primabella
06-30-2003, 07:52 PM
I just came back from my brother's soccer game and I just need to vent a little. Sorry if this is long...
This afternoon I decided to go to one of my brothers soccer games. I figured it would be a nice way to get out and also give Mickey a chance to be at the park. We have two leashes: One is one of those retractable ones. It was the first one we bought (the salesperson "convinced" us it was better but I hate it. You have absolute no control with it.) Anyways, we now use that one for when we go to the park so he can run and have a bit more "freedom". We also have a normal black material leash. We use that one for everything else. When we go to my brothers games, we bring both.
Anyways, we were at the park and this little blond boy comes over and starts petting him and soon a bunch of little boys and girls are petting him. Mick's being a good boy and just sitting there nicely. Then the blond kid left and went to play soccer with his friends a bit farther down. Mick loves to play soccer so was giving me a hard time trying to join in. I eventually got him into their game and was kinda showing off how he can slam dunk and score and catch the ball and they all loved him. I realized that it would be easier for him to run after the ball if he was wearing the retractable leash, so I clipped it on. Well the blond kid decided to bend over and tie his shoe lace and Mickey started running after the ball. The leash went over the kids head and slid by his ear. He ended up getting like a rope burn. He kept rubbing it and I kept checking to make sure he was okay. It was red but it was fine. He then looked at me and said in the most disgusted way "Why do you bring your dog over here?" I was like, :mad: what? A minute ago, they were running happily and because of a little accident he hated Mickey? I was just like "Why shouldn't I?" and walked away. Then the kid runs off and kinda ignores Mickey. I was like, okay he's a little kid. I'll just forget about it.
A minute later this group of older kids come over and Mickey starts barking like crazy. He's such a calm dog, I couldn't figure out what his problem was. All the kids left him and seemed terrified. One asked me what he was barking at and I noticed one of the older boys had black and white striped soccer socks and Mick barks at unfamiliar things. He would so bark and something dumb like socks so I just shrugged and said "I think it's that kids' socks" The whole park found out it was the "socks" causing the "evil" dog to bark and everyone started talking about it. I couldn't belive it. So by this time I was embarassed and angry so I picked up Mickey and put him on the bleachers and I just dug my face in his fur and we stayed like that until my mom took him. He's always calm when he's with my mom. I was like, okay relax. Meanwhile, I'm noticing this little girl staring at Mickey and all the little boys who had been playing soccer with him had all walked away or were giving us dirty looks. (because of the barking fit Mickey had) I felt like everyone hated him.
By the end of the game, I noticed the blond kid going over to his mom and telling her the story about his ear. Then he comes over to me and said, "it still hurts" Like, congratulations...what did he want me to say? I just walked away. Then this other little girl has this fascination with him and started pulling on his leash. I kept telling her to stop but she wouldn't :mad: And this other kid starting bouncing the ball and was laughing at him because I had him in a "stay" and he couldn't move. She was teasing him :mad: I couldn't wait to get out of there. Luckily, this woman came over to us and said "I heard he doesn't like striped socks" and pet Mickey. She even let him lick her face. That was sweet of her. Of course I was so fed up of all the kids, and that blond one still giving me dirty looks so I went to wait in the car.
:mad: I am not going back to the park...especially not with Mickey. :mad:
Sorry, I had to get that out. I know it was long and pointless but I'm just happy to be away from those kids.
This afternoon I decided to go to one of my brothers soccer games. I figured it would be a nice way to get out and also give Mickey a chance to be at the park. We have two leashes: One is one of those retractable ones. It was the first one we bought (the salesperson "convinced" us it was better but I hate it. You have absolute no control with it.) Anyways, we now use that one for when we go to the park so he can run and have a bit more "freedom". We also have a normal black material leash. We use that one for everything else. When we go to my brothers games, we bring both.
Anyways, we were at the park and this little blond boy comes over and starts petting him and soon a bunch of little boys and girls are petting him. Mick's being a good boy and just sitting there nicely. Then the blond kid left and went to play soccer with his friends a bit farther down. Mick loves to play soccer so was giving me a hard time trying to join in. I eventually got him into their game and was kinda showing off how he can slam dunk and score and catch the ball and they all loved him. I realized that it would be easier for him to run after the ball if he was wearing the retractable leash, so I clipped it on. Well the blond kid decided to bend over and tie his shoe lace and Mickey started running after the ball. The leash went over the kids head and slid by his ear. He ended up getting like a rope burn. He kept rubbing it and I kept checking to make sure he was okay. It was red but it was fine. He then looked at me and said in the most disgusted way "Why do you bring your dog over here?" I was like, :mad: what? A minute ago, they were running happily and because of a little accident he hated Mickey? I was just like "Why shouldn't I?" and walked away. Then the kid runs off and kinda ignores Mickey. I was like, okay he's a little kid. I'll just forget about it.
A minute later this group of older kids come over and Mickey starts barking like crazy. He's such a calm dog, I couldn't figure out what his problem was. All the kids left him and seemed terrified. One asked me what he was barking at and I noticed one of the older boys had black and white striped soccer socks and Mick barks at unfamiliar things. He would so bark and something dumb like socks so I just shrugged and said "I think it's that kids' socks" The whole park found out it was the "socks" causing the "evil" dog to bark and everyone started talking about it. I couldn't belive it. So by this time I was embarassed and angry so I picked up Mickey and put him on the bleachers and I just dug my face in his fur and we stayed like that until my mom took him. He's always calm when he's with my mom. I was like, okay relax. Meanwhile, I'm noticing this little girl staring at Mickey and all the little boys who had been playing soccer with him had all walked away or were giving us dirty looks. (because of the barking fit Mickey had) I felt like everyone hated him.
By the end of the game, I noticed the blond kid going over to his mom and telling her the story about his ear. Then he comes over to me and said, "it still hurts" Like, congratulations...what did he want me to say? I just walked away. Then this other little girl has this fascination with him and started pulling on his leash. I kept telling her to stop but she wouldn't :mad: And this other kid starting bouncing the ball and was laughing at him because I had him in a "stay" and he couldn't move. She was teasing him :mad: I couldn't wait to get out of there. Luckily, this woman came over to us and said "I heard he doesn't like striped socks" and pet Mickey. She even let him lick her face. That was sweet of her. Of course I was so fed up of all the kids, and that blond one still giving me dirty looks so I went to wait in the car.
:mad: I am not going back to the park...especially not with Mickey. :mad:
Sorry, I had to get that out. I know it was long and pointless but I'm just happy to be away from those kids.