I won't be a victim. (681 hits)
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Submitted by Corn Nugget (View user info) at 2004-08-02 19:56:13 EDT
Ten dogs have bit me.
When I was younger I was always told not to pet strange dogs. Even before the biting started, my parents would warn me when I saw a stray, "Corinne, don't bother with that dog- if it doesn't know you and it's scared, it will bite you."
I knew better.
I couldn't resist.
The first dog bite:
I was riding my bike and a dog came trotting up along side of me. I stopped. It bit my leg. I kicked it, got back on my bike (crying hysterically- mad at myself for kicking a dog) and went home. I didn't tell anyone, because I didn't want them to find the dog and kill it. (Hey, I was 6, my logic may have been a little faulty).
The second dog bite:
I was walking through the back yards of my neighborhood. The people who lived on the corner kept their dog chained to the doghouse. They had warned both me and my parents that the dog would bite if we got too close. The dog had worn a path around his doghouse- just the length of the chain. I knew he couldn't reach me as long as I stayed just outside of the dirt circle. Well- they had bought him a new (longer) chain. I got bit. Pretty badly, too. There was a small neighborhood war because of this bite.
The third dog bite:
My best friend had a mean Scottish Terrier named Skittles. Since his mom did daycare, Skittles was always kept in the back yard durring the day, while the kids roamed freely in the house. My friends brother told me that Skittles was gone... "Hey, go in the back yard, it's safe now.". Well he lied. Skittles attacked me.
The 10th dog bite: (ref: http://www.ubersite.com/m/28820)
I was dating a guy who lived on a farm. They had three dogs. One dog hated me. ME only ME... everyone else was fine- I was apparently chopped liver in her eyes. When I drove up, I had to wait in the driveway and honk. Then someone would come outside and escort me in. I did this for two years. She bit me at least 4 times durring these two years. Nothing serious- just grabbing my jeans or my shoes or my coat- making me scream and kick. And Cry. The seriousness of the bites was always warded off by either my boyfriend or his father calling the dog off.
One day I had to pee. Nobody was answering my honks. I tried using my cell to call them. Nobody answered the phone. I could see the light on in the basement... someone was home. I scooped out the situation. The dog was nowhere in sight. I parked as close as I could to the house, knowing they kept the door unlocked. I dashed from my car to the door- I saw the dog running towards me. I thought "ha ha fucker- I'm at the door!"
Of course, yes, you guessed it. The door was locked. The dog bit the shit out of me. I was screaming and kicking and crying and pounding on the door. My leg was bleeding. Finally old boys dad came and saved me. I had to go to the hospital. They kept the dog, I ended up leaving.
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I should be afraid of dogs, right? Seeing my sordid past, you'd think it would be normal for me to be a nervous wreck around these mean fuckers!
No.
Just last year I rescued a huge stray chow. He was roaming about the neighborhood, looking a bit distrought and hungry. I was scared shitless the whole time (for some reason CHOWS scare me... that's the only breed I fear)... but I had to help it before it wandered out to the road.
A few months ago I took in a stray pit bull. I was driving down said busy road, and almost hit the dog. I stopped my car, got the dog, put her in my car, and went home. I knew the owner (she's a local crackhead), and I knew eventually I'd run into the stupid bitch.
I was a volunteer at the Humane Society for 4 years. I got bit once. The dog had to be put down. Fuckin' sucked.
I was a vet tech for a year, never got bit, but I DID get peed on a few times.
You're thinking now that I'm one of those people who dogs just naturally hate.
"She must not know how to act around dogs- that's why she gets bit".
"Dogs sense fear- she must be afraid and they know it".
No, on both accounts. I have a gift with animals. I was the one, both at the Humane Society and at the Vet, that could handle the rough dogs. I was often the only person who WOULD handle them.
There was a dog that boarded at our office. Her name was Rose. She was beautiful. Part Pit, part... maybe... Shepard? I don't know.
