As the dog and I approached the park one morning, an elderly couple were on the other side of the street. The lady walked on but the man hung back and gestured to ask whether he could pet the dog. I had to caution him that she's skittish, and he sadly didn't try. Truth to tell, she has a thing against most men. This evening she wuffed and lunged towards a tennis player who was running after the ball on the other side of the chainlink around the courts. I tell her this is impolite. The housemate's bridge partner was quite hurt when she didn't want to make friends.
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