Cross posted in Life in Southern Maryland
Our house is about a half of a mile from 235 in the southern part of Mechanicsville, and it includes a farm with a decent amount of buffer acreage. We have a variety of animals, including three dogs that are always kept in the house or within the confines of the electric fence. My wife’s mother also lives with us and has a dog and a cat of her own, which also are kept in the same manner as our own.
Sometime within the past week or two one of the gates was open to the pasture, an oversight on our part, unintentional nonetheless, and as a result my mother-in-laws’ dog got out of the pasture. We have an electric fence surrounding the property, which normally keeps all the animals in, including the dogs, but this time was a different story. As soon as this was discovered, my mother-in-law drove around to find the dog as fast as possible. When she reached the intersection of the development entrance and 235, she realized that her dog had already reached 235. She pulled over and was trying to keep herself composed enough to get the dog to come to her, while at the same time being fearful that her dog was going to be hit by oncoming traffic. Thankfully, traffic on both sides of the highway seemed to realize what was going on very quickly and stopped so she could retrieve her dog safely.
The dog seems to have been scared and unsure of where to go, but was gathered and leashed in fairly short order. As my mother in law was walking back to her vehicle, and traffic was beginning to move again, a man pulled up close to her and began yelling at her for causing traffic to stop and making him even later for work than he already was. My mother in law was visibly upset already and was not sure what to make of this man who was upset with her efforts to save her dogs life. She said that as he was making his case, she and her dog were both just backing up trying to get away from the situation as best they could. At some point the man decided that his words were not enough of a threat and got out of his vehicle and jumped at her like he was going to take some sort of physical action against her as well.
At this point the dog had sensed something was wrong and that her owner was being threatened and she jumped back at the man. My mother-in-law instinctively pulled back on the dog, not allowing her to injure the man in any way and proceeded to walk back to her vehicle. During this ordeal someone must have called the police or an officer just happened to stop by, luckily just in time it seems since this man seemed to have intentions of more than just angry words. Both sides of the story were told, and the officer basically just told both parties to be on their way, even though the man was claiming that the dog had gone after him, albeit after being provoked to do so.
That being said, I realize that there are always two sides to the story; so I welcome a response or an explanation for these actions.
Our house is about a half of a mile from 235 in the southern part of Mechanicsville, and it includes a farm with a decent amount of buffer acreage. We have a variety of animals, including three dogs that are always kept in the house or within the confines of the electric fence. My wife’s mother also lives with us and has a dog and a cat of her own, which also are kept in the same manner as our own.
Sometime within the past week or two one of the gates was open to the pasture, an oversight on our part, unintentional nonetheless, and as a result my mother-in-laws’ dog got out of the pasture. We have an electric fence surrounding the property, which normally keeps all the animals in, including the dogs, but this time was a different story. As soon as this was discovered, my mother-in-law drove around to find the dog as fast as possible. When she reached the intersection of the development entrance and 235, she realized that her dog had already reached 235. She pulled over and was trying to keep herself composed enough to get the dog to come to her, while at the same time being fearful that her dog was going to be hit by oncoming traffic. Thankfully, traffic on both sides of the highway seemed to realize what was going on very quickly and stopped so she could retrieve her dog safely.
The dog seems to have been scared and unsure of where to go, but was gathered and leashed in fairly short order. As my mother in law was walking back to her vehicle, and traffic was beginning to move again, a man pulled up close to her and began yelling at her for causing traffic to stop and making him even later for work than he already was. My mother in law was visibly upset already and was not sure what to make of this man who was upset with her efforts to save her dogs life. She said that as he was making his case, she and her dog were both just backing up trying to get away from the situation as best they could. At some point the man decided that his words were not enough of a threat and got out of his vehicle and jumped at her like he was going to take some sort of physical action against her as well.
At this point the dog had sensed something was wrong and that her owner was being threatened and she jumped back at the man. My mother-in-law instinctively pulled back on the dog, not allowing her to injure the man in any way and proceeded to walk back to her vehicle. During this ordeal someone must have called the police or an officer just happened to stop by, luckily just in time it seems since this man seemed to have intentions of more than just angry words. Both sides of the story were told, and the officer basically just told both parties to be on their way, even though the man was claiming that the dog had gone after him, albeit after being provoked to do so.
That being said, I realize that there are always two sides to the story; so I welcome a response or an explanation for these actions.
