Yesterday on our usual early morning walk Nancy and I were attacked by another dog.
On our walks there are multiple trails or paths we can take. Yesterday, Nancy decided to walk the path to and through a local park. As usual, Nancy had me on a leash because it was required in that park. I also was aware that Nancy was purposely keeping a distance from other dogs and people as we moved through the park so to not disrupt those who were there before us.
I saw this owner standing in the middle of the playground with his dog out of the corner of my eye but was really shocked when the dog lunged towards me, teeth bared and growling, while trying to pin me to the ground.
When Nancy tried to intersect the dog and get him off me, he then attacked Nancy. Nancy began screaming at the owner to restrain his dog and put him on a leash. In response he just passively stood in one spot said he didn’t have a leash. With that, Nancy became really angry and said she was going to call 911 if he didn’t take control of his dog. All he could say was, “I am sorry, and I don’t think that is necessary.” He obviously was not interested in being held accountable and he was not able to trust his dog.
Finally, when Nancy was on the phone with 911 his wife was able to provide a lock cable to serve as a makeshift leash, at which point they left the park.
Now I think almost everyone has had at least one incident where they were not fully accountable. At the same time, I found myself wondering how a grown man could rationalize having a dog at a park for young children without the ability to restrain them if they behaved inappropriately. What if this had happened to a young child.
This incident got me to thinking about how crazy things can get when someone isn’t willing to be accountable, and how easy it is to resolve problems when people are willing to be accountable. With this in mind, I encourage you to think of ways you and/or others can stay present and subsequently be accountable in all walks of your life.
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