Had an 'incident' last week. My fault really; bad decision...Every Friday at the park down the road, the Greyhound Lifeline (where I adopted both Nico and Blue), have a thing - all the unadopted greyhounds and greys that have been rehomed in the local area, come down for a meet. I've never been able to go as it's Fridays at 10 but I know most of the people involved. Anyway Friday before last, I took him down there and it was excellent - ex-racer greyhounds are pretty stand offish with most breeds unless they look like them; they're not arsed about dogs which aren't skinny long legs. Blue loved it; all over-excited and immediately involved in a big bundle of other greys.
After a while, I took him to the other end of the park where there's a wide open space that Blue knows and runs in. I check it all out; no other dogs off lead, field clear etc and let him off. He did a few circuits then came back and I put the lead back on. As I was walking away, a bloke I'd noticed who had a skinny dog (not a grey, more a small lurcher - something x whippet maybe), came over for a chat and asked if Blue liked to run with other dogs. He does but only other greyhounds really. We introduced the dogs on lead and they seemed OK; sniffed about, wagging tails.
The moment we left them off the lead, the other dog attacked Blue. Just went straight for him. Obviously Blue, being a runner not a fighter, took off with the other dog chasing him, nipping at him every time he got close. Then they disappeared out of the park. I then had to engage in the most pointless sport ever - chasing greyhounds. Also had the not-at-all-humiliating pleasure of running sweatily past all the other greyhounds + owners all shouting 'they went that way'. The park's got a busy road running down one side and I was waiting for the sound of horns and an accident.
As it turned out, he ran home (about 500m) and all was good - though he must have crossed the main road twice to get back which scares the shit out of me. I haven't been back to the park since and didn't go back on the day as I was too pissed off with the other bloke. My fault too though - lovely sunny day, Blue was on his best behaviour etc etc and I made a decision too quickly - he'd already had a run and didn't need another. Live and learn I guess.