So, the other day I finished work and all was well. It’d been a long day but not a bad one and as per usual (cause I was working the late shift) I was pretty tired. I packed up and ended up getting out the door at around 11:30pm and just as I came out the lift toward the exit door I saw this massive dog taking a piss in the garden out the front of the building. I didn’t think anything of it, and as soon as he saw me he ran away. I walked out the door, hopped on my bike and took off, but hang on…………………..what was that I could hear? It sounded like finger nails hitting a granite table, no, wait; it sounded like a dogs nails hitting the road as it was running straight for me. I didn’t really want to turn around but I thought I’d better just to see how in danger my life really was, shouldn’t have done that. The dog was massive with bared teeth and gaining on me, now keep in mind I ride a 24″BMX and there is only so fast that you can go on one of these things, regardless I hammered it but to no avail. He was catching up on me and fast, I could now hear not only his “bigfoot” like feet hitting the road but also snarls as his victory came ever closer.
With 1m to go before the vicious beast was gnawing on my right leg I heard a person shout out a name and ask in German if he was stupid or what? The dog stopped immediately and my safe passage home was returned in the bat of an eyelid. As usual, due to my German not being proficient enough, I didn’t have the satisfaction of going up to the owner and asking what kind of an asshole takes a vicious dog for a walk without a lead but no matter, I guess I was just happy to be getting home unscathed.
