What is on that dog's head??

Day One hundred fourteen: People care. Yeah, we do stupid things. We hurt each other, but all the people I know genuinely care.

We care about people. We care about a lot of things. We care about our purpose in life, we care about doing good, we care about being healthy, we care about dogs.

Ariel and I went for a walk today. I noticed a small commotion at the other end of the street. It appeared to be between a dog and two ladies. Thoughts ran through my head about a mean dog being off the chain and how I would protect my child if that dog came our way. I doubted that was happening, so we continued our walk. I walked the other direction so I didn't have to get involved where I wasn't needed, but then changed my mind. I over heard them yelling about "him" suffocating. I figured it presented an opportunity to get to know a few of my neighbors. So I asked what was going on.

They explained that this dog had gotten loose and stuck his head in a container and it go stuck. The dog wouldn't let the ladies go near him to help. One of the ladies called 911 and they were sending animal control. The main lady was really worked up about the dog suffocating and animal control taking too long to get there. I found out the dog belonged to another neighbor who was at work. One we knew personally. I called Jason and he called the owner to let them know what was happening.

Once the dog calmed down, I was able to approach him and he let me slide the container off his head. I was a little hesitant to approach because he was an animal - yes, he was a pet and that calmed my nerves a little - but still he is an animal and animals in distress can attack. He didn't though. Poor puppy. He was shaking, but he was ok.

Animal control arrived then.

The dog was fine. I took him to our house since we have a fence. Jason took him back home and put him on his chain so he couldn't dig his way out again. Everything worked out fine.

But it might not have. People noticed something was amiss and didn't ignore it. A little boy would have had a broken heart tonight if something had happened to his puppy. But he doesn't. I know more of my neighbors and they know me. We only saw good things from each other today.

Thank you, God, for good neighbors, for people who care about each other and even dogs. Thank you for building us to naturally care for one another. Thank you for making us with a desire for good - to do good, to see good, to be a part of good. Thank you for prompting all of us to be where we were when we were there today. Thank you for letting me be a part of this moment. Thank you for dogs.



What's this about? I decided on my birthday to make a commitment to being intentionally thankful. I challenged myself to post one thing I am thankful for everyday this year.