY back in the woods where there wasn't a lot of traffic (mostly bikes) so that Teddy could be on an extended lead and explore without us being in people's way.
Well one day we were walking back in the woods and this guy came running out of the bushes out of NOWHERE. Looking back now I don't know if he was REALLY after me or if perhaps he was back there smoking a little something and didn't want to get caught (he kind of acted like he was jogging but his shoes were those kind that kids tuck the laces in and loosen then up so they just slip on and off (YES I notice these things. I could still tell you exactly what he was wearing) and I don't know anyone that jogs in shoes that don't stay on your feet. anywho...
So he came running out of the brush and he really startled me because I didn't see him before hand and heard no indication that he was coming up the path (AGAIN I was always on high alert when walking in that area and you can hear foot pounding coming up the dirt footpath) He came running out and was only inches away from Teddy before he noticed that I had a dog. Teddy immediately tensed up. the guy kept trying to go around Teddy and Teddy would cut him off. So I asked the guy to give me a second to reel in the lead but the guy just kept trying to get around Teddy. finally he thought he had faked Tedy out and ran around him. Teddy turned and grabbed the sleeve of the guys sweater. he never laid a tooth on but just held firm to his sweater until the guy stopped advancing. The guy stopped and at that point Teddy came to me as we moved to the side and the guy passed but Teddy watched him that entire time. As the guy passed he didn't so much as even glance at me. he kept his eyes on the ground and went on his way (perhaps another indication that he was smoking something he shouldn't have been)
Teddy did NOT bite him and made no attempt to. He grabbed the baggiest part of the guys sleeve and just held firm and that was it.
God I miss that dog