Nice Doggy

Yesterday, something happened to me for the first time in my entire life.

I was bitten by a dog.

Although I don't blame or fault the dog (no matter how tame or domesticated and animal is...it's STILL and will ALWAYS BE an ANIMAL), I'm just baffled by what happened.

I have been around dogs all my life and I have NEVER encountered one that didn't like me...let alone BITE ME.

As much as I would love to have a dog of my own, I am unable to have one where I live. So...I love everyone else's pets as my own. By best friend has 2 dogs who absolutely LOVE me. My mom has 2 dogs who absolutely LOVE me. They lick my face (even when they know that I don't like doggy kisses...ICK), they lay at my feet, jump up on my lap, fall asleep next to me...simply LOVE me.

So how I got bit yesterday is beyond me.

Mind you...I was new to the dog, so maybe that was a factor. Who knows?

At the time I got bit, I was simply petting her back. Just a gentle rub. More toward the head/neck area than toward the hind end. Next thing I knew...my arm was in her teeth.

I doubt that she meant to hurt me. After all, she's a fairly big dog and I'm sure that if she meant to hurt me, she certainly could have.

Instead, she just got a good grip, and broke the skin, tearing it by about an inch (if even that).

Twenty four hours later, the tear has already closed and is barely visible. The bruising however...now THAT you can clearly see. The bite area is visibly swollen and the bruise seems to be getting larger instead of smaller. I'm hoping that's normal. Like I said, I've NEVER been bitten by a dog before (don't even think I know anyone who's been bitten), so I really don't know what to expect. It doesn't look or feel infected, and I've always heard that a dogs mouth is cleaner than a humans so if you're gonna bit bitten by one of the two...choose the dog.

So...we'll see what happens and how it heals.

Am I afraid of dogs now? Heck no! I LOVE dogs...always have. One little misunderstanding can't change that.

So...how 'bout you.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever been bitten by a dog?

Talk to me!

Til next time...