Sunday, December 25, 2005

Dandy Dogmas!

Quite a nice day, except for one terrifying bit when we were out walking the chihuahua puppies. We passed by a large, handsomely remodeled home, from whose grounds two enormous dogs began baying at us. Thinking they surely must be tied up or hindered by an electric fence, we continued to pass by. Alas, they were unfettered, and the huge pitbull made a beeline for me and the smaller puppy. It happened so quickly, I could only think to get the pup up out of its reach, so I swung it up on the leash into my arms, while bellowing imprecations at the pitbull. At one point, I had a small cold thought that surely it would be I who would be mauled, but I didn't see that my beloved spouse had brought up the rear and was whacking the shit out of the pitbull with an umbrella. I reached some bystanders across the street, looked at one person and stated loudly,"GODDAMNEDFUCKINGSONOFABITCHPITBULL!!!!!" The person looked at me solemnly and shook his/her head. I still can't recall if it was a man or a woman. I went from terror to absolute rage in less than a minute, and wanted to go back and kill the dog. Then I felt like weeping.
Ahem. So, like, then we went home, checked on the turkey, chopped the veggies, picked out a tofu recipe to concoct, and opened some lovely French sparkling rose. Bouvet by name. The evening improved from that point.
We all eventually were sated and becalmed.

6 Comments:

Blogger Neil Shakespeare said...

Sounds like you live in a pretty dogdangerous place, I. Dogdangit!

11:24 AM  
Blogger isabelita said...

This incident came from a completely unexpected quarter...it's not like we're living out in the woods in a survivalist area...
Okay, I shall swear off any more doggerelish titles.

12:58 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Sounds dog gone hair raising, Isa. We live in a city where kids are ravaged by meanness laced pit bulls on a regular basis. Trouble with them is that they may be nice enough, but it's like having a loaded gun sitting on the kitchen table while your three year old just about reaches above the table top. Sooner than later, the pitbull will bite, and she hurts.

Sounds like your neighbors need a stearn talking to, or a restraining order.

Glad you made it to post tramua christmas feasting.

1:59 PM  
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1:59 PM  
Blogger isabelita said...

I will report this incident to Seattle's animal control dept. tomorrow. They're not open today.
Kind of an uncomfortable note: These dogs belong to a very good frined of mine's neighbors and friends. I am so tempted to ask her what is wrong with them, but I hesitate.
Oh, the people across the street, to whom I swore my oaths, observed that the dogs were nice, but their owders were irresponsible about minding them.
You're right about pitbulls being like loaded guns, I think, 'spike. They always seem to go off by the last act!

3:28 PM  
Blogger isabelita said...

Had we KNOWN about these dogs in advance, we never would have gone down that street.
Well, we've made two reports to Animal Control regarding these dogs, so at least a file's been started on them. Supposedly they'll go ut and talk to the owners, who, one hopes, will change their irresponsible ways. If not, it's sayonara, bad doggies.

6:25 PM  

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