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August 11, 2006
OFF LEASH: On the new dog
"Off Leash" is an occasional column by Fiddler. Past columns can be found here.
There is a new dog in the neighborhood. Her name is Charlotte. We met one morning earlier this week. We sniffed noses. We sniffed butts. We rubbed up against each other, as is customary during such introductions. This went on for a minute or so without incident.
Then, sans warning, she attacked me. I responded in kind (what else could I do?) and we engaged in a brief yet spirited struggle that ended only when we were forcibly separated. Charlotte was then dragged back inside her house and I continued on my walk, agitated but uninjured.
What to make of this initial encounter? Inauspicious, to be sure. But perhaps, at heart, Charlotte is a friendly dog and this was simply an aberration. I hope so. That said, I will be considerably less sanguine in the future about letting her sniff my butt.
Posted by teb at August 11, 2006 10:54 AM