Post by grrltrouble on Sept 17, 2004 12:49:44 GMT -5
Something very yucky happened a couple of hours ago, and I still don't know what to think or feel about it.
I took the day off of work, and was spending my morning with the steam cleaner and a dirty, doggy carpet. I went into the kitchen to empty the tank, and I heard my fence clink. Nothing unusual, could be anything - cat squirrel wind, so I didn't really pay much attention even though the dogs were barking (they bark at the sound of the neigbors getting in their car). Then I heard somebody say "mumble mumble dogs mumble..." and I looked out the window to see the meter reader walking towards the meter (past the furious dogs in the doorway). Before I had even really turned all the way around, let alone get them away from the door, Miles jumped up and hit the door latch thing and out they flew. VERY VERY mad barking and I ran out the door behind them to see the meter man kicking and trying desperately to get behind the gate and get it shut. So he's cussing up a storm, as are the dogs, and I'm yelling no at them to no avail. I asked him if they got him, and he just looked at me all mad and curse curse mumble mumble stomped off down the driveway. I think (hope) they were just charging at him, he didn't look like he was hurt, just scared and mad. So now the dogs are very proud that they ran off an intruder, and I'm...?? Horrified? Glad that they truly will protect me and my home (not that I really had any doubts)? Scared of being sued? Could they do that, even though he was in my backyard? But of course, he was just doing his job. I don't know.
We work on "quiet" and "enough" all the time, but never when there is an actual threat (from the dogs' pov).
What do you think I should have done/should do now? Obviously I am locking the door, but other than that....
I took the day off of work, and was spending my morning with the steam cleaner and a dirty, doggy carpet. I went into the kitchen to empty the tank, and I heard my fence clink. Nothing unusual, could be anything - cat squirrel wind, so I didn't really pay much attention even though the dogs were barking (they bark at the sound of the neigbors getting in their car). Then I heard somebody say "mumble mumble dogs mumble..." and I looked out the window to see the meter reader walking towards the meter (past the furious dogs in the doorway). Before I had even really turned all the way around, let alone get them away from the door, Miles jumped up and hit the door latch thing and out they flew. VERY VERY mad barking and I ran out the door behind them to see the meter man kicking and trying desperately to get behind the gate and get it shut. So he's cussing up a storm, as are the dogs, and I'm yelling no at them to no avail. I asked him if they got him, and he just looked at me all mad and curse curse mumble mumble stomped off down the driveway. I think (hope) they were just charging at him, he didn't look like he was hurt, just scared and mad. So now the dogs are very proud that they ran off an intruder, and I'm...?? Horrified? Glad that they truly will protect me and my home (not that I really had any doubts)? Scared of being sued? Could they do that, even though he was in my backyard? But of course, he was just doing his job. I don't know.
We work on "quiet" and "enough" all the time, but never when there is an actual threat (from the dogs' pov).
What do you think I should have done/should do now? Obviously I am locking the door, but other than that....