The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Hour 1: Stone Cold Man Campbell

Episode Date: January 16, 2024

Dan is blown away by the Taylor Swift Effect™️ as Peacock's ratings soared for Chiefs-Dolphins, but Greg and the crew argue the Dolphins may have had something to do with it. Then, Mike Tomlin blinks, Dan Campbell sounds like Stone Cold, and Stugotz has his Weekend Observations! Plus, John Reed has a new show song, and Dan had an incident at the dog park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Learn more at thumbs prop bites dot com. Elge Billy's restrictions apply voidware prohibited. See draft Kings dot com for details. This is the down laboratory show with this two got spot cast. for details. What a fascinating success to got this Peacock NFL football game was for streamers and the NFL and fascinating at least in part because I don't know if all of the people buying that game understand that they've just made it so that everyone knows that they can now charge you more and more often for buying those games because the industry was changed this weekend when peacock which paid $110 million for that game somehow got a rating 6% higher than the one on broadcast television

last time they played a Saturday wild card game at night. The Jacksonville Chargers game last year that was the debacle that cost Mike a lot of money because the Chargers were up 27 nothing at the half and then lost the game to Jacksonville. That game did 6% worse than this one. That's the Taylor Swift effect. That's the Kansas City Chiefs effect. I don't think the Miami Dolphins had much of anything to do with that. Although the Miami Dolphins do have fans all over the world.

There was a interest in the dolphins. I mean, they were, you know, they were a team that scored a lot of points. About the same as there would be in a chargeer's Jacksonville game. The spike was because of Kansas City. I think we're too far away removed from their success. The dolphins are still an international brand, despite they are Smith being in the backfield for the last couple of years.

We're 30 years or more removed from their success. It's multiple generations were removed from Miami Dolphins success. But for whatever reason, the brand carries weight. As example by them, probably having a game in Brazil next year. They're on hard knocks too. Yeah, they're on hard knocks.

And that's why they're always playing, you know, the, what do you guys argue? The NFL, a lot of teams have been on hard knocks. What do you guys, what do you guys, it's the chiefs and Taylor Swift? What do you guys argue with me? We agree with you. We're just saying that dolphins contributed a little bit to the, even the game somewhat. That's how they contributed.

They were also there. That's how they contributed. They were also there. That's too defensive. Anyone else who was playing against the Chiefs, against Taylor Swift in a playoff game would have also gotten that number. And better teams would have gotten in better. I think the point is if you're putting the Chiefs at the top in terms of where is the national interest.

The dolphins are not at the bottom. The dolphins are at the very in the middle at the very with this high, it's a fun offense the fun offense again though the reason the people were watching the game it's another playoff game if it's the dolphins it's the same as chargers jacksonville if it's just the dolphins it's the Taylor Swift effect the fact that they could go 6% look man don't tell me this isn't a sea change the fact that they could go 6% higher while eliminating old people who don't have peacock and don't need peacock and don't know how to find peacock. The fact that they could

do better than broadcast network television and the familiarity of finding the games everywhere you find them. I'm stunned that they went higher in a streaming service than they did on broadcast television. Amazon has been leaking fans for the NFL because of the Thursday night game because it's not the same thing. People are used to, you eliminate the old and you eliminate the poor when you put it in a place

that people can't get it for free in the same place that they always find it. And they did that and still increased by 6%. That stunned me. It it did and I'm assuming it's because of Taylor Swift and the chiefs that make it a different kind of game that has to be sought out. I would also say the weather contributed to that novelty game like there was a lot of talk about Kennedy's team's play in freezing cold weather and so I think didn't know

it's disagreeing with you. I think those are probably the top two things what you're saying there were other factors in that number yeah like like tyrie kill returning to kansas city i think was a little bit of an interest level and keep in mind the first half of the season the dolphins were the it team in the nfl they score seventy points in a game for the first time since the nineteen thirty's

i mean they were an offense that was record setting and so there is an interest in the dolphins and mike is exactly right they have a national following internet they travel they travel very well uh... they have huge fan clubs all over london uh... there are team with a draw beyond the nfm they do find themselves a branding crossroads though because the moniker fins up has to be retired due to a dispute with the estate of Jimmy Buffett.

