The last few days with Z have actually been pretty darn good. I have had numerous "dog free" walks! That makes both our lives so much more peaceful. I actually feel badly for Z as I know this frenzy of his is caused by fear. For a little background - when Z was just a pup he was attacked two different times by dogs. Once by his sister in Bangladesh (shocking!) and the other time by two monstrous South African beasts (he almost died from that one). That fear is now deep inside him. My goal this year is to find that fear and put it to rest. Whenever we're out walking and we do see dogs I hold him close to my side and calmly tell him that I'm not about to let anything happen to him. Maybe one day he will believe that...hope springs eternal.
For those interested, Z is part of the Pariah breed. Here's a link to Wikipedia which tells more on this "feral" breed of dogs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pariah_dogs. One afternoon when we were out on our walk a guy cutting grass asked, "Is that a dingo?" Ha! I decided that instead of explaining the whole Pariah thing I'd just agree. Much easier. So, now I'm sure any mothers with babies are watching out for the new dingo in the neighborhood! (A dingo ate my baby!)
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