Walking Dogs in High Winds

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I have 2 dogs.

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One is old, half blind, and half deaf, and does not do what I say

The other is 1 year old, and still learning to do what I say.

She is not totally there yet.

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We had high winds tonight.

We went out for “doggy business” about 10 pm

So it was cold, and dark, and windy.

The little one had never been in a high wind situation.

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As it was cold, I put their dog coats on.

I was carrying 2 leashes, and a flashlight, to see where I was going.

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As soon as I opened the door, and they hit the outside, this happened:

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they were going nuts

ran in all directions

wrapped leashes around me

wrapped leashes around each other

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It was as if the demons of the night     were out there

And hurled them into a frenzy 

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they

attacked another dog out there

ripped their coats off

and I had to

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grab one dog by the neck and

Try to reign in the other one to stop the fight.

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And try to pick up the coats at the same time

Without dropping the leashes and flashlight

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they

chased the leaves

hid between my legs

howled at the wind

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whined

ran in circles

would not obey

acted confused

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then

they chased cars

and almost got run over 3 times

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disobeyed every command

sigh

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and they took 30 min and only peed

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I wanted them to finish

Before going back inside

But their minds were not on it

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they came running back into the house

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I knew they were not finished

so

I put them in the back yard to finish

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they refused

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so they are poop-less tonight

which means an emergency in the morning

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