We Walk Alone

When we walk the neighborhood late at night, Jasper the dog is vigilant, particularly when we are being stalked by other animals. Tonight, the stalking animal was a cat. Jasper wouldn’t let the cat approach. 

Two nights ago, though, the stalking animal was a skunk. I didn’t mind the skunk. I like the company of skunks, provided they aren’t agitated. They’re pretty social animals. Last summer a skunk ran across the street to join us, as far as I could tell, because it was lonely. 

But Jasper is not as tolerant as I am, and so, we walk alone.