Kids...

[ChrisH]

It`s a bit odd I should come across this thread tonight because I had a couple problems with some kids today. First was with some who were on the steps and wall the other side of this gate out of my back yard/garden.

As you can see there is a gap on the left as you look at it which Bob looks and sticks his nose though (and there is a piece missing in the gate itself which was down to kids - but thats another story!) Anyways, I let Bob out and he ran down to the gate and woofed at them and, as I heard one or two of them say woof back, I thought Id better go out there. They weren`t really doing any harm but I said better not to put their hand though just in case. As I was talking I was looking through the hole in the gate and I saw one of them hit Bob on the nose with the back of his hand! Of course I told him off but one of the others began an augument with me, saying it wasn`t him, which I knew, and other stuff, so I told them to move from there saying Bob would bite them. One kid remained for a minute or so, a nice one who lives in our street, and I explained to him that Bob was in fact friendly but hitting a dog on the nose was not a good idea. The really sad part is that Bob kept going back to the gate to look for the kids and made me feel like a bad mommy!

The second thing involved the kid who sort of lives next door,(long story). Just to the left outside the back door there is small separating wall on the top of which (a long time ago) I put a piece of fencing so it reaches about 6feet in height. Now a couple of weeks back I was getting a bit uptight with her because she kept bouncing a ball against it then when the ball came over climbing the fence to get it and also opening the gate (although it has a bolt it can be opened from the outside with a bit of effort) and of course it would set Bob off barking - it is his job after all! Anyway, after this happening a few times on the trot I was going to have a word with her, tell her to be more careful with the ball etc, but then she suddenly stopped doing it - until today! Of course the constant banging against the fence got on my nerves but Bob was pretty quiet so I let it go, then I saw my gate wide open . I was very restained I think, I went out and closed and locked the gate walked back up and called over (couldn`t see her and wasn`t going to get a chair or owt to look over) my word were something like, "Kimberley, if you have to open the gate to come and get your ball you could at least close it behind you! Plus, if I were you I would be careful of the ball coming over if the dog is out because he will most certainly destroy it." All met with utter silence!

I think I have come to realise that, except for a few exceptions, I don`t like kids much at all!