I was tossing my disc with the kids today when a HUGE dog came streaking across the field toward one of the little ones. It was terrifying! What can you do?! Fortunately it was just being mischievous, trained to follow the Frisbee, but we didn’t know. I’m very glad we weren’t playing baseball because I would hate to be responsible for a sudden combination of adrenaline and wooden bat. That would break my heart. And potentially some tiny kneecaps…

Still, dog-lovers – if you’re taking your “sociable” pet to a school playground, and it can knock over (or scare the pee out of) a child, KEEP IT ON THE LEASH!!!! I’m very very grateful that no one was hurt, that no animals were injured during the course of my afternoon, but my absolute favorite disc was chewed to pieces. I’ve made people wade into rivers to get my disc back to me! The last I saw of this one, it was still in the dog’s mouth. It was a sad goodbye…

Seriously though, if you can’t control your dog please don’t set it loose near any innocent bystanders. Besides folks being afraid (or annoyed), some are deathly allergic. Hives don’t care how cute your dog is.

P.S. I don’t mean to sound controversial. For the record, I love animals. I just love my stepson breathing more.