Don't you just love that anxious feeling you get when you say/ask something slightly opinionated and no one says anything for a suspiciously long time except for things like "…", "OwO", or "sigh"? Because I absolutely love it, no sarcasm here at all
Oh dear pancakes with extra vanilla extract, what did I do wrong this time…
I had to write an opinionated paragraph for history, I hated it. Just like I had to have a 15 minute discussion in front of my class (I did it on deforestation) and nobody fuzzy wuzzy answered my questions. There was awkward silence, me restating facts. And I was having an anxiety attack.
OOF…
My dog was attacked by another dog just a little while ago. He's ok (pretty sure I'm more shaken than he is) but that was probably one of the worst things I've ever witnessed. My dog is one of sweetest, and happiest dogs I've ever met and watching this other dog just beat him up for seemingly no reason makes me want to cry.
The owner of the other dog was really apologetic, and was also adamant that he's usually very friendly. Like, he's never done this; he's a family pet; he lives with 4 kids; etc, etc. However, when I told my mom about the incident she told me that she's seen the dog around with his owners and he frequently barks and growls at my dog, and that the owners seem to have troubles controlling him sometimes. So maybe he's never full on attacked another dog (until now, I guess), but it's not like he's just completely ignored my dog in the past. The fact that the dog was on a leash and the owner couldn't stop him from running after my dog is very telling. We weren't even anywhere near him when he took off.
It also has me really worried about other pets in the neighbourhood. My dog is a big boy, but so was the dog who attacked him today. What if he went after a small dog? An outdoor cat? Or even a small child? We have all three living on our street. Hell, I own an outdoor kitty. I worry about him enough as is. And there were even young kids playing on the street as all of this was unfolding.
I don't think there's really anything I can do about it at this point except for just avoid that end of the street while I'm walking my dog. But also like, control your dog ffs.
Yeah, I can imagine how daunting that is. I mean, seeing animals fight is pretty heartbreaking, especially when it's over no reason. Anyway, I hope your situation gets better, and I hope your dog isn't hurt too bad.
Ok so I hang out with dogs frequently (Because we have like 6 of them in a class)
But sometimes they go fight a little but friendly. I think today 2 of them were fighting I'm not sure, everyone was in the lab taking care of the small animals.
But honestly one of the dogs will literally pick fights with every dog and is so hyper. and it is a small dog. All the big ones are sweethearts and the german shepherd, she just wants to play fetch with hay.
I’ve never been too big of a fan of dogs, only certain ones that I know or can at least get to know. Doesn’t mean I don’t like them though, just not as much as certain people. I know from experience though that watching people or animals getting attacked is not nice to see. It’s upsetting and I hope your dog is alright.
I know my Grandma has a dog named Jasper and he’s 14 years old or around there. He’s an older dog. Most of my friends have or had a dog.
I know that certain breeds do have higher prey drives than others (e.g huskies, as beautiful as they are you need the right person to own them because they can and will go after smaller animals if not handled properly.)
There’s not too much advice that I can give you besides be cautious and aware while walking your dog.
I meant to reply to these earlier but anyways:
Anyway, I hope your situation gets better, and I hope your dog isn't hurt too bad.
My dog is fine. I'm pretty sure I was more shaken up than he was. I found some blood in his fur but couldn't figure out where it came from, or if it was even his.
But sometimes they go fight a little but friendly. I think today 2 of them were fighting I'm not sure, everyone was in the lab taking care of the small animals.
I'm not sure if I'm misinterpreting your post, so please correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you're insinuating that this other dog was just playing with my dog. I'm fairly familiar with dog behaviours and I know that they can sometimes get a little rough when they play with each other but there was nothing playful about how this dog just went after mine. Even the owner was really shocked with her dog's behaviour which again is quite telling.
And it that's not what you were saying, then sorry. You can ignore this, I guess.
I know that certain breeds do have higher prey drives than others (e.g huskies, as beautiful as they are you need the right person to own them because they can and will go after smaller animals if not handled properly.)
Yeah, there's a lot of reasons why this dog could have gone after mine. It could also be a behavioural thing, but I don't really know much about this dog. I'm not even 100% sure what breed he is. To me, he kind of looked like a pitbull cross, which I almost kind of hate to say, since I know that breed has a pretty bad reputation and I know from firsthand experience that they can often be very sweet and lovely dogs.
There’s not too much advice that I can give you besides be cautious and aware while walking your dog.
