TW: anxiety/panic attacks
Let me tell you, I had one hell of a day.
Okay so Thunder (my Siberian Husky dog walking client) used to be walked by my friend Richard and he got him this snazzy leash with elastic (like a bungee cord thing, sorta) because he used to take him biking before I took over dog walking duties full-time.
I never really liked the leash and I was going to chat with Barbara (Thunder’s owner) about it soon but I had to make an emergency pit stop to get a new leash.
I was walking with Thunder, Luca and Zoe at the park. All three know each other from the dog run and are good friends. Thunder gets a bug up his ass and walks faster and the leash SNAPS, leaving me with the handle.
He takes off up the hill and I’m like OH FUCK OH FUCK WHAT DO I TELL BARBARA but I stayed calm, immediately grabbed a treat and he stayed still long enough for me to grab what was left of the leash.
We ran the fuck back home where I used Zoe’s old chain leash for Thunder, headed to the nearest pet store, and got the sturdiest leash I could find. I called Barbara to let her know what happened and to ask her what color she preferred but all they had was neon green. -_-
Then of course Luca got his paw stuck and he nipped me when I helped him get unstuck. I’m not angry with him since I’d do the same thing if I was a dog; but I’m going to have a field day jokingly calling him an ungrateful brat the next time I walk him. I’m already joking around with Phil saying I have a battle scar now HAHAHAHA.
He didn’t really bite too hard--just a small cut on my thumb that’s not deep (Esme has gotten me harder than he has, she’s gotten a bit resource guardy with my mom after my mom fell down the stairs last year) but oh man, I’m going to be making fun of his dumb ass for a long time. XD Good thing he can’t speak English, otherwise he might get upset LOL.
But oh man, I came home and it just hit me how shaken I was over Thunder’s leash breaking. I managed to stay calm till I dropped him off, but when I got home I just wanted to fucking cry because of a delayed reaction.
Mercury retrograde, am I right? XD