So what do we say now as a rallying cry for the Miami Dolphins? It looks a little more ridiculous now. Today, Mike McDaniel running off of the field with a shark's fin meant to be a Dolph. No, no, no, no, no, what you just did there with scrub the video like that's a straight marking for engagement well what was the team model before fins up go dolphins I don't know yeah that that you do it go dog he figured it out go dolphins clever type tire kill was all over social media people kept showing him he was making fun of his own ashy lips coming out onto the field why no one told him anything about that he also is you know pointing out that legerius need a lot of people are showing the video of him

getting jammed into the ground by legerius need and he said he jammed my ass back to cancun and he also says on social media, F everybody else, it still fins up. That's what Tyree killed. Wow. That seems directed at Jimmy Buffett's estate. That is hugely disrespectful. Mr. Godds, can you tell me here

if we finally saw Mike Tomlin blink? Let's play this video here of them losing against Buffalo yesterday and a game that was played at 4.30 in the afternoon on a Monday. Anyone? Mike, you have a year left on your contract. He did blink. He walked out in the middle of the question. Agreed. Let's go ahead and look at that again and in in the middle of the question agree uh...

let's go ahead and look at that again and see exactly how far into the question he got before he just walked out anyone like you have a year left on your contract here please not right man do your job don. Seriously, answer the question.

Yeah, or at least, at least answer it without saying anything, but answer it. All we do is praise you winning season after winning season, even though you've lost your last five playoff games, I think you've won one Super Bowl, you probably should have won more. And your job is never up. You have never taken your contract to the end,

and the reporter is doing her job by asking that question. And for you to walk out in that situation, please, you've been as to once in your life, answer the question. If I may, the way he answered it, better than any other way he could have possibly answered it for us. The only way we play it. Any amount of words he could have said they're not as good as what it is that he did by way of his answer Thank you Mike Tomlant for doing it that way. I salute you I don't understand how your team was still playing games yesterday He creates more questions though with that response. Yeah, like that is to dance point That's a response more than just playing the game of saying the same thing

He would say every other year in that spot. There was some more positive locker room and post game feelings. I think a lot of people had this reaction for Detroit. I know Stugots was celebrating Jared Goff yesterday but there were a lot of people to be happy for in Detroit including Man Campbell. Let's watch this. We play next Sunday back here at home, guys. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! So, we got the winner, Tampin' Philly, which is tomorrow.

We'll be here at 3 o'clock, back in Fortfield, because you got... You earned it. Through how electric was it out there. Yeah! I'm telling you what, it's gotten getty better. It's everything you dream of, it then bore. Alright, that's outstanding work. I got two game balls. All right, number one. Listen, when you, when you come in three years ago, like me and this guy did and you had a vision and you start working

together and you've got an idea of how you want to build it and the type of players you're looking for and how you want to go top to bottom, offense defense, special teams, and you're in can lockstep, you're in can lockstep. I'm telling you guys, it's a steep business, and ain't always perfect, but we do a pretty good job. But without this can guy right here, man. I love you, man. Great job. I absolutely love every single person in this room, man.

We were intentional on being about grit, alright, and earning it. I love everybody here, man. We went through darkness and it shaped us. All right, it shaped us for this moment. I love y'all, man. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. OK, I'll just say it like this. Hey, you're good enough for Detroit. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Hey!

Hey, I love it. Appreciate you guys more than you fucking know. I promise you that. I love you guys so fucking much. This is just the beginning, boys. This is just the fucking beginning. We got three more of these. Chris, next week, at home, at our place.

I guess whoever wants to come in here, let's go. Yeah! We're all three! What do they wear? Why are you laughing, Chris? Man, man Campbell's so much better at that than Jared Gomez at the end there. Come on, guys. Let's go. We worked hard. Who's Brad Holmes?

