The Two Dogs - Who Blinks First?

 I was jogging and saw these two dogs - one a pomeranian that seemed to have escaped home close by and ventured out and one a mongrel that looked as scared as the pom. The pom was unsure in new territory and wagged its tail nervously trying to make peace with the mongrel which was actually running away from the pom, a new animal.

Until the mongrel realised that the pom was actually more scared of it than it was of the pom.I could see the exact moment when both dogs realised this and then the mongrel turned. The pom realised its overtures had failed and turned and ran. The mongrel gave it chase and they ran off into the next street from where emanated some sounds of distress and fight. The mongrel might have caught up and vented its frustrations on the pom, finally having found one who was scared of it.

That's how life is I guess. There is a moment when we realise one is more scared than the other and that's when one becomes the victim and one becomes the hunter. If the pom had stood its ground, instead of wagging its tail pitifully, the mongrel would have run.

Lesson -  hold your ground, don't wag your tail too early and show you are scared and willing to do anything.