Almost everytime I take the dog for a walk I achieve my dream; a large following. Or rather I should say my dog Caesar gets my dream; Children from the surrounding houses forget their play and come down to watch and be with me as I walk the dog. There are other dogs on the Yishuv, I assure you! But here they come, sometimes as many as 10, usually about three or four devoted followers.
Most of the time they stay behind him or far ahead, repeating, even though the don't know English, the phrase they have often heard me say "Comeon!" clapping their hands at him and fleeing when he obeys.
The braver ones approach from behind, and quickly run an hand down Caesar's flank; should he turn, they scatter. Some think the safest body part to grab is his tail---luckily for them Caesar is one of those dogs who is not disturbed by much of anything. I stop them of course, for Caesar's sake as well as their own; most other dogs aren't likely to be as tolerant. One I see a child approach from head on I know they have their own dog.
What is of gratest interest to them is; poop and pee. One would think "caci and peepee " are fairly regular experience with most human kind, but these kids are utterly fascinated everytime he does his stuff and there is running commentary on what he is doing at the moment; I feel like I'm at a sports event! "Look at that stream of yellow ladies and gentlemen. have you ever seen a dog pee so long? or "And will he poop, he's croching, he's extending his cheeks...YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS ladies and gentlemen, he is evacuating his bowels!"
Then I have to stoop down and clean up his little gifts. Maybe I should hold it up and shout VICTORY!!!!
(sigh) Playing sidekick to a dog.
So who stole your fantasy?