Rocky’s eye
We’ve been leaving him outside when we leave lately. (He’s otherwise put away in “Rocky’s house” which I can’t imagine he enjoys too thoroughly.) It seems we can trust him. No obvious attempts to escape, or signs of him bothering passersby — the exception being his especially recent excessive barking, at men in uniform particularly.
I left him today for not more than an hour while I rode my bike around the neighborhood. When I came home, he was there, as usual, as expected. We went inside and I noticed his right eye was closed and orange stuff was all over his face. So, it appears, someone sprayed him with some pepper. I’m guessing it was the mailman. It’s frustrating that he’d do that, especially as Rocky is no real threat behind the small fence, despite him sounding vicious. I’m not convinced the pepper spray will have the desired effect on him, but, I gotta say, he had it comin’ to him.
I rinsed his face and eyes and walked to the store to get him some eye drops. He’s fine now, and he still barks.
