Now mind you, Teddy was the smallest dog there at the park, and we're used to that, as he usually is wherever we go. Well, when one of the other, bigger dogs would start trying to interact with him, he'd just run over to me and give me the 'eye' of you better be ready to catch me, cause here I come. In the past, I would always take head of his communication and readily accept him, but I decided to see what would happen if I rejected his desire for me to 'save' him from having to interact with the other dogs.
In the past, he'd always shy away or be really submissive, and I'll shamefully admit, he's been 'beaten-up' by 3 different cats at 3 different times while out walking over the past 2 years. He'd go flat on his belly, all 4 legs out, and just yipe til I'd step in and save him. I'd always be like, "Come on buddy, your a dog, you've got teeth, use them and defend yourself." But he never would and instead, would rely on me to 'save' him.
So back to yesterdays story. When he'd look up at me for salvation, I'd look him in the eye & tell him 'NO' and 'Go Play or Defend Yourself'!
Well, I guess he finally got the message, cause after a group of 3 playful pups started ganging up on him, wanting to play and chase, you would of thought 'The Incredible Hulk' had taken over the little guy. KuJoe was now in the house, and for the first time, I saw his FANGS come out and a VISCIOUS side I never knew existed came to the forfront. In a matter of minutes, Teddy OWNED that entire park and EVERY dog in it, even the LARGE full grown dogs would challenge him at first, but soon, would be cowering away in submission. I have to admit here, a sense of pride came over me. Even the other ppl said, "Good for him, show them who's boss." as they cheared the little guy on.
He wasn't actually biting anyone, just snarling like a madman, brandishing his fangs, and snapping like a turtle at them, even tho his little mouth was probably too small to inflict any real harm to any other dog there. But yeah, within minutes, all the other dogs backed off and left him alone, of course, except for the frisky pup that had stolen his ball. She'd keep coming in, almost egging him on, time after time, she had plenty of energy and this was a way for her to engage him, and they played like this for at least 10 minutes.
Soon, it was dark, and everyone was taking their leave, and Teddy quickly morphed back to his little loveable self once again. But let it be known, that day, for the first time in his 4 years, HE OWNED THAT PARK & EVERY DOG IN IT!!!
We cut that up and used it all to make scratch resistant shelf liners for the 5 tier Metro shelf we have designated for nothing but safely storing the Spyder parts, especially painted ones, once removed from the byke to do work. For 15 bucks, I couldn't beat that deal, and it worked out really well. As soon as I get all these tools sorted & organized, I'll snap some pics to share with y'all, as I'm feeling a little proud of how its working out, especially compared to where we started. Have to admit, I'm a bit embarrassed, as I took some pics of when I did an LED Marker light mod that we got from Steve at KBCarStuff (site sponsor) & I sent him the pics to show how much better his LED replacements were compared to the stock, & he liked them so much, he asked if he could use them on his site, which I agreed to. He sent me a PM not to long ago, that they were up & thanking me for them & allowing him to use them & suggesting that I check them out, which I did. I was hoping that he'd crop out the background, but he didn't & yes, you can see a great contrast between the 2 different lights, but all I see, is that dissaster of a mess of a garage in the background:gaah: 
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I knew was in a MotorCycle Club, not going to say which one, but yeah, he was a 1%r & has the scars to prove it. I never knew what that really meant, never cared, but now I do and I'd be lieing if I said it doesn't bother me:sour:
