Pissed

Shannon & I were attacked by a dog today while out walking. First, we're both fine ~ very muddy, but fine. Second, I'm really pissed about the whole situation. I'm pissed that the dog's owner didn't really seem to give a shit and I'm really pissed that now I don't feel safe walking my dog thru my own neighborhood. I hate that now I feel compelled to carry pepper spray with us whenever we leave the yard. This Boxer just came out of nowhere and latched onto my Shannon. I didn't have anything to beat this dog with, but I kicked it whith everything I had and managed to get it off just as it's person came outside. It's fat bitch of a person, that is. I've never sworn so much at one person face-to-face than I did just a few hours ago. And had this unconcerned twit of a person not fled back into her house, this also would've probably been the first time in my life I actually hit someone. Oh she tried to outswear me as she made her hasty retreat, but she couldn't even come close. I was definitely fired up. Shannon seemed okay for the rest of the walk home and seems okay now that we've been home for a while, but we'll have to keep an eye on her for the next couple of days to make sure she's not in any pain or anything. The bad dog really had a hold of her, but because Shannon is black, it's hard to tell if she's bruised or bleeding. The very nice lady at Animal Control said that the've been out to this dog's address before for several things (she couldn't tell me what, tho), but that since she didn't actually see the attack, that she could only give them a warning this time. I figured that's what she would say, but I know what it's like when people call me and say "this happened 2 weeks ago" or "this is the 3rd time this has happened" and my response is always the same..."Why didn't you report it when it happened??" So, hopefully this won't happen again, but if it does, Animal Control will have a record of this dog. And I'm also comforted by knowing that this piece of shit dog will probably have a bruise about the size of my shoe for at least a couple of days.