Stoutpup

That’s what we try to be. Calm and assertive. Good pack leaders. But sometimes there’s a rotten apple in the bunch, and by apple, I mean person, and by bunch I mean dog park, and it’s hard to be the role models our dogs need us to be. Here’s a good article I recently read from a man I admire very much for his patience, determination, and philosophy, Cesar Milan.

Let me just say this. If you are a responsible dog owner at the dog park and your dog tries to take another dog’s brand new flying squirrel toy out of her mouth, you stop it abruptly and move to another part of the park so everyone can go on enjoying their day. You don’t let it happen again until the dogs attack each other.

Be responsible. Know your dog. Monitor your dog’s behavior at the dog park. Dogs do work things out in their own way, but it is a dog owner’s duty to avoid situations that can be avoided. Such as unwanted repeat behavior! We are the pack leaders, we let them know what is okay and not okay.

Mr. Dogpark Douchebag, it’s too bad all hell had to break loose at the dog park yesterday. It’s too bad we lost our calm assertiveness because of your ineptness turned ass-holery. It’s too bad you tried to pick a fight with us with your puffed out chest and idiotic statements - because YOU were in the wrong.

I can see where your dog learned to be a dick. Your behavior was disgraceful and utterly retarded. It’s not your park. I’m not sorry for what I said to you, I’m only sorry my dog had to see it.

You really were the icing on my cake last night after one of the worst day’s I’ve had in 2008. I am sorry that your abhorrence for my dogs sent you into a tizzy as you stormed back out of the elevator muttering something about taking the elevator with dogs when I got in. The elevator was going up you know and maybe you should have your own private passage built going straight up into your apartment, or somewhere else. You can’t share community space with dogs? Maybe you should have moved into a pet free apartment building instead of a pet friendly one. Or at least be courteous and keep your disdain to yourself. After all I don’t express my disdain publicly for tall jockish assholes who hate riding elevators with dogs. Oops. I just did. Hope you had a nice walk to the 7th floor!