A Friendly Dog

@RubyHawk (99367)

Atlanta, Georgia

April 22, 2022 9:00pm CST

Today was nice and sunny. A beautiful day. I worked all morning on my photo albums. I still have a long way to go. I talked awhile to my son and daughter in law. My sons wife is not feeling well. My daughter-in-law called and said she and my other son are sick. They think it’s a minor bug and I hope that’s all it is. I went on my usual long walk and met a guy walking his dog. I was startled when I saw the dog was off the leash. The dog walked up to me and I put my hand down so he could sniff it but I was careful to give him the back of my hand. He sniffed it and stood wagging his tail. A nice friendly dog. I hope you had a pleasant day and sleep well tonight.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

23 Apr 22

You really took a chance I could say I would not do that with a dog who is a stranger to me. Happy all went well though

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

He was a friendly dog. I could see that before I reached out to him and I was careful to turn the back of my hand to him so he could see I meant him no harm.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Apr 22

Love this peaceful photo. A good rest here. I see many dogs here in the neighborhood without leashes and always friendly.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Thanks it’s another picture by the creek. All the dogs here are on leashes or the ones I’ve seen. Not many people on the trail so the dogs owner might have been surprised to see me.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

@CarolDM I do love it. Wish I could build a little house down there.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Apr 22

@RubyHawk Gotta love that quiet creek.

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@allen0187 (59648)

• Philippines

23 Apr 22

Slept well last night. It is the weekend and it is my rest day but there are errands that needs to be done so I'll do those while posting here in myLot.

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@allen0187 (59648)

• Philippines

25 Apr 22

@RubyHawk I can post here in myLot using my phone. I prefer the bigger screen of my laptop but being on mobile has its advantages.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

@allen0187 I like to use my iPad became its so convenient

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

How do you do that? When I’m on my iPad I can’t do anything else until I’m off.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Apr 22

I wish I had a shady place like in your photo to walk but here it's wide open with no trees or water so walking isn't really very pleasant unless its in my yard where I have planted a few trees, that's not the same thing though. Roscoe is friendly but he has no manners yet. I am working on getting him to calm down some so that when he meets new people he won't jump on them.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Apr 22

It's not completely barren but there are very few trees and those that do live in a desert generally grow along the ground rather than up into the air.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

@rebelann That’s what my grandson said, the roots are so shallow they won’t hold up a large tree. I’ve never been away from hills and trees. I might go berserk if I didn’t see trees.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Sorry you don’t have a creek and trees. My grandsons live in Arizona and it’s barren from what they tell me. Roscos a youngster. He’ll learn in time.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

23 Apr 22

I had a good day working on sharing good news stories on this site and doing surveys.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

24 Apr 22

@RubyHawk The same with me doing surveys which are hard to make good money.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Apr 22

@Deepizzaguy I used to earn some money on surveys an I received some nice gifts but it dried up and now I’m rejected before I get halfway through.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Wonderful, I used to do surveys but haven’t had any luck lately.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

24 Apr 22

A nice encounter, with a fur by new pal, nice! Hope your family has very mild incidents, Christ help your family in every way, thank you Christ, amen.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

@oahuwriter Can you believe it. May is almost here.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Apr 22

Thanks, I think it’s just bad colds. Hopefully they’ll be okay.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

25 Apr 22

@RubyHawk You're welcome! Great! Last wk of April already!

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@kaka135 (14994)

• Malaysia

23 Apr 22

It's always nice to meet a friendly dog. Hope your daughter-in-law and son will get well soon.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Thank you. I hope to get some good news.

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@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

23 Apr 22

I just love dogs. Your picture is lovely!

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Thank you. It’s where I walk by the creek. Wish I had a little house down there.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

23 Apr 22

That is good, and I hope your sons recover quickly.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

23 Apr 22

@RubyHawk I guess maybe they want to stay home and recover? You wouldn't want them to make you sick

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Thank you. They wouldn’t have mentioned it but they planned to visit tomorrow.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

@snowy22315 That’s why they told me, otherwise they wouldn’t have said a thing. My granddaughter didn’t tell me she had covid until she was well.

