Beware of Dogs

Yesterday marked the beginning of my door-to-door talks with Ward 1 constituents. It's definitely full of surprises. A basic survival instinct kicked in when confronted by territorial barking dogs.

My right hand bears the scars of a deep dog bite - so I know to be cautious around even seemingly friendly dogs. While owners may say, "The dog's really a big baby", you can never tell for sure with a strange dog. And you can never know for sure about a dog you've known for years. One person's vote isn't that important to me that I'm going to risk that the rope or thin chain won't snap as the snarling dog leaps towards me again and again.

I say this as a someone who really, really likes dogs. It was my own dog that scarred my hand.