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Have you guys ever actually thought about this when you walk your doberman?
So today I took Remi for her first walk on a wooded trail. She is obviously still very young. Since this was a new environment for her she was a bit nervous throughout the hike.
Walk went well. She is so much easier to control than Jasper. It was a pretty leisurely pace with her. But at one point we were pretty deep in and I heard a loud noise, almost like a person screaming. It was a noise that made my stomach sink instantly. Mind you its just me and Remi. I honestly felt nervous for the first time in these woods. What IF something bad just happened? What if someone is in here preying on young women like me. Who knows? I was alone with just a knife and a nervous dog and pretty deep in the woods. I would be in my own if someone actually attacked. Working at a police station- I know there has been a huge increase in violent crimes even in my small quaint town. People are just losing their minds this year (seriously, please be careful around strange people right now).
Anyways we get out fine and I go home and decide what I heard must have been nothing to worry about. So I pack up Jasper and go back out to do a second hike with him (its about 2 miles if you go the long route).
Let me tell you something. I felt 1000X safer with Jasper. He was alert and pumped up ready to go the whole way through. Listening to everything, alerting me to some deer and even a small snake. I felt like if someone were to jump out to get me this dog would do some business. Now, I don’t actually know what would happen- but he is pretty confident. Even just the look of him would likely be enough for a creep to second guess going after me, a single young woman.
I just wanted to share because I had an intense appreciation for Jasper today. My goofy handsome boy at home is also an alert strong protector of the family. Who needs a husband to escort you on walks when you got a doberman? LOL
So today I took Remi for her first walk on a wooded trail. She is obviously still very young. Since this was a new environment for her she was a bit nervous throughout the hike.
Walk went well. She is so much easier to control than Jasper. It was a pretty leisurely pace with her. But at one point we were pretty deep in and I heard a loud noise, almost like a person screaming. It was a noise that made my stomach sink instantly. Mind you its just me and Remi. I honestly felt nervous for the first time in these woods. What IF something bad just happened? What if someone is in here preying on young women like me. Who knows? I was alone with just a knife and a nervous dog and pretty deep in the woods. I would be in my own if someone actually attacked. Working at a police station- I know there has been a huge increase in violent crimes even in my small quaint town. People are just losing their minds this year (seriously, please be careful around strange people right now).
Anyways we get out fine and I go home and decide what I heard must have been nothing to worry about. So I pack up Jasper and go back out to do a second hike with him (its about 2 miles if you go the long route).
Let me tell you something. I felt 1000X safer with Jasper. He was alert and pumped up ready to go the whole way through. Listening to everything, alerting me to some deer and even a small snake. I felt like if someone were to jump out to get me this dog would do some business. Now, I don’t actually know what would happen- but he is pretty confident. Even just the look of him would likely be enough for a creep to second guess going after me, a single young woman.
I just wanted to share because I had an intense appreciation for Jasper today. My goofy handsome boy at home is also an alert strong protector of the family. Who needs a husband to escort you on walks when you got a doberman? LOL