Survival of the Fittest
Mar 26
I have a routine that I go through every morning after I wake up. I first thank God for allowing me to see another day, brush my teeth, take a shower, put on my undies, robe and slippers, take the dogs out to do their business, retrieve the morning paper while outside with the dogs, then go back into the house for breakfast or finish getting dressed for the day.
Well this morning while taking the dogs out to do their business, I noticed that my neighbor’s German Shepherd was not inside of her gate. Let me give you a little background history on that dog before I proceed to tell the rest of my story….
My neighbor’s German Shepherd barks ferociously at my dogs every morning. This is normal and I’m used to that, but the dog is usually behind a gate, so I ignore it. Today, there was no barking, so that instantly heightened my senses. From my peripheral vision, I spotted the dog across the street watching my dogs on my front lawn as they pooped.
This dog, still not barking, all of a sudden charges at me and my dogs. Now mind you, I have 3 dogs on 3 leashes, and I’m wearing a robe and slippers. There is probably a 20 second run to my front door to get back into my house with all 3 dogs, plus myself in tact. With panic in all of my dogs and my eyes, we took off like Flo Jo.
For those of you who have seen Enemy of the State with Will Smith hauling ass in a robe and slippers…..that was me this morning! I was able to make it to my front door in all of 5 seconds flat, but *gasp* I dropped the leashes and the dogs were on their own.
They were just about to take one for the team because the German Shepherd was literally nipping at their tails. Somehow they made it through the front door in time. I cannot believe it. As Frankie, Keyshia Cole’s mother, would say, it was about to be a man down/Code 10 situation, because had those dogs not made it in time, I don’t know if I would have gone back outside to fight the German Shepherd to save their lives.
Now, was I wrong for that? Yes, but in that brief instance, it was survival of the fittest.
I’m not sure if Ceasar Milan would have considered you a good “pack leader”. Then again…he can move a lot faster on those rollerblades.
Amadeo, I was just trying to save my ass at the time. All of my “pack leader” skills went out of the window when I saw that German Shepherd’s teeth.
Well, that is how “us” (*Lee rubbing the back of her brown-skinned hand*) do it. I would’ve done the same thing! Really.
To bad you don’t have Sylar’s powers from Heroes, because then you could have easily slammed that crazy dog against a tree just by moving one of your fingers…LOL!
Seriously though, dogs are dangerous and you have to be careful when confronting aggressive ones. Being bit by a dog is no joke, so I think you did right by saving yourself. However, I would recommend that you purchase some pepper spray to keep on your person just in case this happens again. Keep it right in your robe pocket, ready to go…
Next time, pepper spray that dog in the eyes, and while he’s dazed and confused, walk behind him and kicked him in the nuts! That’ll teach him a good lesson.
I’m glad you and the dogs are alright. SMH @ Enemy of the State, though.
I ain’t mad atchu, Nikki. I ain’t mad. I bet your dogs ain’t mad, either. I’d rather you come here and tell us that than say you’re in the hospital ’cause you got mauled trying to protect your dogs, like some people would do.
I’m calling PETA on you. You know you are supposed to lay down your life for those dogs. LOL!!!
Yup. I’m callin’ the SPCA on you. Yup. Naw…I woulda been gone too. They have 4 legs, and you have 2. The pups might’ve been more than the German Shepard bargained for…I mean with FEAR being involved and all.
I’m telling you!! This reminds of that time growing up in Jamaica when I was walking to a friend’s home one Friday night. The neighbor’s gate was wide open and there were no lights on. Needless to say (I’m about age 7 or
and tiny as ever…minding my business.
Out of nowhere, 2 Doberman Pincher dogs rushed me. You wonder why Jamaicans kill it in the Olympics, this is why. I ran literally 600 to 1000 yards in pretty much under 1 minute and hopped on top of the fence just in time to miss a dog bite. Usain Bolt had nothing on me that night. I was a whole other level of fast.