Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Dogs...


I've met people who love dogs, hate dogs, who are scared of dogs, who think dogs are alright as long as they are out of reach etc. I love dogs. However there is one dog in this world that I don't like. That is our neighbor's black pomeranian dog. Every time I step into our neighbour's shop, I hear the deafening bark of the black beast inside. (Sorry for calling it "beast" but he really is a beast). So far he has bitten around 6 people who went to buy goods from the shop.

That dog is 1/5 of my size and yet never forgets to bark while I buy the stuff from the shop. It doesn't stop barking till I walk a few miles past the shop. It really annoys me. I'm sure no dog hates me as much as our neighbor's dog. I don't know why it hates me so much! I have never even said anything to that dog. It just doesn't like me I guess. Thank god that dog is inside the shop and not outside. I fear if he ever gets out from the shop, he will surely bite me. There's no doubt about that. I can see the hatred in his eyes. :(

I love dogs. I really do. But then what can I do if our neighbour's dog doesn't know that? But who cares? As long as my dog loves me, I'm o.k. :) Oh well, loving, caring and giving food is not enough when it comes to dogs. I realized that today. I have been neglecting our dog for a while. Yes, I play with him everyday but haven't taken him for his vaccinations in months. Today while playing with our dog, he jumped and his tooth hit my lip. It started bleeding and when I went to the doctor she said that I will have to get all the rabies vaccines. (Serves me right for not taking good care of our dog. )

I don't mind getting vaccinations. What I fear is that the nurses at the hospital will blast me for not taking the dog for vaccinations on time. Oh help!!! Guess taking care of a dog is not that easy. Unless you can take care of it, you shouldn't keep a dog. Guess this was a good lesson for me. I guess I should rather say this "is" a good lesson because I will have to get vaccines for 2 weeks. Wish me luck! Hope it won't be that bad. And I will take our dog to the vet as soooooon as I can.