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I'll start off with what we did wrong.
We're not suppose to have pets outside without leashes on. The apartment manager (AM) overlooks this when people are actually *next to* their pets. So she knows sometimes we'll run our pooch into the car without a leash.
On Sunday we were taking her out and on the way out a woman (Cranky Woman) stepped in close to my BF, getting between him and Pooch. Pooch jumped up to say "hi"and then Cranky Woman started complaining at my BF about the dog.
BF: we're just taking her to the car
CW: well the rules say she has to be on a leash!
Me: I have a hold of her. (took ahold of Pooch's harness)
The next day as I was walking the dog, AM called me in to discuss the issue. Turned out CW had written a 2-page letter about how horrible my BF was, and all the "incidents" she's had with him.
The claims are... Wow.
Apparently my BF "laughed in her face" about it. (lie) and that this is the 5th time it's happened with him. (lie lie lie lie)
Luckily AM doesn't buy it either.
Although she did say to be careful with CW - stomach surgery so I understand why Pooch shouldn't jump on her)... CW also has a history of animal-hating.
The unofficial story (AM doesn't have proof) was that one of CW's neighbors had dogs that CW didn't like. So instead of telling AM "hey make them stop letting the dogs poop in this area" she went and picked up dog poop and put it on the apartment doorstep in retaliation.
As for the other "incidents" it took me a few minutes to realize what was really "happening"... We have several leashes for Pooch. I normally use the "green kong" leash because it's sturdy. My BF prefers to use a retractable leash so Pooch can run a little...and the new one is hard to see from a distance.
I made a point of taking Pooch for a walk with the new retractable leash and saying hi to AM again. Even AM commented that it was hard to see the leash when it was against the road.
So that's what I think the other four "incidents" were. Not Pooch jumping on CW but ... CW *SEEING* her running around on that leash and thinking "OMG UNLEASHED DOG!" ... either that, or seeing the times we walked her to the car unleashed, but under control. (when walking to car unleashed Pooch just runs around us).
But... from now on i guess we'll just cover our butts. And I'm going to start using the new retractable leash when I walk pooch too. And yes, I'll be waiting to see if I (not just my BF) get complained about for walking the dog "unleashed". Cos then I'll KNOW it's just her poison and not reality
We're not suppose to have pets outside without leashes on. The apartment manager (AM) overlooks this when people are actually *next to* their pets. So she knows sometimes we'll run our pooch into the car without a leash.
On Sunday we were taking her out and on the way out a woman (Cranky Woman) stepped in close to my BF, getting between him and Pooch. Pooch jumped up to say "hi"and then Cranky Woman started complaining at my BF about the dog.
BF: we're just taking her to the car
CW: well the rules say she has to be on a leash!
Me: I have a hold of her. (took ahold of Pooch's harness)
The next day as I was walking the dog, AM called me in to discuss the issue. Turned out CW had written a 2-page letter about how horrible my BF was, and all the "incidents" she's had with him.
The claims are... Wow.
Apparently my BF "laughed in her face" about it. (lie) and that this is the 5th time it's happened with him. (lie lie lie lie)
Luckily AM doesn't buy it either.
Although she did say to be careful with CW - stomach surgery so I understand why Pooch shouldn't jump on her)... CW also has a history of animal-hating.
The unofficial story (AM doesn't have proof) was that one of CW's neighbors had dogs that CW didn't like. So instead of telling AM "hey make them stop letting the dogs poop in this area" she went and picked up dog poop and put it on the apartment doorstep in retaliation.
As for the other "incidents" it took me a few minutes to realize what was really "happening"... We have several leashes for Pooch. I normally use the "green kong" leash because it's sturdy. My BF prefers to use a retractable leash so Pooch can run a little...and the new one is hard to see from a distance.
I made a point of taking Pooch for a walk with the new retractable leash and saying hi to AM again. Even AM commented that it was hard to see the leash when it was against the road.
So that's what I think the other four "incidents" were. Not Pooch jumping on CW but ... CW *SEEING* her running around on that leash and thinking "OMG UNLEASHED DOG!" ... either that, or seeing the times we walked her to the car unleashed, but under control. (when walking to car unleashed Pooch just runs around us).
But... from now on i guess we'll just cover our butts. And I'm going to start using the new retractable leash when I walk pooch too. And yes, I'll be waiting to see if I (not just my BF) get complained about for walking the dog "unleashed". Cos then I'll KNOW it's just her poison and not reality
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