[nagdu] Getting A Dog

[Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire]

Hi, Harold,
What an awful thing to go through, having your partner taken from you in a 
bad way like that.
Honestly, that's why I'm very lurry about who gets to know my dog and who I 
will not allow to know him personally.
Odie feels the same way.
If it comes to people we both don't know, he won't allow unknown individuals 
to touch him.
I happened to be on the route9 bus going back home from 10th and Federal 
Boulevard here in Denver, Colorado after Bowling League practice.
While I had Odie lying on the floor up against the seat and securly tucked 
behind my legs, I then heard a man diagnally across from me say, "Excuse me, 
mam."
The bus driver then asked, "Are you speaking to me?"
The passenger answered, "I was talking to the lady with the dog."
He then went on to ask, "What's your dog's name?"
Bus driver asks, "Why is that any of that your concern?"
I just told the passenger that I call my dog Big Boy and it was all over.
I didn't blame the bus driver for her response as she likes to make sure 
that the ADA passengers who do have service dogs are kept safe and no one 
tries to mess with the four-legged furry pawsengers on the bus either.
She also told me that  she watched the guy closely and to her, it looked as 
if he was going to try to come up and pet my son.
A good command I have established with Odie is to tell him "go with him/her" 
only if it is his daddy, well-known friends, veternarian staff or groomers 
that I feel comfortable with and can trust.
As for a service dog being stolen and depending on each state, that's 
actually a federal offense crime as much as it would be for carelessly 
murdering one.
Although I've personally have never experienced that type of theft, to me, 
it still is sad and disgusting.
My hopes are that you don't ever go through that again.
Blessings,
Bibi and Odie
the happy spirited bounty labra wolf