Ted GM. He was in the elevator. That was cool watching him go down in the elevator after the victory, just shouting in the elevator. How good does it have to feel? Man, that city, that team have been a laughing stock for 30 years. That, and we did a lot, with this show,

did a lot of laughing at man Campbell and I'll bite your kneecaps. I'm tired of the Cowboys. They always lose in the playoffs. I don't like the Cowboys to begin with. I think the Lions, because everyone is rooting for Dan Campbell, Jared Goff and Detroit, and that city because they have been through

as you said, 30 years of misery I think they are America's team more than that more than 30. I think America if your team is still not in it If you live in one of the cities where your team is already out you should be rooting for the Lions. Yes There's some stone cold Steve Austin and Dan Campbell gravel when I close my eyes. I heard stone cold There is it sounds put it on the pole, please, dude, you're at that. At Levitard show. Yes, get get the stone cold for me again. Stone cold taking the cold.

Oh, because there is. There is some absolute put it on the pole, dude, you're at Levitard show. Does it sound in Dan Campbell's voice? Like someone is walking across loose gravel? Because revisit this thing. Yeah, let's let's hear some Dan Campbell Campbell's voice like someone is walking across loose gravel because Let's let's hear some Dan Campbell getting into a cold plane God dammit God damn it. Whoa! Ugh!

Ugh! Ugh! Geez! God damn it! It was, uh, it was up on, God damn it! It was up on everybody's Steve coming to the Broke Skull Ranch. I got this, uh, minute therapy. Hey, what's up everybody, Steve coming to the Broke Skull Ranch.

Hey, what's up everybody, Steve coming to the Broke Skull Ranch. Uh, I do my first cold plunge and a renewed therapy. My shop says 43 degrees right now so I'm sure the water is sub 50. I was going to start off at 50. It's going to be a little bit colder than that and we're going three minutes here once you four three two there we go God damn Son of a bitch Mother Oh, mother! Ah! I'm gonna revisit this mother!

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Weekend observations brought to you by Miller Light. Great taste taste 96 calories Available for delivery Dan It had been 32 long years since they last won a playoff game the cold war had just ended Dan Campbell was in high school Jared Goth still wouldn't be born for another two years their fans have been through it They were the joke of the league in a league that includes the New York Jets

But then that all changed over the weekend make no mistake about it After over three decades of misery in the motor city, the Detroit Lions America's team are back. Don't you have to have been something before you can be back? Technically, I feel like. But were they ever here before? I mean, 32 years ago as Bobby Lane. Yep Can I is he still alive? I doubt it, but go ahead looking up Tony go ahead and look up when Bobby Lane passed away It's a great name though. Was that night train? No, that was dead night train Lane. That's a fine I asked a question. I was asking was that fair Bobby Lane died in 1986. Huh?

86 I only have one hand here, Dano because I got the thanks. It's part of type of one. Oh, he young only 60 years old. Oh headline Jerry Jones Mom on Mike McCarthy's future. He's so fired The D a Kalen De Bo, stands for Do It at Alabama. A lot of pressure there. I'll show a lot of money. Kevin Stofanski, the rare coach of the year candidate, who was also on the hot seat. How about that? It's never happened before I don't think. Some of the hot seats, the guy, coach is ass off.

Is he on the hot seat? I mean, if Belicechek calls and you're the Browns, what do you do, Dan? Well, a few places that it would, that it's never worked for Belicechek. Yeah. Chiefs dolphins, do it at Lambo, the frozen tundra,

Belicech, Cowboys, Collision Course, Dan, you know what this C in C.J. Stroud stands for? The frozen tundra bellicic cowboys collision course Dan you know what this C in C.J. Stroud stands for I do not it stands for Carolina traded up and picked the wrong quarterback That's embarrassing man. You traded up to not take C.J. Stroud You didn't listen to your football people when they said they wanted CJ. And he also fired them. Yes, yes, you did. It also stands for Canton.

He's going there. I mean, he is a rare, special quarterback. Mm-hmm. Dan Quinn, how about you worry less about becoming a head coach again and more about coaching your defense. What embarrassment? That should set him back like four years seriously. Who's gonna hire him after that? Huh? Aggressive huh it was really was demanding an answer

I mean what do you think all Dan's have to defend each other like why were you crying man I don't know why it was weird but you're gonna play off game your defense is supposed to be great it's not great you're thinking ahead about being a head coach again don't coach your defense it's all I'm sorry once they move the bills game having to wait until 4 30 for football on Sunday was torture I don't like this 430 thing. I need football at 1. I sent you a agree with me or nodding your head. It's tough oh so thankful to see old Classico on the guide. I was also just staring at Cody's Asman Haler as I tried to think of us getting younger and smarter. I'll hide it. Dan I'm telling now, so you're not surprised when the baseball season strolls around.

