Delivering flyers in Nagashima

Today we passed out flyers, this is normal for the church in Nagashima.
Thursdays we spend 1-3 hours passing out flyers depending on the
weather, how the week is going, how tired everyone is, etc. My day
almost ended early today when a dog the size of a small Lab tried to
take my leg off. I saw him wagging his tail in the doorway of a small
shed and thought he would be OK. However when I got to the mailbox and
turned away from him, he came out fast! His chain brought him up just
short of my leg and the whole shed jerked. I almost had a heart attack.
This is the second time this year I have had an issue witha local dog.
the first time I was riding my moped to church when a pitbull-like dog
came after me. While the law says it is illegal to have dogs off a leash
in Japan, you wouldn't know it by driving around Nagashima!
This is not a problem I thought we would have in Japan.

posted by Norman @ 9:43 PM