DOGOPHOBIA (2)

When I posted the picture of this dog yesterday on my status, one of my friends, Rosemary, just wrote “So na that kain small dog dey make you fear? A whole Warri pikin dey fear dog. Na you be the first person ooo.” Can you imagine?

In my defense, I told her, “Nor be only me dey fear dog ooo. The fear of dogs get levels jare.” Leave me alone, Rosemary. She was just laughing at me. 

Even Victoria said she liked dogs, that she used to even bathe them. Ahhh! How? Anyway, Eguonor does not like dogs too, so we are in this together. 

Yesterday evening, Orifunke was teaching us on YouTube live and I had to sit outside because of the network. At the back. Where the dog was. It was looking at me and I was looking at it. Then, my big brother came to turn on the generator. Come and see the way the dog was barking. If you see the way I jumped up ehhhnn…..

In my mind, I was thinking, “If this chain go and loose like this, this mighty dog will attack me before my big bros ooo.” I forgot about the class OL was taking ooo, I ran for safety. Save thine head, Temi.

My big brother was not even bothered about the dog’s loud barking or maybe he was doing the ‘I am a man’ thing. I don’t know ooo. 

When my brother entered the house, it became quiet. You dog lovers, what could be the reason? Answer it ooo. Rosemary, answer ooo. 

Today, I was lying down and this dog just kept barking. Was it seeing ghosts? (We were told when we were young that dogs can see ghosts. Is this true? Me, I don’t know ooo.)

I sha got up angrily and went to the kitchen and barked at it. Guess what it did? It continued barking. Ashawo dog! You thought it’s a female dog abi? 

I just left the kitchen and got myself busy and completely forgot about it.

Did I tell you? I refused to wash my sister’s clothes because of the dog ooo. Remember I told you it was close to the washing machine somehow. I told her I will use my hands. (Of course, I won’t. I was just doing small protest. It did not work ooo.)

I told her about the dog and she said I can’t be afraid of dogs. She narrated her own experience:

“I used to be afraid of dogs too,” she began. “The people I used to stay with, they had a dog. I would knock the gate and wait till one of them comes to walk beside me into the house. Then one day, one of my church members (I can’t remember the name she told me again jare) said, ‘Do you know you are not supposed to be afraid of dogs? God has given us all authority and dominion. All these things are under us.’ (The sermon was more than this, but this is the summary. Okrrrr?)

“After I had finally summoned courage one day, I did not wait for anybody to come out before I entered. I walked with boldness. I saw the dog coming and stamped my feet and shouted at it. It ran. Dogs can sense fear. If you’re afraid, they will use it.” 

So, I should not let this dog sense my fear? So, if I see it, I should touch it because it is under me? Abeg, I go dey think am fess. I don’t want anything (or teeth) to spoil my dark skin. 

The most painful of all is that the dog has warmed up to Tobi, my younger brother. Can you imagine? He said he gave groundnuts to it (I’m still shocked. I thought it’s only meat that dogs eat ni?) and it ate. 

The groundnuts that I am selling ooo, that is what he is giving to dog. Can you imagine? Anyway, he is buying from me (as my customer), so no wahala.

Abi I should start giving dog groundnuts too? I will be thinking it. When I buy a car from the profits I make from the groundnuts, I will give it. 

(To be continued)