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This morning I woke up early and took Chi for a marathon walk. Now, many of you know I've been working very hard with her acting "aggressively" toward people who approach us. We have made AMAZING progress. But today grrrrrrr we were walking on a particularly narrow sidewalk. Some idiot jogger came up behind us, I honestly did not hear him, I don't think Chi did either because she did not react at all. At least she didn't react until he literally bumped into me, pushing us out of the way. Of course then she did everything to get at him. I got her under control and all was fine, but you know this jerk didn't offer an apology, didn't slow his step one bit or even acknowledge we were there.
I'm also a jogger and when I approach someone from behind, if possible I will move over into the grass or down onto the road, if I can't do either I will at the very least say something like "right behind you" or slow my step as not to run over them. I guess it's wrong to assume others would offer the same courtesy. If he had gotten bit, it would have most certainly been my fault, even though he was the jerk. I hate rude people!
I'm also a jogger and when I approach someone from behind, if possible I will move over into the grass or down onto the road, if I can't do either I will at the very least say something like "right behind you" or slow my step as not to run over them. I guess it's wrong to assume others would offer the same courtesy. If he had gotten bit, it would have most certainly been my fault, even though he was the jerk. I hate rude people!