Go ahead and pee on the hotwire

 

I don't remember anything but my last image from my last dream. Whisky, old and fragile as he is, was marking his territory by peeing on the fence near the front gate. Only in my dream there was hotwire about 2 inches from the ground running along the fenceline. 

I used to actually have this configuration to prevent my dog Daisy from digging out from under the fence. I removed it after I had Whiskey and Shadow for a while. It was after Shadow zapped himself good a couple of times peeing on this 10,000 volt wire, and I saw how spooked they were to even go anywhere remotely near a fence, that I took it down. 

It had done its job too well. They were too permanently terrified to even go near the fences. It killed not only their will to escape but quenched their inquisitive nature as well. Shadow began peeing like a lady dog after that, and neither one of them went near anything that looked like a fence to pee on it.

Since Shadow passed, and I have been taking Whiskey out for more walks in the morning, he has regained his confidence and taken up the hobby of peeing on things again. Mailboxes, fence posts, trash cans, anything that sticks up out of the ground. 

In my dream, I was watching him do this newly adopted habit. I saw that his pee was going directly on the wire, which I presumed to be about to administer the shock of a lifetime to my poor old dog. I waited for it and mentally cringed in expectation, but it never happened. Somehow he had gotten away with it. A long and satisfying pee directly on the wire. Hmm, must not have been energized after all.

This was a dream, so the threat was not a real life situation that still exists. And if I did ever see a bit of hotwire running along a fenceline I wouldn't recommend taking a leak to find out if it was energized or not. 

For me, this dream represents a turning point in the release from the shackles of programmed fear. If you want to do something as basic to your nature as a dog peeing on a fence, go ahead and do it. What's the worst thing that could happen? You could get zapped with 10,000 volts of electricity straight to your junk, that's what. But fuck it, you'll never know til you try it. It's worth it, right?

**later**

I was out walking, as I do every night, but tonight it started to thunder and lightning all around me as I was headed home. As thrilling as it was, I was a little concerned because I was carrying an umbrella which might serve as a lightning rod. 

To make matters worse, I had to pee, which reminded me of my dream about Whiskey and the hotwire. I took a chance and relieved myself on the side of a desolate stretch of road, illuminated only by the occasional lightning strike. I figured if Whiskey could risk it, so would I. 

Much ado about nothing, all this fuss about possible electrocution. Go ahead and pee in a lightning storm too while you're at it.