[Cheetah]

I just thought I'd share my scare I had today...

I came home from work for lunch, and decided to take Shippo for a little walk around the block for some training and a little exercise and stimulation... He was doing really good, and we were having a nice time. We were halfway around the block, when...

These two dogs burst out of a garage and came charging toward us! They were followed by a lady screaming "NOOOO! NOOOO!" Not to say that the charging dogs weren't unnerving, but the yelling scared me. It made me think, "What if these are AGGRESSIVE dogs?!" I didn't want Shippo possibly being attacked. Vet bills and rehabbing whirled around in my head! I did the only thing I could think of doing to keep him away from them...

I pulled him quickly off the ground by the leash and grabbed him, holding him above the ground. It was like a yo-yo... I felt bad for doing it, but at the moment, I was picturing him being torn to shreds by two dogs, so it was sortof an instinctual thing. >X.x;<

The lady ran up and apologised profusely, saying she had just gotten back from a training class and she had let the dogs out of the car thinking she had control of them, but was wrong. They turned out not being aggressive, so I was able to put Shippo down, pet him, give him treats, tell him I was sorry for yo-yoing him, and let him sniff the other dogs.

I don't know how else I should have handled the situation... perhaps I should buy some Direct Stop!

Shippo was unfazed, thank goodness, and I said bye to the lady and continued on around the block. So it turned out okay.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my adrenaline rush for the day... >O_O;<