Doggy Do or Doggy Don’t? That Is The Question
I have previously mentioned that my mother had given away my dog. A few days ago there was this elderly lady that came to the store which I work at and she had a black miniature poodle. I almost kidnapped poodlenapped it. It would have been so easy because she was over 80 years old. It would have been just like taking candy from a baby. As easy as taking poodle from a Granny would be more precise.
Having told this to a co-worker, I have found out that this type of behavior is strongly frowned upon and I would possibly lose my job if I acted on my urge to have a dog. Decisions, decisions, decisions, dog or job, a tough choice, I would rather have a dog than a job but I have to have a job to take care of the dog. A catch 22 if there ever was one. So I decided to keep my job over having a dog, for now. If another elderly person with a dog comes near me and I am not at work, I don’t know if I can restrain myself. I think I have a problem.
Unfortunately related to your predicament is the fact that dog thefts are on the rise in this country. The AKC has been issuing warnings for quite some time now about dog thefts all over the country. It seems as though certain opportunists are stealing dogs so they can breed them and sell the pups, making tons of profits in the end.
People are stealing dogs from people’s back yards, dogs locked in cars while the owner is in the store, and other from other places. The AKC warns to always keep an eye on your dog even if it’s in your own fenced-in back yard.
People like these are why I’ve recently purchased a locking gas cap for my vehicle. We also have to worry about these idiots siphoning gas out of cars because they can’t afford to pay for gas with the high gas prices these days.
But I certainly understand your passion and your dilemma!!
Kurt
June 26, 2008 at 3:20 pm