Sort out your anger management issues before they consume you

IT WAS about 6.45am, still dark in my neighbourhood and I was walking my three pugs. All of them were leashed. An expat with a small, white dog was walking past me on the footpath. I remember thinking it was ironic that such a large man was walking this chihuahua, that looked like a wind-up toy because it was really tiny.

Anyway, while his dog was strolling past, my pug, Pickle, suddenly bolted toward this Chihuahua and started chasing it. The lead slipped out of my hands and his dog got frightened and started running away from my pug. I started to apologise, trying to smooth over the situation. I knew my dog was not going to attack his dog but he was so enraged.