Yeah, I mean that's pretty much the only option at this point. I mean I could report it to animal control, but I honestly don't think it would be worth it since my dog wasn't hurt. But that being said, there's also a lot that the owner could and probably should be doing to ensure that this doesn't happen again. Like I kinda get not wanting to walk around with a huge muzzle on. It looks kinda intimidating; I get that. But is that really worse than watching your dog attack another dog again?
I think you've all heard me complain about how pancaking sick I am of being stuck inside unable to do anything until I'm old enough to drive far away from here and live my own life. Right? Well, I figured things would get better once winter ends. But, according to the latest news from my mother, this summer is going to be about as exciting as watching paint dry. The usual things I look forward to, camping, theater, vacations, "nana camp", swimming, shopping trips, parties, dances, time spent with friends, parks, all of that stuff, are either not going to happen this year or are very unlikely.
Camping? Due to multiple factors including my fear of germs, my number of siblings, and my extreme hatred of spiders, I don't get to go camping often. The only reason I would be able to go is because of AHG, but I'm leaving the group this year for the sake of my mom's sanity.
Theater? I haven't been able to do any sort of acting in years, no matter how badly I want to start again my mom won't sign me up for anything… I think she's just forgotten, which isn't really her fault, but I really miss my theater class/camp/thing.
Vacations? I've only been on one real, big vacation in my life (other than the one from back when I was 2 years old, but we're not counting that), we're too broke for that sort of thing.
"Nana camp"? My nana's getting a bit too old and can't handle week-long sleepover party-type things with all my siblings anymore…
Swimming? The only two people who ever take me swimming are my grandmas, and as mentioned above, Nana can't take me to the big, fancy pool anymore with all my siblings, so I'm stuck with the plastic baby pools in my grandma's backyard.
Shopping trips? My mom doesn't have the time, my grandma doesn't have the money, and I don't have the ability to drive myself to the mall yet. Someday…
Parties? Can't afford birthday parties this year, as usual.
Dances/Dance parties? I actually might have one or two this year, we'll see.
Parks? Well, after the article my mom read today about the dangers of trampoline parks, I doubt we'll be going to any of those. We might still go to children's playgrounds or take walks occasionally, but I doubt it considering we already have an entire playground built into the backyard.
So yeah, I'm going to most likely spend this entire year watching YouTube and complaining about my problems with random internet strangers instead of actually going out and living my life. You might be thinking, "Well that's just the summer, maybe fall/autumn will be better!" and while most of our fall/winter plans for this year are unknown, I do know that I'm apparently "too old to trick-or-treat" now, so Halloween isn't going to be very exciting… Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy…
I can't wait until the day I can finally get out of this house, enjoy my own time, surround myself with the people I care about, and have at least a tiny bit of control over what happens in my life.
(WiFi's going out, goodnight amazing humans <3)
You know what? I've had what was easily the crappiest month of my life thus far. I know my life has been short but the past month of March has sucked so pancaking much. I know this is kinda random but I haven't been entirely honest with y'all and I feel terrible. I haven't been honest with anyone except one person and she needs me. She won't admit it, but she isn't in a great place. Last night she sent me a song and said it described how she was feeling but,,, it wasn't good. (The song is "I Can't Carry This Anymore by Anson Seabra) and I'm worried. Anyway now, I can't let her know that I'm still not okay because she's got her own crap to deal with. And this person is closed off. She hasn't opened up to anyone. I'm the only person she's even somewhat opened up to but even now… I'm somewhat worried about her. I love her. And I want her to be okay so so bad. She told me that she almost relapsed as well. A month clean tho but she said it was close. I want to help her, but I also don't think I'm good enough. And I don't know how. I can't help myself so how do I help one of my favorite people with what is almost the exact problem. I wish I knew how to help but I don't know. I don't know.
I'm so sorry, AFT…
And I kinda feel like absolute garbage right now which is great. And I just texted my friends that I love them because I do that when I feel low. They're one of the things I can hold on to so I do.
That's good. About your friends, I mean, not that you feel trashy.
Yeah… They're good. Too good for me in my opinion.
No. You're amazing, AFT.
Ahh I wish I could agree Ravens. But thank you
It's true!
Self-depreciation only puts you deeper in that hole of crap.
Yeah well I don't see myself getting out anytime soon
Getting out isn't what matters right now, dear. What matters is trying your best to strive under the pressure, so that you can dig yourself out when you're ready.
^^^
Okay. Yeah sorry. Just yeah, you're right
I love you, AFT.
I was looking through my phone notes and apparently one of the many notes I have is a rant about myself
Not really a rant, but I just took the Myers-Briggs personality test and I got ENTP/Debater (not a surprise, that's what I get 99% of the time) but my extrovert vs introvert was 51% to 49% so I'm officially an ambivert lol
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