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June 30, 2006
OFF LEASH: Down with the King
"Off Leash" is an occasional column by Fiddler. Past columns can be found here.
Next door to us lives a three-year-old Boxer named King. He is a muscular, energetic dog who wears a harness and seems to drag his owner down the street. Another neighbor, who is not fond of King, refers to him as Mr. Snarls -- an accurate nom de growl.
While normally aggressive toward other dogs, King does not bare his teeth at me. Rather, he whimpers and lunges. He seems pleased to see me. Very pleased. Inappropriately so.
I have not consciously encouraged this attention, though perhaps I should have been more firm from the beginning. King, let me be clear: It's not going to happen. I'm sorry. You will have to look elsewhere for your queen.
Posted by teb at June 30, 2006 10:20 AM