Venting - way OT & alittle wordy....

[Trek420]

kids these days. kids and dogs.

Take my neighbors kids, puhleese.

The littlest one wants a dog in the worst way, his response? Tease my (lab/pitbull mix) dog.

The first time I caught him throwing dirt clods at my window .... Mae barking like a nutso dog then I realise what is happening and storm out like Old Man Mcfeerson "you kids get off my lawn" picture Trek shaking her cane. Dad came out we discussed what's happening. Dad says it'll never happen again.

Flash foward one day Mae and I are going shopping, Mae's in my car and the kid comes up to the fence and is barking at the dog through the fence (Mae is in the car hee hee) I get out, very nicely but "you see I just observed this...." Dad "it'll never happen again"

He really seems sincere.

A couple weeks ago there's a party at there place Mae and I are back from a walk at least 3 of the kids come running full speed at Mae "Aieeeee, lookit the cute puppy does she bite?"

wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute kids.

I've talked to the Dad "you see the pattern is if your kid teases my dog but it's ok, dog's behind the fence so he teases the dog again but it's ok, dog is inside the house so he teases the dog again, it's ok, dog's behind the fence an so on. Then one day I'll be out walking the dog and here's your kid right there the kid who has been teasing Mae and we'll both be shocked "why'd she do....?"

I've emphasised I like kids, I would like Mae to like kids, I want his kids to learn safe behavior around dogs, don't want anyone hurt or even scared if she barks.

My sense honestly is this is the youngest kid and he gets teased so animals are what he can tease. But I can't allow him near Mae because I can't have her not like kids.