I just had the weirdest trip with Thor today. I guess it's just one of those days, I don't know.
First, I took him to a local park. It is not my favorite, because it is small and there are often a lot of big dogs there. It is, however, the closest. Today, there were a bunch of big dogs, but also a couple yorkies, so I took Thor off-leash and let him get acquainted with his cousins.
A doberman came up to me and seemed friendly, but I felt like he was sort of hovering behind me. I was paying more attention to Thor so I didn't think much of it until I looked down at my jeans cuff and realize, I've been MARKED! The Dobie staked a claim and MARKED me! Unfortunately, this has happened to me before, but only at the dog shelter I volunteer at, and only with somewhat crazy dogs.
The same doberman later starts to Alert on Thor, so I decide to take him out and go somewhere else. We go to a local baseball field and I'm very happy to see that no games are going on. I take Thor out and he is racing around like he is on fire. A couple comes up and compliments him on how well he is taking direction. They have two dogs with them, one big and one small. I pick Thor up to introduce him to the woman, who promptly starts touching Thor in this bizarre, intrusive way. Like, she grabbed one of his back paws and shook it vigorously. Who does that?
Then she gives me this piercing look and asks me, "does he still have his balls?" Um, no? Why do you care? And why would you ask me like that?
A couple baseball games start up, so I take Thor out of the field. As I am walking out, this entire team starts yelling at me to get off the field. Yes, I am getting off the field! That's why I am headed towards the only exit available! Sheesh!
Finally, when I take him home and we get off the elevator, we are greeted with a
blood-curdling shriek. Our next door neighbor, who has seen Thor around 12,000 times, was walking up the stairs and he barked at her. She gives me this look and apologizes in a way that clearly is not an apology and explains that he scared her. Thor, the four pound dog, whom you have met before, who has never successfully scared anyone or anything, scared you so badly that you needed to
scream in your own apartment building.
Maybe it's a full moon tonight or something? I know this is really random, it was just strange and kind of upsetting.
Anyone else had a strange dog pee on them before? It'd be nice to know I'm not alone...