dogs need discipline... people do too

I have the coolest dog in the world. Seriously - THE coolest. You can attempt to dispute me on this, but then you'll meet her and agree with me that she is THE coolest dog ever. Pete tried to argue with me. Then he fell in love with her. Didn't you, Pete?

Well, its my day off, and I realized it was high time for Emma to get her nails clipped and to get a bath - cause she smelled like a dog and I'm not pleased with that. So, I thought I'd do the nail clipping first cause she absolutely hates that, then take her to the dog park to make it up to her, the give her a bath since she'll have gotten nasty from running through the creek at the park. I thought that even though I'd be "torturing" her most of the day, that the dog park would make up for it.

Well... not so today. For at the dog park was a German Shepherd puppy... now when you hear the term "puppy" you think a cute little thing that is very, very sweet. Not so with this one. He was massive - towered over Emma (and Emma is a fair sized dog). And this puppy did not know when to quit. Of course he was playful and ran around with Emma, but he did not understand the concept of not jumping on another dog and not biting another dog. Poor Emma was getting it all full force. All of a sudden as they were "playing" I hear some barking and snarling. What the heck? Was that Emma? Now, you have to understand that I can count on two hands the amount of times I have heard Emma bark since I've had her - and I've had her for over a year. She just doesnt' bark... unless she is alone and sees a squirrel or rabbit. So, naturally I didn't recognize it that she was the one barking and snarling at this oaf of a dog. But the puppy would not lay up.

Where was the owner of this puppy, you ask? Sitting on the picnic bench with me... laughing! Hello! You're dog is attacking my dog - and you laugh? He mumbled something about the puppy being over rambunctious... well of course he is because you don't discipline him! Not once did he yell at his dog. I scolded Emma several times - though I felt really bad about it because it's not her fault this dog won't get a clue. But I had to do something. Even when we tried to leave the vicinity, the stupid puppy kept following us, and the stupid owner of the puppy just let him harrass Emma some more - all the while still sitting on the bench. What the heck? See, this guy was pretty darn cute - with gorgeous blue eyes, and he kept trying to make conversation with me... but hello!!! If you can't even keep control of your dog, do you think I'm going to give you the time of day?

And poor Emma experienced the worst day ever.