In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
It might of been. There is a photo of him on page 190 of the latest Fellrunner magazine!
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
First time out in tights this autumn and a good job as a dog bit straight through em and through my undies lucky just glanced the skin, the owner got all edgy when I said he should have it on a lead until he realised I was checking the hole in my pants to see if I was bleeding, being a dog owner myself I know dogs can be a pain in the ass but I would imagine that I’m not the first runner that this particular mutt has reared up at, on the plus side, a lovely evening for a run, 4 miles with Mrs DTR who’s just finishing off a cold then another 8 myself joining a load of fields and footpaths with as little road as possible. I love the Autumn
I think he thought it had just tripped me until he saw the hole in my pants, it was on a footpath but it was clear that I as ran past it was shouted back to them as it maybe has previous form, I didn’t have time to slow and stop before it tried a chomp, Mrs DTR reckoned I should have asked him for the cash for the tights just glad I wasn’t in shorts.
This thread started life as a light-hearted commentary about things some dog owners say. It lost its way a bit but good old President Biden has now weighed in (after his dog, unfortunately, has taken to biting people at the White House)....
“He's a sweet dog," Mr Biden has said.
“All he does is lick them and wag his tail”
etc etc.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56585168
I'm amused by the term "nip" (read "bite" - he wasn't using fingers and thumbs!) As the White House is a place of work, you can't really screen the entire staff for being dog friendly.
I've never heard it called that before. No wonder he needed treatment.CNN reported that a National Park Service employee was bitten on the South Lawn and had to stop work to receive treatment
Only ever had two incidents of note.
First one was a Mallinois who lunged at me. Owner stopped him luckily and then said he'd been spooked so could I stroke him as it would help. The dog became good as gold when I did, though rather disconcertingly decided to bury its head in my crotch. Safe to say I remained very still.
The other time I got bitten by a pug. A true low point...