So, today I bought a man lunch...

So, today I bought a man lunch. Now, before you all applaud me on my exceptionally {and uncharacteristically} forward nature, I need to give you all a little bit of background...

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Let me set the scene.

Man sitting in the park on his lunch break. His bag sitting comfortably at his side, with his suit jacket placed over the seat; sitting there quietly with headphones in, potentially lavishing the little bit of warmth on the last day of the working week.

Did I notice him at first?
No.

Did my puppy notice his lunch sitting on top of his bag?
Yes.

I think you all know where this is going.

In a split second, my life went from a quiet, leisurely midday stroll with the puppy, to me apologising profusely to this hungry stranger.

After capturing the half eaten, dog-slobbered, turkey on rye, I decided that there was only one decent thing to do.

Buy the stranger lunch!

Despite his polite protests and slight amusement {thankfully} of the fact that my 'meant to be on a diet' puppy had just devoured his lunch, he allowed me to pay off my puppy's debt.

With puppy well and truly reprimanded and firmly on lead, I proceeded to walk with the stranger to the nearest sandwich bar. Polite conversation followed for the next few minutes with me interjecting every moment I could, with "i'm so sorry, she's honestly never done this before..."

And by the end of the journey down the high street, my puppy had made herself a new best friend. I genuinely don't know how she does it, but all it takes is 2 minutes for her to captivate the heart of every human she meets. And just maybe, that's a lesson for us all {the making new friends part, not the act of stealing someone's lunch...}

So with a new sandwich in his hand and another few apologies in the mix, we parted ways. And as the puppy and I walked home, i got to thinking about how many people i have actually met through this little furry creature on my lead.

And indeed, I even learnt two things today: 

Firstly, that puppies are an exceptionally easy way to make friends {pretty much on par with the whole man with a baby scenario}; and secondly, that you should never underestimate a dieting puppy.