Pet Peeves - Dogs gone Wild
Roxy was a cross between a German Shepard and a Pit Bull. Every morning she would wait with the kids at the bus stop making sure each child was safely off to school, then she would trot on down to my house where the lone home schooled child slept.
She arrive on the front porch, rap on the door and wait for me to bring her dog bones. Most of the time she would hang around my house all day waiting for Billy to come out and play, then off she would go to the bus stop waiting for the other kids.
The entire neighborhood was her territory and every child her pup. I loved Roxy and always kept a bowl of water on porch just for her, but when our town finally adopted a leash law…. I rejoiced.
Although Roxy was kind and loving to children and the adults that were kind to her, Roxy also had killed one small dog and seriously injured two others. She terrorized the cats and squirrels and chased cars. She was extremely over protective of her territory and could be dangerous. She would even attack smaller dogs that were being walked on a leash and frighten their owners.
I can’t blame Roxy….. She was only doing what came naturally. This was natural dog behavior. She was Alpha female and guarding her hood. Her owners, were responsible for allowing her to roam and not setting boundaries and when the town finally started enacting fines they finally began keeping Roxy safely at home.
I missed Roxy stopping by every day but knowing she was no longer running wild was much nicer.
Tags: Dog Behavior, dog bones, dogs and children, dogs and kids, dogs gone wild, leash law