We always walk our dog, most every day. A neighbor of ours lives a few blocks away and has two dogs. I can't stand her, she is snooty and ungrateful. I hate when we are walking our dogs at the same time. She has two 20lb+ Boston Terriers. I have a 7lb Toy Poodle. Anyhow, as we were walking today it was unavoidable that we must pass each other. My dog started barking at her dogs because that is what my dog does. BTW This lady had the voice boxes taken out of her dogs. My dog will bark at dogs she does not know. Their are several dogs around here that she no longer barks at, as those people have stopped and let our dogs get to know each other. Anyhow, she stopped and asked about my dog and said that she would stop to let our dogs get to know each other. My dog stopped barking rather quickly. Though all of the sudden this lady says, "Your dog bit my dogs." I said, "What!" I didn't see anything, and neither did my kids and we were all right their! I was like that is physically impossible for my dog to bite both of your dogs at the same time. All dogs were on leashes and my dogs leash is 19 inches long, it reaches exaclty from my hand straight down to where her neck is, she stays very close to me when walking, right at my feet. This woman had leashes that her dogs when all over the place. Meaning that my dog is no more than aprox 1 foot out from me, when my arm was out, or she would be hanging by her neck from the leash. Then she said no more and our dogs sniffed each other and even started to play. It was all nicey nice and I walked away. I told my kids that I fullfilled my niceness quote with her for the rest of my lifetime! If I see her or need to pass her ever I will just pick my dog up and walk by. I say ungrateful as a few years back I and another neighbor saved her and her two dogs from a mulling by a pitbulll. This lady said nothing and in the end walked off with her two dogs in a scuff with nose in the air. The other person who helped looked at me and we both gave each other a look of 'what?' as if to say I can't believe after we helped her trough that, got her dogs safe and was able to get the stray away that she didin't even turn around to thank us or thank us as we were handing her dogs to her and asking if she was ok or needed any medical treatment etc. I understand being flustered and just wanting to get back home with your dogs. BUT this lady lives not far and we see her OFTEN, if not every day, walking her dogs by our house. She could have mentioned at any time that she was thankful for our help. Not that I expected one but any showing of gratitude would have been nice!
She sounds like she is mentally off. I wouldn't waste my time thinking about her. And I can't believe she had her dogs debarked. IMO, that is a TERRIBLE thing to do to a dog!
I didn't even know you could do that! I can't even believe it's considered ethical for a vet to do that.
She made some excuse a few years back about why, and I didn't listen. She is SO PROUD her dogs do not bark at other dogs. UGH
Thanks...I need it. For all the future times I've decided to pick my toy up and walk on the other side of the street when I see her coming or immediately turn around and take the next street over.
OMGosh! I've not even finished reading but my jaw hit the floor with having the voice boxes removed! That is horrible! I didn't even know they could or would do that!?! That's crazy!
Don't do that Nellie, she's not worth your time and effort. When you see her, just stick your nose up in the air and snub her snooty tail right back!
LOL I should do that. Though I will have to pick up my Toy, as I wouldn't want her to mull the woman's two 20lb+ dogs!
The lady sounds like there is something very wrong. I can't imagine not thanking someone who saved me from being mauled by a pitbull. I think you just need to take the high road and keep on being as nice as you can even if she doesn't return the kindness. There may be some reason she acts so strange. You never know what someone else is going through. Neighbors can be a challenge sometimes, but they can also be a wonderful gift. Best of luck to you with yours. Beth
Yeah, I should. But her dogs just come at my little toy like crazy, from both sides. One time she had them both off the leash and they were jumping all over my toy, my toy was yelping and going crazy because I had her on the leash. I told her if she didn't get her dogs on a leash I would unleash mine. She immediately got them. This all happened in about 10 seconds, though you know it seems longer when your in it. I was livid.
I would not change my coarse for anyone. I would just keep my pooch close by, give a kind greeting and continue on.
This is a very tough spot to be in, Nellie. I can't say I know what you're going through, although I've had my share of neighbor indifference. Hang in there. As your tagline says: "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson Do leave a beautiful trail in life, that says,"Nellie was Here!"
