How to: be your own knight in shining armor
I'm a huge advocate of getting out into nature to decompress and relax. But after renting a cabin in the middle of the the Wisconsin countryside for a few days, I had a moment that was literally the exact opposite of relaxing. It was terrifying. My friend and I were out walking our dogs on a country road near our beautiful Airbnb cabin. Upon crossing a street near some farm fields, we saw a small white dog in a yard on a tie-out, barking furiously and running back and forth restlessly while jumping and barking loudly. We crossed the street as quickly as possible, but the tie-out that the dog was being pulled so intensely that it snapped and the small dog made a rapid beeline for me and Sage. And in one swift, horrifying moment - this dog jumped at her and started clawing at her. Sage tried to leap away, barking and whimpering loudly, but the dog wouldn't let up. I told myself — don’t panic. Stay calm. You got this. I picked Sage up quickly and tried to run away from the s