dog city

one thing i like about living in my apartment, is that it is pet friendly and there is an open field right beside it, that technically is a city park (so it gets mowed regularly) and there is no risk of anything being developed for the dogs to run in....

one thing i don't like about living in my apartment is that there are a lot of asshole dogs and asshole dog owners living around here...

i'm one of the few dog owners that regularly picks up after their dog, the rest just let them shit wherever they want and leave it for me or someone else to accidentally step in.

here is a brief synopsis of my observations....

there is "skinny bad teeth guy that has a parking spot next to mine" and he has two white bishon type dogs that are unkempt and whose leashes are all tangled up and short so they're kind of fused together. not a great walking experience for those two. i named them "vicious" and "a little less vicious".. because that's what they are. they go ape shit anytime another dog is near, and once or twice i've said to the guy, just let them meet and let them work it out, but both times they've bit stella so i don't try that anymore... gracie would rip their heads off if she weren't busy hiding behind stella.

there is "bald crazy eyes" who i don't talk with anymore because he scares me. he has a cute little chihuahua named jackson who gets along well with little dogs like gracie, but hates big dogs like stella. he is one of the few that picks up after his dog. for that he gets points. but every time i've talked with him he's calling one of the people in his building a mother fucker or a stupid bitch or something.... very negative. and crazy, so now i just avoid politely.

there is a new guy whom i've just decided to name "i've retired from being a narc, now i just stare impolitely at people" guy.... he's well past middle age with a little dachshund and he stands in the tree line staring... and his dog stares too. it's very odd behaviour. especially since there are no leaves on the trees and i can see your turquoise jacket and red hat perfectly. it drives my dogs crazy because i have them both on the leash and they want to rush over to say hi.... but i don't let them because they might ruin this guy's special ops, and blow his cover...... what he's looking for, i'm not quite sure...

my neighbor has a little jack russel/cairn terrier mix who is great when he's outside, he's a little butterball and loves playing with gracie and comes when i call him to get some belly rubs... but living next to him is a nightmare... he barks at everything. there is no ninja that could escape his senses... he knows all and smells all and hears all.... other than that i have no problem with him.

the young couple two doors down from me have two great girls named macie and ella... macie is a bordercollie mix and ella is a boston terrier.. they love playing with my dogs and they all run around and have a great time. and the owners pick up their poop... they're great.

there is a girl one floor down and one apartment over who lets her dog shit on her balcony, and doesn't ever clean it up... i mean, ever.... i hope she gets evicted because i can just imagine what else is brewing in that place. i've honestly never seen the dog... so i know she doesn't take it out... it just stays in her apartment all day long..

so there is a run down of some of the really bad and few good dogs/owners that live around here. the one thing i'm afraid of, are the bad dog owners ruining it for the few of us who follow dog etiquette, and eventually the landlord deciding to ban dogs from the building....

lets hope i buy a house before that happens.