Do you know the best way to break up a dog fight? What do you do if you see a dog being walked on a leash and your dog is off leash? What else stands out for you in this story?
Side 1 (Sam & Toby)
I’m walking Toby on a trail near my house. He’s having a great time running through the woods and chasing squirrels. This lady pops up in the distance with a dog on a leash. Jeez! Why do people even have dogs if they aren’t going to let them run around! Toby wants to say hi so he runs up to the dog. She shouts at me to call him. What is her problem?
All of a sudden a huge fight breaks out between our dogs. There’s lots of noise — a major brawl! I run up to them and kick the woman’s dog to stop the fight. They finally take a break and I grab Toby and walk away. I hear the lady shouting at me. Shouting at ME?! Her dog is the one that started it. I give her the finger and tell her that idiots like her shouldn’t be allowed to walk dogs. I carry on with my walk and watch Toby run off behind some trees.
Side 2 (Daphne & Ringo)
I’m walking Ringo on a trail near my house. I always choose this trail because everyone is so considerate about managing their dogs. Ringo is much more relaxed when other dogs are far away. A bloke appears in the distance with his dog, which is running loose. Oh no! I shout at him to call his dog. He shrugs and ignores me.
His dog charges toward Ringo. There’s a pause and then the two of them start fighting. The sound is horrific! The bloke comes running over and instead of getting his dog off mine, he starts kicking Ringo! I screech at him to stop. Finally he grabs his dog and walks away, turning to flip me the bird! He then tells me that I shouldn’t be allowed to walk dogs. ME?! His dog is the one galavanting about uncontrolled! Our walk is ruined by this twit. Ringo and I turn around to go home.