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A WTF Moment
I had a post idea planned for today about the Swiffer Wet Jet and dogs and my new Karma Charms Collar (which is gorgeous by the way), but that is going to have to wait until tomorrow. I had a serious “WTF” (as Biggie-Z’s says) moment today I just have to tell you about. I ran a few errands this morning and brought Rufus along for the ride.
My last stop was picking up lunch at a Chicken Finger’s joint. The guy that was working the drive-thru spies Rufus sitting in the back seat and goes nuts… here is how things transpired:
Chicken Dude: OMG your dog is awesome! Where did you get him?
Me: He is a rescue and I have his litter mate as well.
Chicken Dude: How much did he cost?
Me: (forcing a smile) He is a rescue. His previous owner couldn’t care for him and turned him into rescue. When I had land I did Saint rescue and he and his brother came in together and I just kept them because it was so hard to place two saints together.
Chicken Dude: I would want one, but not two.
Me: That’s why I kept them.
Chicken Dude: How much will you sell him for?
Me: (WTF look) What? He’s not for sale (nervous laugh) he’s now my dog.
Chicken Dude: Oh come on man, how much you want for him? He’s big (pulls wallet from back pocket and pulls out a wad of money). How much? $500, $600, $700? I’ll buy him right now. I bet he eats a ton.
Me: (very uncomfortable at this point) Seriously, he is NOT for sale. I’m glad you like him. I like him a whole lot too. You should check out Petfinder.com, there are thousands of homeless dogs looking for their forever homes there.
Chicken Dude: I used to have a saint, but it died. He weighed 250 pounds and had a head (makes gesture the size of a car tire) this big. Then I wanted a Pitt Bull but the wouldn’t let him out of the shelter and put him down. Now I want a saint again. He sure is big. I will buy him right now.
Me: (where in the hell is my chicken) No thank you. He is NOT for sale, but you really should check out petfinder.com (writes www.petfinder.com on a piece of paper and hands to chicken dude).
Chicken Dude: That’s a shame.. I really like him, he’s big. If you change your mind will you call me. I have cash (hands me name and number on register tape).
Me: (Thank DOG chicken is ready) Thanks… good luck finding a dog.
Chicken Dude: You know you’re going to call me. I really like him.
OMG WTF DUDE! I will never eat there again! I felt soo uncomfortable it was unreal. RED FLAG!! RED FLAG!! That guy was soo creepy. I will be sleeping with one eye open for the forseeable future! He’s the kind of weirdo that stalks! Thank goodness I paid for my food with cash so he doesn’t have any information about me or Rufus. It was sooo random. Why would anyone who works at a fast food joint want to shell out that much money, cash money, for an adult dog that has a perfectly good home?! My guess, from his appearance, is that he wanted him for use as either a bait/training dog for fighting or is a drug dealer or gang banger and wants a big dog for protection/status. Trust me, you’d be mighty disappointed on both fronts chickenman.
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I wasn’t there but to me he sounds like a harmless dork who still lives in his mother’s basement and collects comic books. I wouldn’t worry about him with the number of dogs you have for protection. I would have been tempted to hint that the Saints go psycho at times.
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ChickenDude seems to have a big fetish … I wonder if it compensates for anything else .. like brain size for example!
Oops, did I really think that out loud!
Cheers
Charlie
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One can only hope Jan. It was a very disconcerting feeling to say the least.
Hahahaha Charlie Daniels!!!! You did think that out loud – Couldn’t have been put any better… lol
If it were me, I’d talk to his manager. That was totally uncool…..would write more but am on tiny tiny laptop right now
sewcrazydogladys last blog post..There Ain’t Nothing Like a Dane
Hi Jen, hope you are enjoying your vacation. I doubt I will go and say anything… it wont change the fact that he freaked me out in the first place. Rufus is safely tucked away on my bed for the night. Just where he is supposed to be. Yes, I felt violated and creeped out, but who’s the one with my dog? ME!
Yikes. I don’t know what I would’ve said! My dog usually doesn’t draw that kind of attention though because he’s not as big. That guy was probably drunk or something. Crazy.
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Mmmm, the over enthusiasm is creepy… the wallet of cash is hell creepy.. what chicken stuffer has a wallet of cash. I would go back at a later date and talk to the kids manager … there is no reason he should be trying to make deals of any kind on work time….Now its probably harmless, but I would keep Chelsea dog near me just the same if I was in the same boat….
OMD! What a loonie! I think I would have just driven off without my food at that point… I feel uncomfortable when people ask how much our dogs cost let alone when someone asks to BUY THEM!!!! And is so insistent! Sorry to hear you had to go through that..
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Oh my…what an idiot. Obviously not a dog lover just someone who wants a status symbol. Eeek…
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Woo! That WAS creepy! Some people are clueless and stupid too. My guess is that next time you want chicken you’ll be cooking your own.
ECHO
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Wow, I’d be calling in a complaint to the manager there too.
Talk about inappropriate!
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Oh my DOG, that was more than a WTF moment, that was a WTF encounter! Creepy and bizarre. I used to worry about Biggie getting stolen when he was a little dude, but now I think he would not let something like that happen.
That said, very creepy! Having had similar WTF encounters for the last year+, I now understand why Biggie’s breeder, when she came to NYC for Westminster, started telling people Biggie’s dad would bite! He is the sweetest big oaf ever, but sometimes it’s easier when a WTF asks if they bite – it tends to make them go away quickly, before they see how nice the dog really is. (It can be our little secret, that Canine Good citizen thing…
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Another couple things that work: the Gentle Leader head harness – people think it’s a muzzle, heh. And sometimes I say “Leave it!” even when he isn’t going to go after the person, if I don’t want that person to start talking to us.
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OMG some people do not deserve to have dogs!!
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Wow! That scared me. Do you think its still OK for me to go to MacDonald’s with mom? What if somebody tries to buy me? Momma says sometimes mean people do bad things with big guys like us that I don’t even want to know about. That’s why she locks the car when I am alone in it.
Slobbers,
Mango
My goodness, that guy had a nerve!
What a stupid a*****e!!
I don’t think I would have stayed that calm outside… Good for you.
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Ummm, weird. You had better watch your pooches.
“You know you’re going to call me?” Um, NO!!! If you were to say yes, then what would he have done? you can’t just sneak a St. Bernard into a fastfood kitchen and keep him there until you get off work! PLUS after the 50th no, you’d think he’d get the point!! I think I would quit eating chicken fingers after that, too.
Kaos
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OMG – we read Charlie Daniels comment and we’re laughing so hard we forgot what we were gonna say!
What a freaky experience! This dude is totally STRANGE!!!
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
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Woah, that was the creepiest thing we’ve heard in a while! Creepy chicken dude, for sure! And where did he get all that money???
Good thing that he was working and couldn’t follow you home. Keep the dogs close! All of them, all the time! They should all be allowed on the bed, on the couch, etc.!
Brown dog kisses,
Dannan (who loves to be on the bed, on the couch, etc.!)
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Too weird! I had a guy at Mickey D’s offer to buy my Ford Explorer while I was in drive thru once. Please don’t send him my way for a pup! “Nope, no pups here for YOU, weird chicken dude!” WTF????
OMG that chicken man was insane! Rufus should have showed him his pearly whites and made the chicken man pee his pants what a total weirdo! That is plain scary. How would he think you would sell Rufus. Rufus is part of your family. That chicken man was sure messed up in the head!
I am glad you paid with cash too!
Amy
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Some people have NO clue. That would be like walking up to someone with a baby like dude I have always wanted a baby how much for yours? Just creepy…eww!
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