Unbelievable

I am not a dog lover. But I am also not a cruel person (usually). Today I saw something that made me so irate, I just couldn’t keep my mouth shut. Frank and I were walking to our car in the grocery store parking lot when I noticed a dog in the car parked next to ours…with the windows all rolled up tight! Granted, today is not a super hot and humid August day; however, it’s still in the 80’s and I’m sure quite hot and stuffy sitting in a car! I could not believe that someone would really leave their poor dog in the car without the windows even cracked! I looked around, wondering what to do, when I heard the familiar ‘chirp chirp’ of the doors being unlocked. I turned to see a middle aged woman walking towards the car. First, warning Frank that I was about to pull an ‘Uncle Harry’ (as fits of rage are referred to in my family), I then calmly said to the woman, “I can’t believe you would leave your dog in the car with the windows rolled up.” Her excuse? “Ma’am I just ran inside to cash a check.” Looking at the shopping bag in her hand, I have a suspicion that she also made a few purchases. Anyway, after explaining that it didn’t matter how long she was in there, it was still extremely inhumane of her to leave her pet in the car with no ventilation, I was then told to “shut my mouth” and called an idiot. Really? I’m the idiot? Maybe you should sit in your car with the windows rolled up and pull down your visor to look in the mirror. And please don’t call me Ma’am again; I’m not that old!