dogshit park

people get lonely. people think dogs make for fine companions. they listen to your misery and your successes. they console you when you are tired.

they also pounce down the hallway at strangers, like me, when that stranger happens to be wearing a dark backpack ('he doesn't like dark colours').

i like dogs, but i don't much care for them in apartments. not only do i think it cruel to animals to keep them caged up in teeny accommodations, but i think it selfish and annoying to those around you. when the people upstairs had rottweilers that barked nonstop i almost lost it.

here is a quick survey of the dogs on our floor: 1 husky (full size), 1 lab, 1 boxer, 1 chihuahua, and several other mongrels. the building manager has a large golden lab and the assistant manager has mix rotty. there are other german shepherds and mongrels scattered throughout the building.

the curious part is the enormous size of these dogs, except for the chihuahua. these aren't poodles or terriers. these are large dogs. large, unfriendly dogs that leap on you. that sniff you in the elevator. that have turned the greenspace beside our building into dogshit park.

carpets are covered in doghair, that dank smell of coastal dogs fills the air, and my patience runs thin. i liked this building pre-pet.

there is now doggy playtime each evening in the underground parking. a time when the big dogs are taken off their leashes and those of us who attempt to gain access to our vehicles are pounced on and potentially licked or humped by a canine.

what is strange is how the building manager set such a lousy precedent by getting a golden lab. this opened the floodgates, and it is as though a challenge was made to see who could acquire the largest pet. so much for those with allergies.

i'm considering getting a phalanx of cats that i will relentlessly roam the building with. i will hiss and paw at strangers, as well.

{October 06, 2003 09:10 PM}