Well, we ran out of the house this morning, hoping to beat the rain. The weatherman said there was less than an hour until we would be deluged - HA! it never came! We saw the clouds and the rain falling over Hillsboro, but it never came up here - even the park looked dry. Oh well. We still knocked out over 2 miles, in goodly time.
Well, Park Personality #5, The Helicopter, is pretty much self-explanatory. This is the person who brings their dog into the park, and all you hear is that dog's name. Why? Because Helicopter wants everyone to know that that is their dog. They tell them to run, fetch, to stop doing whatever. Honestly, these are the people you pray are hit by laryngitis while at the park.
One Helicopter I knew well was a man who loved his dog. He would start a conversation with someone, and every few words he would erupt yelling out the dog's name. He couldn't listen to what others were saying in the conversation, not only because he talked non-stop, but because he was more focused on his dog than anything else.
This isn't a terrible thing, no, to be focused on your precious, but that much was too much. Other park people used to giggle when they saw him coming, and began to imitate him; many people would leave for a walk just to escape him.
Did his dog listen? Not really. It got old for the poor pup, as well. Dogs are like children. If a parent consistently calls the child's name, it becomes muted in their hearing. People tend to block out noises that are constant. So, some parents ask their children, "Didn't you hear me?" the kid's response of, "Nope. I guess I was busy." is actually accurate. Dogs are pretty much the same. If you keep calling their name, they stop responding. That's why I try to not use my dogs' names too much - and yes, there are times when I've been a helicopter, but I realized what I was doing and stopped. These people don't.
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