MORE TALKING THAN WALKING TODAY!
I enjoy a good long walk but I like it more when Bob meets another dog owner and talks. This gives me the opportunity to play with the talker’s dog. What could be better! Today there were seven talks on three walks and that must be a record. I played so much by the time I met Billy at 18:00 I could only jump, hop around, smell and lick for a few minutes.
The warmer weather is a catalyst for longer conversations. Who wants to stand around and yak when it is minus 17 with a windchill factor of minus 25!
Bob says walking a dog invariably creates a sense of community. We really know the nitty gritty and neighbourhood reality. Who likes dogs. Who hates dogs. Who tolerates dogs. Who died. Who is ill. Who is on vacation. What houses are selling for. Politics. Gossip. We see people coming and going sort of a friendly security operation. This includes eyeing who shouldn’t be in our hood. Dog owners have eyes and ears and knowledge the dogless people lack.
My bestie, Golden Lab Jasper, is usually out at 23:15 or so. My day is not done. Jasper’s owner offered Bob some Blue Jay baseball tickets to see the Los Angeles Dodgers next week.
I hear a few mutterings from Bob about “the idiot drivers” he sees speeding and not stopping at stop signs. And the garbage those rude construction workers throw on the road. McDonald’s bags and the like. The slovenly side of humanity!
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