I Hate Bats

On the mornings that I have to work, Andrew gets up and takes Abby on a walk.  It is the only way we can make our mornings function well.  Andrew doesn't mind, he enjoys walking with Abby.  I don't mind walking with Abby, but I truly dislike walking with her when it is still dark.  I realize I live in a very safe neighborhood, but as a smaller woman, I'm just uncomfortable in the dark.  I know that I have Abby with me, but she is hardly a ferocious guard dog.  In fact, when she sees people she begins to cry and likes to roll over on her side because she wants love and attention...hardly intimidating!  I'm also marginally concerned about the wild animals that are in our neighborhood that haven't yet been scared away for the day.  And now, I find out a bat flew right in front of Andrew's face the other morning.  I. Hate. Bats.  I understand they have value in the ecosystem, but I hate bats.  Some people have an unreasonable phobia of spiders, mine is of bats.  I maintain though, that it isn't completely unreasonable, as bats can bite you (and you might not even realize it!) and they can have rabies.  So, in spite of the fact that Abby and I have been up since before dawn, she didn't get her walk that early!!!