Pet Peeve

Just a quick little Pepper tale or two today.

Here's a question for you dog people... why is it that some people (not all mind you) with large dogs find it necessary to bring their big dog up to the little dog (aka Pepper) while on a walk (or in my backyard). Usually the dog towers over poor little Pepper and either barks or lunges at him, scaring the poop right out of him (not literally but may as well).

I've already told you about my neighbor's crazy dog lunging at poor Pepper on Monday. Well yesterday we went for a long walk in the park by our home. As we entered the park, a lady with a Keeshond,

has her dog on the far side of the path while the dog does its business. Let me just interject here that my only contact with this breed of dog in the past was when my sister and her family, not once but twice tried to have this type of dog as their family pet. Again, not meaning to offend those who may have this breed, but my sister's dogs were nuts! They were the most unruly, undisciplined and out of control puppies I had ever seen in my life. I HATED their dogs with a passion so needless to say, walking into the park to find a Keeshond didn't sit well with me from the start. Back to my story...

As we head along the path the lady all of a sudden starts to move her Keeshond over towards us on the path. The dog had this look like Pepper was an appetizer to lunch and I quickly tightened my grip. I quickly informing the lady that I'm puppy sitting and "my" dog isn't used to being around other dogs and then I drag Pepper away from this dog. A little farther down the path I turn around only to find the lady following us along the trail which caused me to wonder, Did she just come over to us to "make friends" and if so, don't people wait until you show signs of wanting to make friends? I am so new to this world of doggieville and I don't quite understand the sub-culture at this point, obviously! Fortunately, we made it home from our walk without Pepper being eaten by a big dog!

The rest of the day was uneventful for Pepper as his human "sister, my niece, "S" came to visit and we went out to dinner and a movie, leaving Pepper safely in his gated room in my kitchen. In the evening, "S" and I met up with my sister, Pepper's Mom, on Skype where we caught up on the happenings up in the Yukon. We put Pepper on my lap and started pointing to the computer screen and my sister starting talking to her puppy which TOTALLY confused the little guy. He dashed off barking towards the front door, completely unaware where his mommy's voice was coming from. It was really funny! He quickly bored of that but we were entertained chatting for almost an hour via computer on Skype.

So I've survived my first week of doggydom and have enjoyed it much more than I ever imagined. Still not ready to run out to the nearest breeder or shelter to pick up my own furry friend, but I'm not as terrified of the thought. We are not certain how a dog would fit into our lifestyle right now, but we at least know that we have what it takes to give a furry friend the love and care they would need! And for now, I'll just savor the last 4 days I have with the furry nephew!