Whoops!

Just a quick apology for not having a post today. A little too much excitement yesterday made me completely forget what day it was and that I needed to get something typed up.

After I got off work last night I took our puppy, Gil's for a walk to strecth his legs after being kenneled while we were gone. We walked down the same streets we normally do but yesterday we ran into some neighborhood dogs running loose. Not the dogs of anyone we know. They swarmed around Gil and I had to pick him up to get him away from them. Thankfully there were only two strange dogs and my Mom was with me. There were also two people from houses nearby who heard the ruckus and came out to help. I had to carry him most of the way home before one of the other dogs stopped following us.

We've looked him over and he seems alright. No broken skin or bite marks or anything. The people who came out told us that those dogs are loose a lot. They pointed out the house they belong at and told us that all the cars were there and the garage door was open so the people should have been there looking after their dogs. They said they have called to complain and reported them before but nothing has been done.

The layout of our neighborhood makes it very hard to avoid that street. We are closed off on one side by a highway where the streets dead end and a busy street I'd rather not cross for a daily walk on the other. It leaves up with a long street down the middle and about two blocks on either side. This house is just two doors off of the main street. In order to avoid those dogs I'm going to have to put the dog in the car and drive him to the park to walk.

Don't get me wrong, he likes the park, but I'd rather not have it be an everyday thing. I'm very sad that to find that I can't safely walk my dog in my own neighborhood.