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@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

24 Apr 22

I'm glad the dog was friendly. I don't think its nice for that guy to leave his dog off the leash. A neighbor did that once and I was out with my Dalmatian yrs, back. The dog was tiny but ran barking up to my dog that I had on a leash. I was so afraid my dog would hurt it I began to pull on her to retreat. Luckily she was a mindful dog and listened to me. The guy finally picked up his little dog but I was mad because I had just had surgery and the sudden yank I gave her hurt so bad and could have put me straight back in the hospital. Even though he said he was sorry, I cussed him out for being irresponsible. That's how I feel about that.

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@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

24 Apr 22

@RubyHawk I certainly hope so.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Apr 22

Dogs here aren’t allowed to be out without a leash but this happened on the trail and I-walked up and surprised him but he’ll probably think better of taking the leash off even if he doesn’t expect to meet anyone after this happened.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

@bunnybon7 So do I.

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@kaylachan (84699)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Apr 22

I hope to, I am exhausted. It's been a long day.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Aww, I hope you get some rest and get to bed early.

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@Tina30219 (82978)

• Onaway, Michigan

29 Apr 22

I hope your son and daughter-in-law are feeling better soon I hope it is only a stomach bug and not covid

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@Tina30219 (82978)

• Onaway, Michigan

30 Apr 22

@RubyHawk Glad they are all better now. I hope your one enjoys her time in S.C.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Apr 22

Yes, they are all better. One daughter in law was baby sitting today and the other off to S.C.

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Apr 22

@Tina30219 So do I. She’s a hard worker. She needs a break.

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

23 Apr 22

I had an encounter with a friendly dog today, too! Two people were walking the sweetie in the nature preserve. I asked them if they’d want me to take their picture in front of one of the waterfalls. As I snapped the picture the dog barked on cue.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

That was nice. When we had our dogs out and out camera people often snapped a picture for us. That was several years ago. The dogs are no more and Leo passed away last September.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Apr 22

I hope you sleep good too.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Thank you. I did sleep a little better last night.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

24 Apr 22

Such a nice dog

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

25 Apr 22

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

He was a sweet looking dog.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

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@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

25 Apr 22

Every morning I wake up I have a pleasant day---that's all I need to do!

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

That is wonderful. I wish I could. I try.

@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

25 Apr 22

Sorry that your daughter in law and your other son aren't feeing well. Hope it isn't Covid related and that's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear someone doesn't feel well. I had a busy weekend and trying to catch up a bit here today. Reading anything interesting?

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

That’s what I think too but they assured me it’s not covid and I speak to them every day and they’re much better.

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

29 Apr 22

I see that all the time when I walk my own dog, where other dog owners do not have their dogs on a leash. You keep your fingers crossed and hope like hell that their dog is friendly.

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@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

29 Apr 22

@RubyHawk Sometimes it's easy to tell when they're friendly, but other times you just aren't too sure. It's better to be safe than sorry, and all dog owners should be responsible and keep their pets on a leash at all times.

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 Apr 22

@moffittjc You are so right. Even a friendly dog will sometimes bite. It’s best not to take chances. My sisters tiny dog was attacked by big doge and it’s taken time for him to heal. The dogs owner should be held responsible.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 Apr 22

Exactly, that’s what I was thinking when I saw the dog but he looked at me and I could see he was friendly. But I will take no chances. If I see another unleashed dog I’ll report it to management.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Apr 22

I always get a bit anxious when I see a dog not on a lead. I'm glad the one you met was friendly.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 22

@RubyHawk Some owners aren't very responsible.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

If not, I’d have yelled at the owner and reported him at the office. I was bitten several years ago and had to have tetanus shots an the dog had to be fastened up.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Apr 22

@JudyEv That’s true but I think this guy thought he and the dog were alone on the trail. I almost never see anyone there. If I see him again I’d bet the dog will be on a leash.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

23 Apr 22

I hope everyone feels better soon. I'm glad you met a friendly dog.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Apr 22

Hopefully it’s just a bug or a bad cold. He was a nice friendly dog.

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