The Bus Pug

I was on the bus this morning, and this guy was sitting in the back with headphones, minding his own business. He was a blue-collar type guy with a worn cap, paint-splattered jeans that were also worn, and his hands looked as if he's worked with them a lot. A tough guy who looked like you shouldn't mess with him, and one might even ignore. Except for the tiny little pug in his lap. I wanted to burst out laughing. Here's this "tough guy" sitting on the bus, and he's got this adorable little dog in his lap. It was such an odd juxtaposition. The guy would occasionally rub his belly or his head, and the dog looked as happy as anything to be there with his daddy. The pug looked over at me occasionally - never realized that pugs look like E.T. :) - and it just made my day. This is significant as I normally am not a big fan of dogs (and that's an understatement). I remember the first time I ever saw a dog on the bus, and I was horrified that Metro actually allows it. I have a few friends with dogs that I've come to like (usually the ones that don't jump on me or, even worse, drool on me . . . ewwwww), but I usually don't like them in the least. Except maybe puppies. How can you not like a puppy. :) Maybe that's why I liked the pug, because he looked puppy-esque. I just thought it was a nice reminder, too, not to judge people by what they looked like. I never would've imagined that this guy would have such a cute dog and be so gentle with him. We happened to get off at the same stop and I watched him walk down the block ahead of me with the cute little pug. Kinda fitting that he peed on my office building too - I really like this pug! :)