My client's mom's boyfriend's dog mistook me for a fire hydrant.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
Walnut Creek, California
November 22, 2017 9:21am CST
This recent memory came to me as I was pouring my second cup of coffee. I have no idea why. A few months ago, I was at a client's house, just back from cycling with my client (he's eight).
The child's mother's boyfriend has an "anxiety dog," a big male pit bull with whom I had made friends over several visits.
As we were discussing our ride with mom and boyfriend, my four legged buddy came over to me (I was still on my bike), tail wagging, got some head scratches, and then proceeded to raise his leg as if he was going to pee on my back tire.
I got outa there, dry, and we all laughed, except for the dog's owner. I chose to interpret as the dog expressing his affection for me, though others may see it differently.
I guess I'll end with a question: Do you tend to frame things in a positive light, if possible? Put differently, are you an optimist or a pessimist?
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30 responses
@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
22 Nov 17
One of our cats has recently taken to peeing on my gym trainers whenever he manages to sneak into my wardrobe. Mrs WorDazza keeps trying to tell me it's because he hates me but I prefer to think that my bodily smell makes him think that it's a nice, calming, relaxing place to do his business.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
23 Nov 17
@andriaperry Maybe he just thinks you have questionable taste in curtains and had no other way to tell you 
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@andriaperry (117140)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Nov 17
My cat peed on the curtain, now he lived outside
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@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
23 Nov 17
I know I used to be really positive. I am not sure how I would classify myself anymore.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
22 Nov 17
I am assuming your tire might have smelled of another animal, male dogs are quite notorious for wanting their scent to be the last one lol
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
24 Nov 17
@TheHorse Well then, he just want to get rid of your scent on it lol
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@RasmaSandra (80736)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Nov 17
Good that you got out of that situation. I am an optimist usually.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Nov 17
My first thought is always, "Don't it figure!!" If the poop is going to hit the fan, I can be assured I'll be standing in the way of the barrage @TheHorse . Would that be considered pessimistic?
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 17
There's that saying about children. I can't remember it exactly but it's stuff like: his children are monsters, yours are highly strung and mine need lots of attention because they're so intelligent. I think I'm an optimist mostly. Vince thinks I'm a pessimist sometimes because I don't get enthused about some crazy scheme of his - but I think I'm just being realistic. It's ll in the way you look at it I guess.
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@andriaperry (117140)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Nov 17
Ahem... you may want to change that wording from "Mike" to bike. I am 100% optimist
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Nov 17
@teamfreak16 I see people treating each other less than nicely all the time.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
23 Nov 17
@TheHorse - A lack of faith in humanity? I have no idea.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
22 Nov 17
I am definitely optimist!! That is funny though. 
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
22 Nov 17
I love pit bulls!
Oh dear. I'm happy you were dry.
I would have taken that the other way. I tend to frame things negatively. Though in other people's situations I can put a positive spin on.
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Nov 17
Your "client's mom's boyfriend's dog"? Sounds like an urban legend.
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@informationshelter (111)
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22 Nov 17
Hi,
Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty.
I believe it depends on the person’s general mood of the moment, as well as other things that may worry/concern them. If one is generally happy with life, in terms of personal and business success, then chances are high that they will take a more positive look, without, however, any guarantee for that.
There are other people who tend to adopt a more courageous approach, and laugh or smile, even in the worst of situations.
I think the second approach shows a stronger character, and I try to be this kind of person, without always achieving it.
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@Dyvette16 (4301)
• United States
22 Nov 17
Yes I always try to see the good in things that go on
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