Cindy And The Pitbull, Part 2

On her Facebook page, Cindy posts: “On my walk yesterday, what did I see, but the animal control truck parked in front of ‘my’ dog Arfie’s house. The officer was taking a report from a meter reader. Seems ‘Arfie’ had escaped once again and this time he decided to have a meter reader for lunch. “In 20 years on the job, I’ve never had to use this,” said the guy, pulling out a can of pepper spray. The guy loves dogs and showed me a baggie full of dog treats he carries with him. The officer stressed that what makes Arfie dangerous is NOT his breed, it’s his unpredictability. She still seemed flabbergasted by Arfie’s 4-mile walk with me, saying, the dog exhibited ‘agressive behavior’ on numerous occasions. I don’t know what’s in store for Arfie, but I did learn his owner had never licensed him and that he’d put garbage cans in front of the gate, Arfie had escaped from. The dog simply knocked over the cans and ripped the chain off the gate.

Question: How do you deal with loose dogs when you’re out & about?