The first time she was scheduled to go out I heard a fuss in the back room. Nobody would do it. The doctors were talking about perhaps slipping her some sedative in her food. The techs were saying that we should refuse to board her again. Everyone was in a tizzy.
I went in the kennels to see what the problem was. She was cowering in the back of her run- teeth bared, spittle dripping from her jaws, hair standing on end. I could hear a steady, low growl.
Oh.
Five of us were standing around her run. I told them all to leave, "shut the door behind you!".
Yes, my heart was racing.
I slid the latch on her run open, and pulled the door open. She croutched even further back. God she was scared. I threw a few treats to her, she ignored them. I talked to her. I slowly squated down (yes, fully aware of how prone I was), and continued to talk. After about half an hour of this she stopped growling. She still wasn't trusting me.
I saw a tennis ball on the counter, and slowly stood up and reached for it. She started to growl again. The second I had the ball in my hand, her tail started to wag. She bounced towards me. It took a LOT for me to stop my body from involuntarily cringing.
She was fine.
Holy Fucking Fine.
I put the leash on her, and took her outside to pee. The entire time her tail was wagging. If we stopped walking, she would lean against my legs. Of course, as soon as she was back in her run she reverted to her old defensive behavior. But she sure did love balls!
I lack fear. I think females are tought to be extra-careful. We're extra-vunerable. We might get RAPED! KILLED! ATTACKED BY STRAY DOGS!
Before going to Egypt, everyone told me it was a bad idea (exp. since the second time I went it was right after 9-11). "They hate Americans!" "They hate WOMEN!" "You shouldn't go!" "Its not safe!".
I went, and it was fine. More than fine.
I've meet a few people from the internet. "Corinne, don't do that again! It's not safe! You don't know who you're meeting!".
I run in the woods at night sometimes. I don't tell anyone this, because I don't want to hear them bitch.
I rescue stray dogs.
I refuse to be a victim, and I refuse to be afraid. If I lived in a safe little box, I'd never see the Roses of the world.
User Reviews
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2004-08-03 23:22:41 EDT (#)
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(psssstttt.... daking-
I don't REALLY run naked through the woods at night...)
Submitted by lojope (user info) at 2004-08-03 09:33:39 EDT (#)
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Awesome
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2004-08-03 09:15:51 EDT (#)
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Great post.
Submitted by sparkle_pink (user info) at 2004-08-03 03:43:10 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by triple_optics (user info) at 2004-08-03 03:26:46 EDT (#)
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Do you get pissed on often? Like some sort of fetish?
I wouldn't know. I would like to tho please.
Thanks
Submitted by dakingisdead (user info) at 2004-08-03 03:08:41 EDT (#)
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Nope I like you because you are intelligent and write well.
Oh and because you like to take your clothes off and run through the forest naked in the moonlight. Yes; that has something to do with it.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2004-08-03 01:51:08 EDT (#)
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oh- you guys just like me because I'm not afraid of getting raped.
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2004-08-03 01:33:55 EDT (#)
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No doubt she's a talented bitch.
Submitted by chipolatte (user info) at 2004-08-03 01:27:23 EDT (#)
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You're SUCH a fucking hotty.
IM me sometime on AIM at igbysdesire
You're like a Wonderwoman that's NOT a lesbian.
Wait, are you a lesbian?
Submitted by dakingisdead (user info) at 2004-08-02 23:39:42 EDT (#)
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Ok Nugetta
Thats it!
Enough!
I am coming to a woods near you.
Just as soon as I save the airfare and finish the dishes.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2004-08-02 23:28:40 EDT (#)
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Well, Shlonger- compared to your posts...
Oh yeah.
Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2004-08-02 23:24:05 EDT (#)
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Nice meaning, but dogs bore me and I dont find them interesting. Except Black Dog; gotta love zeppelin!
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2004-08-02 23:22:03 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-08-02 23:20:58 EDT (#)
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PS. Please cancel the first qustion mark.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-08-02 23:19:56 EDT (#)
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Of course I didn't read the post, dipshit?
Who the fuck would read the whining rants of a baby?
