Today my husband is working from home, and the dogs were not on their best behavior. I decided to head on some errands with Athena. First, we headed to the dog park. I have a love hate relationship with this local park. It's in a great location, and alot of great dogs go there. They, like alot of parks in the country have decided to subscribe to Breed Specific Legislation. On the sign posted on the gates it says NO PITBULLS ALLOWED. I blindly walk past it, pretending not to see it. Many cities have already found out that it is, in most cases, the owner not the dog. You can raise a golden retreiver or a rottie to be a fighting dog too. Are we banning those breeds? Athena is great and social at the park. She's very submissive and loves to play with the other dogs. Then the inevitable question arises, " What kind of dog is she?" I used to pawn off the question with " She's a lab mix", but now I just go right for the jugular and say " She's a pit bull." I actually head someone say " Well that's a shame..." When did the pit bull become so villified?
Ok, well that was my rant. Back to the story of the dog park today. There was an old Russian man with some kind of Dingo-like dog at the park. The dog, he explained was a rescue. She was friendly enough, but a very strange looking dog. When I petting this dog, I noticed that this dog's dew claw's were so long they were actually completely in a circle. I was so angry! I mean, you care enough about you dog to exercise it, why not cut it's nails. Would you walk around with your fingernails like that? I think not!
So, me being the loud italian that I am, said something to this dog's owner. The man seemed taken aback by my concern over the dogs nails, and promptly left. Was I out of place to voice my concern? You tell me!
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