This was a week I'd just soon not have had to go through. Monday through Wednesday was okay, but on Thursday, doing my routine job of inspecting gas meters, searching for gas leaks, I was ambushed by a Pit bull. He was actually chained and staked to the ground, and behind what I thought was a secure chain-link fence, in another yard. I had actually visited his yard just moments before, and talked with his owner. After leaving his yard and moving next door, he was totally out of my mind. However, I apparently wasn't out of his.
He came under the fence and had enough slack in his chain to nail me in the left calf as I walked away from the neighboring gas meter. What a surprise! It hurt, it bled, and it made me mad. But, what do you do? After calling 911 and being tended by EMT's (or is it EMS's), I had to go to a Doc in the Box for treatment. It was either that or the ER. Actually, they were very thorough and attentive. They got me fixed up and on my way. The next day, I got news that the dog (appropriately named Stump) was in a ten day quarantine for outdated shots. As of this posting, Stump is still with us.
Anyway, it was a minor setback to my walking regimen and a minor blow to my morale. Monday, I'm back on the job, and unfortunately, I have to pick it back up next door to Stump's doghouse. Glad he's in dog jail.
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Rick, you are Amazing! I will be for you and pray you will achieve your goal in its entirety! May God bless you and Valda and keep you both safe.
p.s. Watch "Dog Whisperer" on National Geographic Channel to learn how to get aggressive dogs to "back down".
only you can make a joke out of this situation: )
love ya--
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