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2004-08-02 23:00:29 EDT (#)
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Daking- have you been hiding in the bushes along the trail I run on?
Really, because that's EXACTLY how it is.
Submitted by dakingisdead (user info) at 2004-08-02 22:25:38 EDT (#)
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Nuggeta I am pretty hungover and bleary today. I don't know what happened last night being as how it was Monday night and all of a sudden we had all these people over and a party going on.
Now my mind is trying to cope with images of a beautiful woman running naked through the woods at midnight.
I see you slipping through the shadows, silvien in the moonlight with the cool air gently playing over you pushing up your nipples......................
Bugger I better get back to work.
Submitted by cigar (user info) at 2004-08-02 22:12:23 EDT (#)
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***
And- I forgot your name... whoever called me a big baby- you obviously didn't read the post, you stupid fuck. If you came to that conclusion AFTER reading the post, I'd suspect you have some problems with reading comprehension.
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hehe
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2004-08-02 21:56:25 EDT (#)
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Kittens are cute... cats... blah.
I have two cats, they are the biggest pains in the asses.
One of them, he's a Maine Coon... if I don't brush him almost every day, he gets matted really bad. Well, he's matted really bad, and I'm too cheap to take him in to get shaved.
The other... she has some emotional issues, and when she gets mad, she pees on the carpet. GOD I hate it.
But they were both cute little kittens at one point.
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I'm guessing the Humane Society put dogs down after a bite because of liability... I'm not positive though.
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And- I forgot your name... whoever called me a big baby- you obviously didn't read the post, you stupid fuck. If you came to that conclusion AFTER reading the post, I'd suspect you have some problems with reading comprehension.
Submitted by cigar (user info) at 2004-08-02 21:53:24 EDT (#)
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Good solid +1, but what the hell. Great piece./
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2004-08-02 21:52:43 EDT (#)
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I had my knee torn apart by my neighbors' dog when I was seven. It took me fifteen years to go near another one.
I always liked dogs more than cats. Cats suck.
Submitted by Yams (user info) at 2004-08-02 21:02:46 EDT (#)
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Why is it that one bite is grounds for a dog to be put down? Should I have been killed the first time I drew blood? Ok, bad comparison.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:57:56 EDT (#)
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-of course naked, Daking...
I thought that went without saying.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:57:00 EDT (#)
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You sound like a big baby. I hope the next dog bites your jugular.
Submitted by dakingisdead (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:53:54 EDT (#)
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"I run in the woods at night sometimes."
Naked?
Submitted by PogoTheMonkey (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:41:26 EDT (#)
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My neighbors dog always chases me on my bike, bit my leg once. Damn dog.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:38:52 EDT (#)
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Oh Mighty Mang Man- What didn't you like?
Submitted by Gnome (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:30:32 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DarthFaded (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:20:32 EDT (#)
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You should have just booted the little ankle biter.
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:10:19 EDT (#)
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Man, I got bit by about every dog in my neighbohood and beyond when I was a little kid. One time my own dog bit me when I was trying to pick her up from behind. She had never bitten anyone in her life, but Sandy (a beagle/spaniel mix) turned around and tore off half my face.
Well, not quite, but I got six stitches. It ended up getting infected, and I still remember going to the hospital and getting these giant needles stuck in each butt cheek. And I was flexing my ass muscles while they gave me the shot, because I was a stupid kid and didn't know any better. Ouch.
But right after I got bit, my parents were talking about giving Sandy away, but I cried like a little bitch until they let me keep her.
Submitted by FilthyAssistant (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:07:47 EDT (#)
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Is it wrong to find the image of a six year old corn nugget kicking a dog hilarious?
Submitted by I_Have_a_Kristen_Fetish (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:06:37 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by EvrenWasHere (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:05:16 EDT (#)
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Wow, this was good.
Submitted by KoolMang (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:02:51 EDT (#)
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:-P
Submitted by sublime (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:01:44 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by DonkeyOnTheEdge (user info) at 2004-08-02 20:01:33 EDT (#)
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Another good post today.