DOG BITE!

Last night as Aubrey and I were making our way to Washington Park, we saw a woman and her dog in the middle of Fayette. As we drew nearer, the woman turned, leash in hand, and walked briskly away from the dog, a pregnant beagle. We didn't really know what was going on, but by the time we arrived at the dog, the woman (presumably the dog's guardian) was a good distance away.

The dog was still in the middle of the street, licking something from the pavement. Something, I assume the woman placed on the street to keep the dog interested while she wandered away. Well, my momma always says I have a soft spot in my heart for strays, so the hero in me thought I should help get the dog out of the street and get in touch with Animal Control.

I could hear traffic coming from the west so I moved quickly to usher the pregnant little beagle out of the street. She seemed totally disinterested in me, so I moved closer. I put my hands out, not so much to touch or grab the dog, but to flag it away to the side of the street. Before I realized it, the dog snapped at me, chomping down squarely on my middle finger on my right hand. I jerked my hand away, and instantly noticed a lot of blood streaming from my finger.

One side of the wounded finger.

Aubrey and I returned home and called animal control to report the incident. Aubrey helped me get the wound cleaned up, and we wrapped it. It didn't look serious enough for stitches, though there were a couple of spots that were split deep and wide.

The other side of the wounded finger.

This morning when I woke up, I had bled mostly through the gauze in one particular spot and decided to visit the Springfield Prompt Care on MacArthur. They cleaned the wound with a professional strength antibacterial solution, wrapped it with a coagulating agent, stuck it in a splint, and sent me on my way. If animal control doesn't locate the dog, I have to go get rabies shots.

My homegirl Idgie asking me, "Why do some dogs bite?"

I would just like to personally thank the shithead who decided to abandon her pregnant dog on my street. That's a really stand-up thing to do lady. You've got a heaping helping of karma coming around the wheel in your direction.

Additional note: It has come to my attention that a recent letter to the editor has many of you thinking I'm anti-Obama. Rest assured, I am not the writer of said letter to the editor and am, in fact, a noted fan of Candidate Obama and a campaign donor.

Additional additional note: I typed this entire post with seven fingers and two thumbs.