Keith_Indy
Master
or at least, shouldn't have their older kids look after their younger kids.
So, after work today, I go out in the oppressive heat and humidity to walk my dog. I see a toddler down the street from me in front of a house that has a home daycare. Cross the street because my dog doesn't do well with grabby little kids.
Then out of no where a cute, friendly little dog is at our feet, running around me and my dog. Pick up my dog, because he also doesn't like being sniffed at, and the other pup is jumping up and down trying to introduce themselves. I give a couple good shouts like, hey, hey, anyone missing a dog. Put my dog down and feel around the other dogs collar, NO TAG.
I look over my shoulder and here comes this toddler crossing the street. Luckily we're in a subdivision and there's not much traffic on our street. But, it is rush hour, and people tend to go to fast in the whole neighborhood. So, I grab up my dog, cross over to the other side, and the toddler follows.
Went up and knocked on the day care house to see if they knew who the kid or dog was. Young girl answers, nope not here. Other dog runs right in their house, which was funny. Meantime, the toddler and the dog runs to the back of the house, so I follow, still holding my dog.
There's a lady back there, hey, do you know this kid or dog? Nope. So, then I start to panic, missing kid, clothed, don't see any injury or blood (because my mind goes to God I hope someone isn't hurt and this child wandered away.) Called 911. On call, give address, name, phone #. As I'm doing that a truck came down the alley behind the houses, so I made a slow down gesture and pointed at the dog and the kid. The lady picked up the dog, and kept an eye on the kid, so I started to the front of my house to put the dog inside.
911 - can you describe the kid.
Me: errrrr...
911 - ethnicity, white, black...
Me: male, hispanic, dark hair, about foot and a half. maybe 1-3 YO
Leave the dog at the house, go back around.
911 - is he dressed, is he injured.
Me: diapers, green sweatshirt.
Reach the back of the house, they're not there, so I start walking down the alley. They're at the front porch of the house and the kid is trying to get in.
911 - does he know who he is.
Kid is trying the door so I knock on the door.
Me: hey buddy, what's your name? (I ask the lady do you speak spanish)
911 - Cómo te llamas
Me: Cómo te llamas (at least I pronounced it correctly, but the kid just leans into the door as I ask him that.)
Kid is trying real hard to grasp the latch, so I start opening the door. A teenager (I believe) comes rushing from the back of the house. Shouts a few expletive's, speaks spanish to the kid, and gives him a few whacks on the butt.
Me to 911: Oh thank god, we're at the kids house. No, we don't need a response, thank you.
They just moved in 2 weeks ago, and I hadn't really seen anyone in the house yet, or the dog being walked. The teenager apologized, said he was in the back cleaning. Suggested he lock his front door from now on.
Thank God everything turned out good. I was in a full adrenalized mode and took me a few to calm down. Really need to learn spanish. Had 2 courses over summer school in college, but no use, no retention.
So, after work today, I go out in the oppressive heat and humidity to walk my dog. I see a toddler down the street from me in front of a house that has a home daycare. Cross the street because my dog doesn't do well with grabby little kids.
Then out of no where a cute, friendly little dog is at our feet, running around me and my dog. Pick up my dog, because he also doesn't like being sniffed at, and the other pup is jumping up and down trying to introduce themselves. I give a couple good shouts like, hey, hey, anyone missing a dog. Put my dog down and feel around the other dogs collar, NO TAG.
I look over my shoulder and here comes this toddler crossing the street. Luckily we're in a subdivision and there's not much traffic on our street. But, it is rush hour, and people tend to go to fast in the whole neighborhood. So, I grab up my dog, cross over to the other side, and the toddler follows.
Went up and knocked on the day care house to see if they knew who the kid or dog was. Young girl answers, nope not here. Other dog runs right in their house, which was funny. Meantime, the toddler and the dog runs to the back of the house, so I follow, still holding my dog.
There's a lady back there, hey, do you know this kid or dog? Nope. So, then I start to panic, missing kid, clothed, don't see any injury or blood (because my mind goes to God I hope someone isn't hurt and this child wandered away.) Called 911. On call, give address, name, phone #. As I'm doing that a truck came down the alley behind the houses, so I made a slow down gesture and pointed at the dog and the kid. The lady picked up the dog, and kept an eye on the kid, so I started to the front of my house to put the dog inside.
911 - can you describe the kid.
Me: errrrr...
911 - ethnicity, white, black...
Me: male, hispanic, dark hair, about foot and a half. maybe 1-3 YO
Leave the dog at the house, go back around.
911 - is he dressed, is he injured.
Me: diapers, green sweatshirt.
Reach the back of the house, they're not there, so I start walking down the alley. They're at the front porch of the house and the kid is trying to get in.
911 - does he know who he is.
Kid is trying the door so I knock on the door.
Me: hey buddy, what's your name? (I ask the lady do you speak spanish)
911 - Cómo te llamas
Me: Cómo te llamas (at least I pronounced it correctly, but the kid just leans into the door as I ask him that.)
Kid is trying real hard to grasp the latch, so I start opening the door. A teenager (I believe) comes rushing from the back of the house. Shouts a few expletive's, speaks spanish to the kid, and gives him a few whacks on the butt.
Me to 911: Oh thank god, we're at the kids house. No, we don't need a response, thank you.
They just moved in 2 weeks ago, and I hadn't really seen anyone in the house yet, or the dog being walked. The teenager apologized, said he was in the back cleaning. Suggested he lock his front door from now on.
Thank God everything turned out good. I was in a full adrenalized mode and took me a few to calm down. Really need to learn spanish. Had 2 courses over summer school in college, but no use, no retention.
