When you don't have the words ...
I'm not sure what I would have said even if there hadn't been a language barrier, tbh. Picture it -This morning my dog was doing her squat in the street (me standing by holding bag and waiting to swoop) and a kid of about 3 toddled up and tried to kick her in the face. Whaaaaaaaaat? The dog is better-behaved than she was but the kid would have lost his foot if he’d connected. She doesn’t like kids at the best of times. I gently straight-armed him since the dog couldn’t move at that precise moment, and glared. The kid beamed up at me.
Elderly escorting grandfather said something gruff (I don’t think in Spanish) and then shouted words at me when my swoop left a smear on the road. Since I was holding both the dog’s lead and a small and revoltingly warm packet I mimicked the kid’s kick in adult and very mature response and stalked off feeling ruffled.
Hell, most people don’t even bother to pick up their dog turds, they leave them to become part of the road or swept up by the frequent street cleaners. Maybe he’s a retired street cleaner.
If it had been Scotland, and a wee Scottish bairn, and a Scottish-speaking grandpa, I would have said that kicking any dog in the face is probably asking for trouble. But then anyone stupid enough to need that said probably deserves to learn the hard way.
But learn what? Should I have mashed the pickup into the kid’s face? Has he gotta learn that even when dogs don’t bite, owners do? Or do I just hope the next dog he tries that on is one of the few pit bull terriers that is NOT good with kids?
Morning all. You can bring it on, I feel scrappy.
Comments (48)
Maybe you should've just left the droppings there.
Had a colleague once who was so drunk as she climbed into the taxi she grabbed at the headrest on the front seat, swayed, it broke and she fell back in the road still clutching it and laughing hysterically. Taxi driver refused to take her in the cab - they do have the right.
Most blind people when phoning for a taxi will explain they have a guide dog and it isn't usually a problem.
And hey, GG, water pistol. Check them out. Much quicker than connecting a hose, just point and press the trigger
My house in Scotland was tiny so I am still getting my head around having a rambling and largely unfurnished barn of a place
The cat thinks the pile of builders sand is for his personal use. That's going down really well with the builder.
Elegsabiff Karma will nail the child one day is right.
That's me over and out, g'night!