Liar, Liar, I hope your pants light on fire...

Honesty is always the best policy. This is a concept that I think everybody should live by and try to follow. It drives me nuts when someone is blatantly lying to get their own way. Just tell the truth and take responsibility. It's part of being an adult. Basically I'm too lazy to lie. It takes to much effort to keep your story straight. Most people aren't smart enough to be a good liar. At least our patrons aren't. Then you will always be known as a big fat liar and an untrustworthy person.



This evening a little cocker spaniel mix came into the library. She was so cute! She was obviously looking for someone. She had no collar or leash. When she found the person she was looking for in the library the patron claimed that it wasn't her dog but her neighbors and that it must have followed her here. The dog won't stay outside and keeps barking frantically when she can't get in. That tells the staff (who are animal lovers) that some thing's up. The patron then tells us that she's watching the dog for her neighbor which to me means that she's taken responsibility for the dog and needs to take it home. Our Assistant Branch Manager informs the patron that she needs to take the dog home. So with a length of yarn that we provided her to create a makeshift leash she ties the dog outside the library. Okay, that's not taking the dog home! The patron's Internet time was more important her than taking care of a living being in her care. Which pisses me and a the rest of the staff off. When the dog breaks free the patron, let's call her Cruella, proceeds to kick the little cocker spaniel mix. All this was witnessed by a staff member. Cruella was approached by the what we suspect is the owner but we're not sure. Anyway this guy takes the dog away. I guess during the course of events Cruella had called the owner to pick the dog up however, you can't trust a single word that came out of this woman's mouth. I was thinking that it would have been kinder to call animal control and have the dog picked up. Cruella walks back in and when confronted about abusing an animal in her care admits it with not even a shred of shame or remorse. It boggles the mind. I hope she doesn't have kids.