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So, the other day I went to Dog Beach wearing my new treat pouch/poop bag holder thing. I had stuffed the mesh pocket in front with some treats that our trainer had described as “really stinky and good.” Apparently, she was right about the smelly treats. As soon as we got to the beach, several dogs swarmed around me, nosing my pouch. It was actually thrilling to walk down the beach feeling like I had hordes of canine admirers pursuing me, like the Beatles running from screaming fans in old film clips. Dogs would gather around me, begging for a treat, and after asking their humans if it was okay, I would give them one. Some of the dogs were a bit insistent, but most of them asked nicely and waited for me to treat them. But then, as I was walking further down the beach, I felt a tug at my pouch and saw that one dog was ripping into the pouch and helping himself. Two other dogs came up and joined the feeding frenzy. In an effort to keep my new pouch from being ripped to shreds, I pulled away, but the first dog wouldn’t let go. In the tumult, I ended up down in the sand. When I pulled the remaining treats out of my ripped pouch, the ripper dog chomped on my finger trying to get them. The rude dog’s owner came along and called his beast off. In lieu of an apology, he said, “You brought treats to Dog Beach? Rookie mistake!” It really came as no surprise that the dick dog’s owner was also a dick. I adore dogs, and through my love for them, I have found it easy to forgive them and all their quirks, their good and bad behavior, as just dogs being dogs. I’ve lately found it helpful to apply that same attitude toward people. When someone is annoying and, say, doesn’t apologize for their dog ripping my new pouch, it helps me to think of their a-hole behavior as just humans being humans. I can’t control what my others among my own feral primate species do, but I can accept that some people will be jerks, and I can try to not be one of them. Though, I suspect some humans might benefit from some good training, and some may do well with a muzzle...and a shock collar. 🤪