The Call of the Tamed
“Men have forgotten this truth, said the fox. But you must not forget it. You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.” - Antoine du Saint Exupery A couple of weeks ago, I was walking on a park trail with my dogs on their leashes. When no one was around I took Sampson, my adorable puppy, off his leash and let him run. This was invigorating for us all. Even my old beautiful and slower moving dog, Snowball, came more alive; though she happily stayed walking with me on her leash something about Sampson’s freedom called to her wild nature. We were having a blast and frolicking in the park when I saw a woman walking her dog and realized she was coming directly towards us. Knowing my dogs love other dogs and would automatically run up and play with this dog, I thought we were in for a good time. As fellow dog lovers we could let the dogs sniff and play and just be dogs; their authentic selves. But the woman blindly walked past us; and he