Stray Dogs!!

What started out as a pleasant walk this morning turned into a stressful game of "avoid the stray dog." There was a stray, large German Shepherd roaming the street, trying to find doggy friends. He had attached himself to a man walking his dog across the street, but then saw Zoli and decided to come visit. Z went seriously as crazy as I've ever seen him. I was able to avoid the stray by sort of standing behind a car and then crossing the street behind him. We had to do this about 3 times to really avoid him. We ended up quickly heading back home and Z had to do his business in the courtyard. It was seriously stressful. I was nervous, which made Z more nervous. He was shaking and leaning in close to me. Now I'm wondering if that damn dog will be roaming around again this afternoon. Ugh! Racing through my head the whole time was, "What will I do if these two dogs begin to fight?" I really had no idea, which is why we played the avoid game. I'm going to have to call Stephen today and talk to him about this one because I'm a bit nervous about how I would handle it. Wish me luck!