a few days ago I was in kinda embarrasing, or better to say awkward situation. I was about to go to the forest to gather berries / mushrooms. While going by a shop, I noticed that two dogs followed me. But at that moment there we many people going in the same direction, and I thought that dogs belonged to them. I walked a little upon highway, and it was a group of tourists that was going not very far from me. But than I turned to a country road, and since that moment I was alone. And I was surprised when I noticed that one of the dog was running behind me, in a short distance. But I did not pay much attention to it. Stray dogs are stray dogs. But than I noticed second dog. They both were following me. It was strange already. But the most strange thing happened, when I turned off the road, to the forest... dogs did the same! when they were following me at the road it could yet be explained, cuz they could probably remember that way, and had some destination. But it turned out that their destination was me. When I stoped, they stopped too. When I was going to the left - they were repeating it. They just considered me to be their owner, I do not know why... Just chose me and thats all. At this moment it was strange, but not distrurbing yet. I was gathering berries, and walking through the forest, they were running around and playing. When I sat down, they laid down not far from me. It was even funny.
Until they noticed some other people in the forest. People were far off, but dogs immediately react upon them and start to bark in a very aggressive way, and rushed to the "attack"...
it was so stupid... dogs were not my, but from the outside it looked like I am the owner - who else could be the owner when we were alone at the forest? I understood that, and felt that I ought to restrain dogs.. I cried "faugh!", "stop", but dogs did not pay attention on my words: they treated me like an owner, but only when they wanted it! People started to shout "take away dogs, take them away!" waiting me to stop them... It was a little child with them, and he (or she?) started to squeal and cry, cuz it was kinda it frightful I guess... of course, dogs were common mongrels, but both were rather big, and they were jumping and barking maliciously. And for child it gonna be quite dangerous.. I felt my self like an idiot shouting in reply: "these are not mine dogs!" or smth like that... and threwing a stick in pursuit of the running dogs "What??!" - people were obviously astonished and it was clearly seen that they did not understand how could it be real.. I was kinda embarrassed, I was not guilty at all, but it looked just like I am a stupid owner... in such a fast moment it was no time to explain them the whole story, of how that dogs followed me long-time-ago (they had been walking with me for about 5 hours!) and it sounded kinda improbable, cuz after that barking and attacking both dogs returned to me!!! just like they were "defending" their owner, and now had returned to him! Great that they did not bite the child, but he got frightened, started to run, stumbled and fall ... I shouted like "fucking dogs, what the fuck you come to me?! get the fuck out!" lifted a stick against them, but they just remained behind for a while, and than again came to me, and they were friendly fawning, goddamn!... I was simply puzzled with that behaviour! and I wonder what had people thought about me - a madman?
Later on, when I was going back from the forest, dogs kept following me. And on the highway it was the second time I feel awkward because of them. They were crossing the road, not paying a fucking attention to the cars, and the drivers were to slower the speed... one time it was a big truck with a trailer, and a dog decided to cross the road just in front of it. Driver had to brake rather abruptly, and I cursed that damned dogs one more time: a car accident due to them would be the last straw! And of course, driver looked at me significantly, just like "what the fuck you can't control your fucking dogs, idiot?" And I had to vindicate myself once again, telling him that they were not my and I that I was not in response for them! But still that all was kinda stupid & uncomfortable
...Dogs were going along with me until the railway platform, and even wanted to jump into the train. Still do not get what was the reason for them to treat me like the owner, to bark at other people, and to follow every step I made.
