Happy Saturday!
It was a chilly 28 degrees at the park this morning. There was no wind, so it didn’t feel too bad.
We were supposed to get some snow, but didn’t.
Bits of drama, but I’m not involved, and I think everything is coming to a head with Barky/Humpy mom.
As those who are following know, Lucy dad does not like Barky mom. It goes beyond dislike into detest.
I am central texting, and I text everybody in the morning to see who is going and what time, and now that it’s cold outside, I include a weather report. One of the offshoots of that is to let those who want to know, if Barky mom is going. I always feel a bit guilty about it, but it saves some drama if people know in advance. Some will come later, go to a different park, or stay home.
If Barky mom is going, Lucy dad will go on the small dog side to stay away from her. It’s not a problem because no small dogs show up early, and even if they did, Lucy ignores other dogs.
Lately Coco and Lui have been going over to the small side, because they play well together when Barky and Humpy aren’t around.
When Barky and Humpy are there, the tension escalates and fights happen.
Barky and Humpy don’t know how to play. As long as everybody is running, they are good, but as soon as the running stops, they get into the other dogs’ faces and bark. Sometimes the dogs want to lay on the ground and wrestle, or they want to take a break, or they want to chew on each other.
Yesterday, I wasn’t there. Barky and Humpy were on the big side with Jax and Rocky, neither of whom play with Barky and Humpy. Lucy, Coco, and Lui were on the small dog side. When Jax and Rocky left, Barky/Humpy mom took them to the small dog side with the other dogs.
Lucy dad got up and left, Coco dad and Lui mom were pissed off, like does she not understand we come over her to get away from her? They didn’t say anything though.
Today, the big side was Cerby, Rocky, Sky, Jax, Barky, and Humpy. Ripple and Echo went on the small side with Lucy dad. When Coco and Lui showed up, they went straight to the small side. None of the dogs will play with Barky and Humpy. Jax only cares about playing ball, Cerby only cares about chasing the laser, Sky joined in with him, and Rocky just won’t play with them. Eventually, Ripple and Echo came over to the big side, but they want nothing to do with Barky and Humpy.
So Barky/Humpy mom decided to take her dogs to the small side to play with Lui.
Lucy dad got pissed and left, Coco dad sent me a WTF? text.
Of course, Barky and Humpy went right into their routine of cornering Lui and barking in his face.
I also saw Barky over there laying on her belly and barking. I thought wtf? She was barking at a water bowl.
Well, Barky/Humpy mom picked the wrong day to do it.
Grumpy Old Man was the park attendant today. GOM is a stickler for the rules. He is the one who banned the woman with three dogs from the park, even though nobody had complained about her. He yelled at me for letting Ripple off leash to go from the truck to the gate. He is no nonsense, no patience, never cracks a smile, gets annoyed if the dogs go near him. You should have seen him the day Urban stole a pack of cable ties out of his pocket. He was not amused.
I do my best to avoid GOM, but if I do see him, I always say good morning, even though he just grunts in return.
He had left the dog park and was down on the walking trail emptying the trash cans as Rocky mom and I were leaving. Rocky mom was already in her car, I was sitting on the bench outside the park with Ripple while my son was getting Echo (who pulled a Lily again today). Cerby was already in the truck.
Here comes GOM driving back up to the dog park. He got out of the truck and I said good morning to him, and all he said was, I can’t let this go on. I said, the barking dogs? and of course, I got nothing.
I thought it might be because of big dogs on the small side.
GOM went right in there and, I heard from Coco dad, told Barky/Humpy mom that he was getting complaints from the neighbors about the barking and she had to leave.
I don’t know if he kicked her out for the day, or if she got banned.
I haven’t heard from her. As far as anything goes, I know nothing. I’m not getting in the middle of it.
I hope you and FCD do have a quiet evening, FCM.
Congrats VanGo
Very pretty work.
I say get a puppy, but I am probably the wrong person to ask. My answer is almost always going to be, get a puppy, or a dog. Unless you are Niece2, then I’d say, get a goldfish.
Happy Partying, Swampy
Sounds like you had it worse with Polar, Taters.
That is a lot to deal with. Cerby isn’t so bad as I worry about his personality quirks.
He has bitten a lot of people, he is unpredictable, he can be aggressive, he gets out of control.
He wasn’t so bad with the mailman today. He ran to the door barking, but he didn’t get into a frenzy and claw at the door. I told him he was a good boy to let us know, but it was okay now and he didn’t need to bark anymore. He still barked, but not so ferociously.
I ordered some balls for the ChuckIt that light up when they bounce. I hope that will distract him a bit from the laser pointer.
I should do something today, besides nap and play on the internet.
I’m finding it better than hot toddies (not that I intend to completely give up hot toddies, mind you).
I like snow just fine when I can look at it through a window. When I have to go out in it, not so much.
, I cannot go through that chore again.
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