I\u2019m playing basketball and I see this man walking through the courts with this young, grey male pit bull on his side.<\/p>\n
As the court next to mine had just been used by a couple with two dogs, the grey puppy stops and sniffs around. The man keeps walking and turns around a corner.<\/p>\n
I figure that he\u2019s waiting on his dog. The dog keeps sniffing and after five minutes I\u2019m wondering what the owner is thinking, but OK!<\/p>\n
I kind of forget about all that as I\u2019m focusing on my physical activity.<\/p>\n
The dog comes closer to me, but stays at bay, still sniffing. I\u2019m done and packing. As I leave the court this dog comes right by me, walking as if we\u2019d been together since forever. Mmmh.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t give and didn\u2019t give him anything. No eye contact, no petting, no calling. I\u2019m about to turn the corner, looking after his owner but I don\u2019t see anyone.<\/p>\n
The dog goes on a tangent and toward some parking lot, while sniffing more. I\u2019m relieved. I\u2019m thinking this is over.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m walking on the sidewalk with my music on, knowing that the dog went the opposite way towards some people and activities. I start forgetting about him. He doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
I hear a little dog gallop behind me and I\u2019m thinking that he\u2019s well groomed, has a collar and that this is getting really weird.<\/p>\n
Again, he gets right by me and we\u2019re walking toward my car together as if we\u2019d been doing this for a minute. All I can think of is that I\u2019ll need to be smart about opening the door because I have a feeling that he\u2019d jump in the back in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n
Again, no eye contact, no energy given to him. He\u2019s just quiet, trying to get my attention looking up with his ears pointing out to the back of his head, relaxed. No whining, no barking. I\u2019m stretching next to my grey car and he\u2019s sniffing the back of my hand now. He\u2019s waiting by the door, patiently.<\/p>\n
I have to fake a walk away from my car to go back to it and enter quickly. The dog stays on the sidewalk, a bit confused. I\u2019m sorry, man!<\/p>\n
I drive away looking in my rear view mirror, seeing him being a good boy, going back to sniffing around. I like to think that he had a sense that I would take good care of him, that he could feel it. Because I would, except that it\u2019s not the right time for me to have a dog.<\/p>\n
May you find a home that takes care of your cute face, boy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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