little dog is too big for his britches...

Oh man, Emmitt is on a tear. I dont know if its the packing, I don't know if its the change of seasons, maybe the cooler air...but man this pup is CRAZY. Joe and I took Emmitt and Ellie to the elementary yesterday to let them run around....the wind was blowing the leaves all around in the beautiful sunset pink light...

...aaaand whoosh, they were off like a bolt! Doooowwwn the hill, across the field to the fence, and then back uuup the hill (now mind you this is a very steep hill, often they get all nuts and tumble rather than run down the hill) back and forth and back and forth. Emmitt had his sights set on Ellie's ankles (yes i am the proud dog owner of an ankle biter) meanwhile she was doing her crazy "leave my heels alone" butt tuck run....I ducked behind Joe's much larger and sturdier frame so I would not get bulldozed by the crazies...

This continued for a good 20 mins, it was hysterical!! Finally, tongues wagging out of their mouths, they flopped down and were ready to walk home...

So anyway, today..same thing...Emmitt is totally wound up! We walked, we walked with Ellie, we walked alone, we walked with Gatsby...all in all this pooch walked at least 4 hrs today, with some fetch and dog play inbetween....so we went to the dog park thinking he'd be a little more laid back and able to play with the dogs...nope...he was sniffing here and sniffing there, marking here and marking there....until "Monster" came along. Now that was the dogs name, and it was aptly named....He was a 200lb pit! HUGE doesnt even begin to describe this dog's size...I knew, I knew right away that Emmitt would have to just go bug him....Well Monster marked all of Emmitts well planned out marking spots, and then proceeded to go harass Ellie...Ellie is at least twice Emmitt's size and out weighs him by 70lbs, she looked tiny next to "Monster!"
So over trotts Emmitt...with me in tow knowing full well that my tiny 36lb pup is going to pick a fight with..."MONSTER!" no sooner do I start to call his name than he goes and barks at Monster...and Monster..bellows back...eek! Fortunately Emmitt is a good listener and came back before it escalated more.. I turned to get the leash to go, and over comes Monster...behind my back. I knew he had to be there, right between my legs ready to bite because I could see it in Emmitts eyes...I heard Jess say, "rachel don't move...I'll distract the dog he's right there.."

Ohhh I sooo almost lost both a leg and 70% of my dog...would have been gone all in one bite!
Seriously, first of all...who buys and doesnt fix a dog that size, and second...if u did and your dog was aggressive, why would you bring it to a dog park where it specifically states if your dog bullies other dogs, please do not come..?

Phew...Emmitt shook the whole car ride back...my little man tries so hard to act all big...one of these days hes going to find out he isnt...just hope I am around to keep him safe when it happens!! silly dog...