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melancholy On one of the other boards I frequent, someone mentioned dog breeding, dog showing, and that dogs have to have the right temperament for both. The person went on about a particular dog that had a temperament more suited for an attack dog than a show dog.
Which got me thinking......some days I feel like I'm an attack dog, like an akita or a pit bull, snarling and ready to sink my jaws without warning into the first person who provokes me. And when I do....look out!
How does my attack dog serve me? I believe that if people knew I was that way, they wouldn't taunt me or mess with me. Or they'd go out of their way to avoid me.
I any case, I ought to post a warning sign. Or better yet, learn to keep my inner attack dog in check and warn people if my dog is about to attack.
July 28 2005, 11:29:23 UTC 6 years ago
IMO, the "inner attack dog" doesn't serve you at all but it would drive people away. Which is ultimately not what you want, is it?
July 28 2005, 16:18:51 UTC 6 years ago
If it's a creditor, or someone who's done me wrong, then I definitely want to keep them away. But if it's a person in one of my social circles, I want to bring them in closer.
But if they get too close, then the attack dog pushes them away.
I know I can't have it both ways -- to have both solitude and people close to me in my life.
July 29 2005, 01:12:25 UTC 6 years ago
-I actually know that feeling very well actually. Sadly it is next to impossible to achieve as it just will not work that way and it just ends up causing more problems that it is worth in the long run. *hugs him*