Who's worse off? Me or my dog?

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Today at the dog park I got adventurous. Lewis was being shy, pressing up against my leg, while Winston was running around being social. I really wanted Lew to have fun, so I thought, "What if I start running?" So I ran. I was running along, and my dogs were chasing me. It was fun.

I live in Georgia, and the clay gets baked as hard as concrete. Lewis isn't very good at runnning in a straight line. He prefers to zig-zag, and he seems to aim at my feet. Winston also thought this would be a great plan. Both Lewis and Winston performed a perfectly choreographed "X" that intersected with my feet.

Time is a funny thing. When you are falling, you have time to think, "I can't believe this is happenning."

I fell right on top of poor Winston. I mean, I'm ok, you know? But I fell hard. And I could tell that that poor dog felt it. He let out a yelp like I pushed all the air out of his lungs. I landed right on the poor guy. Their legs are not supposed to lie flat back like his did. He got all scraped up on his belly and his legs.

Do dogs feel pain? Hard to tell. He never let on if he felt it. Tough little guy. He went on playing with the other dogs.

I guess I learned my lesson. You try to show some spirit and you are reminded: If you can't run with the big dogs, don't leave the porch.

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Well, he did get some scrapes on his legs. Way up by his hips and on his paw pad. It looked bad, but he kept right on playing like he felt no pain. We watched him real close for a couple of days and he seems fine. I did actually hurt myself as well. I had a bum shoulder for a couple of weeks. Everyone seems fine now. Now we just have a silly memory.

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Great stuff! Thanks for such a cool story. Sorry about you and Winston, but still - - a good story! I do hope Winston is okay. :-) You should definitely join the Cute Pet Stories Group and Contest. You are quite the writer, IMHO. Here is the link on PetBrags, Cute Pet Stories Contest Group.
Cheers!