Fight blight

Just over a week ago, Lady and I were on the little-dog side at the dog park when a woman came in with her dog (about 40 pounds).

I DON'T HAVE A SHOT OF LADY
 IN A FIGHT (FORTUNATELY).

The dogs got along fine for a few minutes when suddenly the other dog jumped forward and tore into Lady. They fought for several seconds — it felt like minutes — and I was halfway to the dogs when the other owner got her dog under control (she was standing near them).

I don't know why, but I said that Lady is an old dog and can't deal with something like that. The woman looked at me oddly, then put the leash on her dog and left.

I checked Lady for blood or injuries. I didn't find anything, but she did lie behind the bench for a while.

I understand that fights happen, but I was appalled to see an old dog (she'll be 15 in October) be in a fight. Still, I was proud of the way she defended herself.

She's seemed fine since, and we've gone to the dog park most days recently (whether I've posted about it or not).

Note: Lady passed on Sept. 17, 2016.

• Woof! (translation: Go away, kid; you bother me)

Contact: I can be reached at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com. Also, my Twitter handle is EDITORatWORK.

Other entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2015)

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Good Samaritan

• The PRESS cap and my friend Mike

• Watching TV

• No luck with Billy Sims

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!