Big Dam Bridge
Jasper and I went out to the Big Dam Bridge on Sunday. It was cool and the wind was really whipping. There were lots of people out regardless of the weather. We parked near the 430 bridge and walked the rest of the way. I didn't realize until I started up the incline on the LR side just how long the bridge was. There were dogs everywhere it seemed, and Jasper pulled me most of the way over the bridge. The wind was blowing so hard in the middle of the bridge that I took my cap off for fear the wind would do it for me.
We made it over to the NLR side and stood along the bank for a while. As we headed back across, I took a few pics. Just as we were coming off the bridge back on the LR side, I saw a bobbing red head just below the railing on the riverside. A woman was walking briskly and saying "Focus. Stay with me. Focus now. Concentrate." I didn't know whether she was talking to herself or a small child. As it turned out, she was talking to neither. A huge young Doberman Pinscher emerged as the railing got lower. It was going wild, and she kept telling it to focus. I almost laughed outloud. Jasper and I had to walk past them, and as we did, the dog came for Jasper. It almost got away from her. The thing probably weighed 3/4 of her own weight. She yelled, "Dillon! Focus young man! We're not going to do this again!"
Jasper and I proceeded along our way and soon ran across a man with a dog very similar to Dillon. He was looking upward toward the bridge above my head, and I swear he yelled "Star!". I looked up, and there was Dillon's anchor standing near the railing. The man looked up questioningly and shrugged his shoulders.
"We're working it out!" Star yelled down at him. The man looked down at the ground and shook his head. His DP pulled toward Jasper as well, but the weight balance was much more one-sided. Dillon and his brother will be the closest that couple ever comes to having children. Or so I hope.
It was a good walk, and I'd like to go back when the weather is better.
We made it over to the NLR side and stood along the bank for a while. As we headed back across, I took a few pics. Just as we were coming off the bridge back on the LR side, I saw a bobbing red head just below the railing on the riverside. A woman was walking briskly and saying "Focus. Stay with me. Focus now. Concentrate." I didn't know whether she was talking to herself or a small child. As it turned out, she was talking to neither. A huge young Doberman Pinscher emerged as the railing got lower. It was going wild, and she kept telling it to focus. I almost laughed outloud. Jasper and I had to walk past them, and as we did, the dog came for Jasper. It almost got away from her. The thing probably weighed 3/4 of her own weight. She yelled, "Dillon! Focus young man! We're not going to do this again!"
Jasper and I proceeded along our way and soon ran across a man with a dog very similar to Dillon. He was looking upward toward the bridge above my head, and I swear he yelled "Star!". I looked up, and there was Dillon's anchor standing near the railing. The man looked up questioningly and shrugged his shoulders.
"We're working it out!" Star yelled down at him. The man looked down at the ground and shook his head. His DP pulled toward Jasper as well, but the weight balance was much more one-sided. Dillon and his brother will be the closest that couple ever comes to having children. Or so I hope.
It was a good walk, and I'd like to go back when the weather is better.
posted by Dime at 6:31 PM
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