I saw something this morning that has been weighing heavily on my heart all day. After I took Miranda to school, I stopped at the bank to get some cash out. When I got out of the car, I saw a dog, some sort of bull terrier (the ones with the big, broad skulls), chained to a post. It was looking very anxiously at people and making kind of whimpery/excited noises. I went over to the dog to pet it, since it seemed so anxious.

While I was there with it, a man came out of one of the shops with a dish of water. He said, “Is this your dog?” and I said, “Oh, no, I just came over to pet it.” I talked to him a bit more, and it seems the dog had been there for quite some time. Like, since very early in the morning. And there was absolutely no sign of the dog’s owner. He did tell me that they had looked up the name of an animal welfare group and they would be calling if the dog remained there. I felt both relieved and saddened.

The dog was very sweet, and seemed so very anxious. She (I assume it was a she; I didn’t really look all that hard, though) would have happily climbed into my lap and had a big cuddle with me if there had been an opportunity. She was just so happy that some person was there with her, paying attention to her. Poor, sweet dog.

I suspect that some coward brought the dog out there in the small hours of the morning and chained it up and just left it, knowing that people in the shops would see it and eventually call animal welfare. This was a nice dog, very obviously a dog that wanted to be with people, wanted to please people. And there she was, abandoned on the street like somebody’s rubbish…

I hope very much that this sweet doggy ends up being placed with some nice family or person who will love and appreciate what a lovely dog she is. Big, happy grin, such gratefulness for attention, so affectionate… I hope she gets a new “pack” where she can be properly cared for and treasured. And yes, I already mentioned this to God.

As for the person who left her there, I just want to say that what goes around comes around, and you will certainly reap the harvest from the seeds you sow with your attitudes, your actions, and your unwillingness to take responsibility for those in your care. I’m not worried. It’ll come back to you. It always does. Always.

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