Chronological Order-Sequence the BIG IDEAS
On Saturday I walked Hopey and Willow. For the first part of the walk, I had Willow in her new Willowmobile. On the way back Willow wanted to walk so I took her out of her Willowmobile. She was on her leash with her walking jacket. We all walked. Willow walked back all on her own, back towards the car in her harness and leash. I was ready to stop there, but Willow wanted to keep going so we did.
We were at the T top of the road when it happened. All of a sudden a car came flying up the road. We had just crossed the T in the road and were on a blind turn so the driver couldn’t see us but I could suddenly hear him. He came up the road way too fast, as they ordinarily do up here.
I rushed and tried to grab Willow and Hopey when all of a sudden, Willow sensed my stress and she backed out of the harness jacket. I manage to stop the car from running all of us over, but Willow took off down the road. I saw her run into the woods. I was panicked. I called to her but she was gone…
The people stopped and I unhitched Hopey from my waist, so now Hopey was running loose dragging the flexi. I tried to find where Willow ran into the woods, and when I got there I saw her. She looked scared. I had to climb up a foot and a half embankment to get to her.She was right there, and I was about to grab her when she started to go further. I grabbed her just in time. Just as the people asked if I needed help. They got out of their car. Hopey, who is not friendly to people, was awesome. I had left her in the road right next to the woods, and she just stayed there with the people. They walked over and grabbed the leashes on the ground. I came out of the woods holding Willow and couldn’t get down the embankment with Willow in my arms.
The man was standing there, so I asked him to take her while I got down the small embankment and out of the woods. I handed him Willow. As he held her, and this is the best part, she peed all over his shoes. He was not an animal person I could tell. But he didn’t drop her. I told them they need to drive slower and that people are walking on that road. I thanked them for helping me. I apologized for her peeing on his sneakers, but was silently happy she did that. I thought, that one thing will teach him a lesson he will always remember.
It's a blind corner on that side of the road, and I should not have risked walking them in that blind spot. It was my fault. Cars come around that bend all the time when I walk Hopey but she always knows what to do and I have always had time to get her on the side of the road. But I should not have risked it with Willow walking and Hopey and the Willowmobile. I had a feeling to end the walk at the car and on a good note, but pushed it. I think my angels were working overtime on that day. Everything worked okay in the end, thankfully. Home sweet home….
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