Barking dogs seldom bite !!

After sometime, this incident made me to write a new post in my blog. It was an usual evening like any- other evenings of mine after office.Me and my friend wanted to try a new eat out as suggested by one of our common friends. We had a fair taste and moderate variety of food there (actually didn’t meet the expectation of ours ) It’s a slow and lethargic walk from the eat out and this time we tried a new route which was parallel to the street we usually take to reach our house. On the way we found a newly constructed house or at least newly renovated house with a tolet board. My friend suggested me that we take a look at it. If i say no, she will start convincing me for a long time. To avoid that i simply nodded my head.

Slowly we climbed the stairs of the house. The house had many portions for at least 3 families. We heard the sound of a television transcending from the windows of one of the houses. We approached in the direction of the sound. I hit the calling bell of that house. Nobody seemed to open the door. My mind started to think what might be the reason for the no response. The person is over phone or cooking or taking bath or sleeping or deaf .

We took the stairs which was opposite to the one on which we were currently standing. I walked first and my friend followed me. There was no light, the door was just in a three feet distance. I found something dark and huge lying in front of the door which was just one feet away from me. I was surprised to see my brain that acted so sharp and fast to identify it as a huge labrador. It slowly rised its head and took a look at me. I stepped back telling my friend, “hey, there’s dog here, back off!!”. It stood and i turned immediately. They are not humans to explain why we were there and i don’t know the dog language too. . My heart started beating so fast because am just a feet away from the dog and sure i will be its first target. The sound of my heart was loud enough for the dog to hear. I sensed that it started to move from the place following us. Every-time it barked, i felt next time i will shout because it would jumped on me and had a hold of me with its teeth by that time. My friend started to flee from the place, i told please do not run, walk slowly. There is no problem if she runs because it will attack me first as i am close to it. Just imagine it was  a very narrow staircase with at-least 15 steps. I cannot run in the direction i want. Slowly we reached the bottom or the last stair of the house. We happily shouted on the road after making sure that the dog is not following us. Oh my god it was a close shave .

We were highly nervous and started to laugh with a sense of great relief. My friend told me that the dog would have been tied with a rope.  I told her no it was not tied i am damn sure. She didn’t believe me and asked me at least we shall note the mobile number that was left on a piece of cardboard for contact. I simply said ok. She was standing on the other side of the road in front of that house trying to see the number. I was standing right under the house next to a car parked. After sometime my friend started shouting hey run! run! the dog is coming down. Even before i hear and realize the bad situation approaching me i could not find her. The dog was furious i could sense it from the decibel of its barking sound. I made sure that i am not running. The dog is standing on one side of the car and i am on the other side. In one jump it will take hold of me.

I slowly took a step away from that place seeing whether the dog is also moving. That time a group of people walked by that side. I slipped in like a paper inside that group. After that also i was not sure that i was safe. Because dog has powerful vision. I could still hear the sound of the dog when i was in some 6 feet away from it. I slowly gathered my courage to turn back to see the dog’s position. Now it stood on the road looking at my direction and barking. I saw my friend waving her hand from a left cut that in turn was a street. ( A friend in need is a friend in deed ) But i cant blame her, when it comes to dog bite. I made sure that i am no-more visible to the eyes of the dog. I consoled myself and my friend telling actually,  we cannot prevent what we can’t predict . On the way back to our house we were simply discussing the incident in each of our own way. Finally i concluded saying ” Barking dogs seldom bite” and laughed with a winking my eyes. that made my friend to start her never stop laughter.

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