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March 13, 2008
Mia and Ginger
Walking down the street to my apartment, there's a house with a back porch that is about eight feet above the sidewalk. On this porch two dogs lurk, waiting for some unsuspecting person to walk past. That person is usually me, and when I get close enough, the two dogs pounce from the shadows and start to bark mercilessly at me.
Usually I say, "you two again!" and keep walking. Today I met the owner of the dogs - he may or may not help me get a job after I graduate. When he came out, the two dogs were there, and of course they began barking at me. After I stood there for a few minutes, and they saw their owner wasn't trying to get rid of me, they mellowed up a little bit. One dog, Mia, let me pet her and rub her chin. The other, Ginger, wasn't as friendly but at least didn't try to bite me. When I stopped petting her, she whimpered until I started again.
It's funny to me that these dogs were nice to me. They've kind of been my adversaries for the past few years, as I always walk by their porch, and they always bark at me. Now we're on decent terms, at least until they don't recognize me anymore.
entry no. 1103
Posted at March 13, 2008 10:35 PM