Daughter L took this photo on a recent visit to cottage country, Muskoka to be exact. It looks so peaceful.
I was outside doing some weeding when our new neighbour's 2 small dogs came running at me aggressively, barking loudly. She was running after them, telling them to stop. They were unleashed and I thought they were going to attack or bite me. Fortunately she was able to call them off (seemingly in the nick of time) and for some reason, I didn't run or panic. She apologized. I'm not really comfortable with dogs, as I never had any pets growing up.
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Very peaceful and lovely photo, Christine...the shades of blue are calming, soothing.
I am not a fan of small dogs. In our family we have three German Shepherds and three Pit Bulls...all are trained very well. They are protective but bark only when they are playing or see something or someone they do not know. They all know hand signals, too.
That is a peaceful photo that L took. Art has always told me that dogs will usually bark or attack only when their territory is breached or they are trying to protect their master. Then he got bitten by a dog who got loose and came out of nowhere when he was getting into the car. Strange dogs are scary. I'm not comfortable with dogs although Art LOVES them. However they seem comfortable with me. They must know I'm trying to leave them alone. Perversely, they must then want my attention. Sigh... One giant dog came charging at my daughter when she was shoveling her driveway. She said she was ready with her shovel in front of her to hit the dog if it truly attacked. Luckily the master came to take the dog away. People really, really need to be careful because they are a lawsuit waiting to happen.
What a lovely place you visited. Sorry the dogs scared you, and glad they just barked and didn't do more. Hugs, Valerie
A wonderful peaceful place! Sorry about the dog attack - good that you didn't panic.
oxo Susi
A former neighbor used to let his dogs crawl through our hedge and urinate and defecate in our back yard. That made me so mad. I removed the hedge and installed a chain link fence, so no animals can trespass.
My husband thinks these little dogs run around in their own back yard and urinate and defecate there. And they are noisy. Good fertilizer if you look at at the good side. We have a lot of rabbits in our yard and they defecate all over.
Gosh poor Art. People should keep their dogs leashed if they are troublesome.
I do love dogs but I instantly panic a little when they get a little too friendly with me. I think I'd freak out a little if some dogs came running up to me like that. Maybe you could tell they weren't actually that aggressive which is why it didn't worry you too much.
i prefer big dogs rather than little "ankle biters" - but for the most part dogs don't scare me. I mentally send them the message that if they do bite I'll bite them back. Very peaceful scene.
look beautiful and peaceful dear Christine !
This is a very peaceful photo indeed! Alex's mother was bitten by a neighbor's dog, it took a very long time to heal. I love animals, but I think the people who own them should be careful with them...
Mark they were aggressive, I did turn my back at the last minute prepared for anything!
Many people are terribly afraid of dogs. There is such a lady in our neighbourhood. She freezes and goes into a panic when dogs go near her. We have leash laws in our city but not everyone respects them.
Small dogs are the worst, bigger dogs typically only want to play not attack
That's a peaceful scene!
Whew. Glad you didn't get hurt.
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