People are Stupid about their Dogs

So every night I walk Kenji, my dog, up and down and around the neighborhood. And often we run into this couple who are walking a pair of very unruly looking dogs, who always bark and scramble to get at us when we pass by. These guys never discipline them but just pull them to the other side of the street and wait for us to pass by while the dogs pull crazily on the ends of their leashes and bark and bark.

So tonight I pass these guys again per usual and they take their dogs to the other side of the street and actually hide behind a parked car. I felt after weeks of walking past them finally compelled to say something to them, so I asked them if they ever took their dogs to a dog training class.

Them: "We like our dogs the way they are."

Me: "Have you ever watched the Dog Whisperer? I learned a lot from that show, it's a great show."

Them: "Oh yeah, but our dogs are awesome."

So why, I was thinking, are you the ones hiding behind the parked car while my dog stands calmly by my side? You are hiding because your dogs are so awesome?? WTF?

I'm sure they thought I was a jerk for suggesting that they couldn't control their dogs and that they were less than perfect. People are really blind sometimes.