Today's Walk

I've been walking on the east side of town the past few mornings. There are so many interesting houses and yards over there. And it is much more hilly, thus a better workout. I love looking at the beautiful flowers and how differently people use them in their yards.

Yesterday I discovered a little house that I had never seen before. Right on the corner. The house was interesting, but the yard was downright enchanting. I'm going to have to remember to take my digital camera and get a picture tomorrow.

Today I wanted to go the same route and get another look at that place. But before getting there, we passed a house that had two large German Shepherds barking in the yard. They were behind a fence, but they were beating against it. They soon broke through and came charging at us. When something like this happens, my immediate reaction is to freeze in my tracks which I did. I was afraid they would attack Miya or she would go into some kind of panic mode. I appeared as calm as possible and spoke with an even voice to Miya. At first they just seemed to want to smell her. But then they became a little more aggressive and she began to jump and pull her leash. I was afraid this could quickly escalate into something bad.

Not paying attention to the other dogs, I continued to speak evenly to Miya and pulled her away. Thank God, the dogs seemed not to be so interested in her after all. They seemed to want to take advantage of their freedom and ran to check out some yards of neighbors. I was none too glad and made my way in the opposite direction. I could hear the owner (who finally discovered their absence) calling for them, but I didn't stick around to see what happened.