I Volunteered and Got Followed by Dogs....

So, the voices in my head told me to make another post, and seeing as I am compelled to obey the 17 loud voices in my head, here we are.

Today's topic might be a little odd but it's a topic that's been on my mind for quite a while now. What do you do when you refuse to do anything outside because it's too hot and refuse to do anything indoors because it's too boring? There are actually several answers to this question, but my answer is rather interesting.

I get chased by dogs.

No, really. Allow me to explain. Weekly, I volunteer at the Pet Resource Center of Kansas City, which is roughly a 10 to 15 minute drive from my house, but being the car-less guy that I am, I walk an hour to get there and it takes an hour to get home.

You'd be surprised how many dogs I see, and not just at the Pet Resource Center. No, I've actually seen more dogs on my way to the center rather than inside it.

And most of them chase me... in a matter of speaking. They don't so much as chase me so much as follow me while I walk. I don't really care all that much either way. Dogs don't bother me... unless we're talking something that's big and menacing and scary and barks a lot, in which case, I'd probably be terrified.

The average dog, not so much.

The real question though, aside maybe from the question of why owners let dogs out of their sight un-leashed, is why out of all the people on the street do they choose me to follow? I honestly think I've developed some sort of dog attraction power, which sounds like some weird mutant power you'd read about in the X-Men. Wouldn't be as cool as the eye lasers, though.

But in all seriousness, I do recommend volunteering as a great way to kill some time in the summer, especially for teenagers. I'm likely going to do a post on the best places to volunteer in the future. Probably in the Kansas City area since that's my niche.

I'm going to go choke down this dinner I just ruined by pouring malt vinegar and hot sauce on top of everything. I don't do well with the food experiments...