Neighbors Part II
Ok, so I'm just a big jerk.I guess we already knew that.
My neighbor and her girlfriend were out in their side patio the other night, so I took the World's Naughtiest Dog (WND) over there to return the tupperware dish I assumed was theirs.
Also, I wanted to make sure they didn't think I had wrecked some of their property.
See, the other day I looked outside and the WND was chewing on a big colorful thing. I thought it was a potato chip bag or something, so I ran out there and took it away from her. It was a Rainbow pennant from the neighbor's yard. She has several similar flags hanging around the yard. It was a rather windy afternoon, so I assumed it had simply blown over.
Fortunately the WND had not chewed a hole in it yet, so I went to their door to return it. They were gone (all weekend it turns out). So, I tied it to their side garage door so they would see it when they got home.
Anyway, as I walked over to greet them, the WND took off and rushed them. This would normally not be a problem, but it turns out that they have a cat and the cat was outside.
The WND amazingly did not attack the cat, but did scare the beejezuz out of it. Fortunately, it did not run. They let the cat back into the house and we all chatted. First, I apologized for scaring the cat, I wouldn't have brought WND over there if I had known.
I gave them their dish and they admitted it was theirs. The neighbor said, "Yeah, was WND outside ALL DAY one day when you were gone?" Implying that we had forgotten about the dog and left her to suffer in the hot sun.
"No. She was just out for a few hours in the afternoon and we were home." I replied. The WND was out from about 4:30 to 7:30 and in the shade the whole time. She was not dying of thirst, but maybe they thought she had been left out all day, so I chose not to be upset by it. Maybe they were just trying to help.
I also realised that when the neighbor's girlfriend said she wanted to "brush her", she was talking about her own cat and not my dog. I overreacted. Also, the girlfriend spoke with me in a very friendly manner and actually smiled.
So, I thanked them for the water and returned home.
All is well, I'm a big jerk, and I just realized that I need to buy a snowblower soon before the prices go up for winter.
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