Marcus Strowman is a Yankee. Thank you, sir. The Strosho. He should be an Astro. I mean, Dan, we're getting close. Enjoy the next few weekends, because soon it's me, you, baseball, a Joey Chestnut. That's over, God.

Can you do it again this year? I don't know. Dynasty. Bill Balochack, Philadelphia Eagles, collision course. Wait a minute. What happened? He's right. But he just said, he's right about that one too.

What we'll see. What will we see? Where he chooses to go. I'm just saying, you're spreading it out pretty good there when you're saying collision course Philadelphia Collision course Dallas this reminds me Mina Kimes has a little bit of stugot center She picked the Rams on her podcast and she picked the Lions on NFL live that hurts Mike Mike has my observations. Yeah, don't give your takes while he's giving his takes. You might cross take How am I supposed to know what's in his takes? How should I know that?

Just know, I mean. Sense it. I'm aware of that. You know, it's going to be in there. I mean, I did, how would I have known, how would I have known that that was in there? You could not pay me to dig my way through snow to find my seat at an NFL game. Not enough money you could pay me. Hidden that's the truth. I mean are you kidding me? Wow. Sitting your couch. For a team that Dan claimed is never out of it because they could score at any moment. The dolphins were sure out of it quickly because they couldn't score at any moment, disappointing. Since we announced we were going to the Super Bowl Las Vegas,

the dolphins are row in three and outscored by 63 points. Jinks is anybody? The moment we announced everybody was going to score. Oh my god. Also the Titans game We did a watch party no more events around dolphins games. God almighty. All this talk about the dolphins losing in that weather Question for you. Did he get warmer when the chiefs have the ball? Josh Allen can scoot Mike was right Baker Mayfield has the goods, dude. There are a couple of great stats involving the Browns and Mayfield. Mayfield has one more playoff games than the Browns since 1999.

Mayfield has had eight head coaches, eight head coaches in his career, which is crazy. Matthew Stafford, do it in Detroit. Dan, you know what was on the menu Sunday night in Detroit? I do not. Nick Caps, Jared Gough, exacted his revenge. I'm not 100% certain what nepotism looks like, but I'm pretty certain it looks like Tom is those kids walking onto the Michigan State basketball team.

He works hard. Get a scholarship. Speaking of nepotism, Steve and Brian Balecheck. Harboh's kid, a lot of people were pointing out Harboh's kid was the special teams coach in that game where the punt returner dropped the ball at the one yard line. I know this has been a crazy Michigan. I know this has been a crazy Michigan season, but do you guys remember that Jack Harboh was co-head coach for a game?

What? He gets a championship ring because he was co-head coach for one game this season, a championship winning season. The Rams flight was delayed multiple hours after plain issues. Hopefully nobody missed their connection to Cancun. Kaelin DeBour, the rare coach who got his team to a national championship. Then after 30 minutes, you can't remember if it's K-Lin or K-Lub. Katie Nolan, do it against Ken Jennings.

Patrick Beverly is a 76er, huh? What do you laugh at that? Ken Jennings? I'm still laughing at you telling Katie Nolan to win jeopardy again. She's so good at that Jennings. Yes. Smart man. I'd give anything to city amount of money

till night, wired Dan landing after Nick Sabin retired. Patrick Mahomes, do it on the road. Patrick Mahomes, do it in warm weather. Patrick Mahomes, do it in warm weather. Patrick Mahomes, do it in a dome. If we're being honest, Joe Flacco was due for a stinker. The Jets, trading for Jordan Love in 2037. Collision course, tired of them. The packers I'm talking about how i can't wait for the video of a shirtless bill bella check sneaking out of jerry jones's house at five thirty in the morning what were they doing like why would he be well you remember my party at the

party over his house is part of the interview so odd under reported story why asleep over So odd. Undereported story. Why a sleepover? Why shirtless? They're adults. I think he added the shirtless detail just because we have video of Bill Bella check at a ring doorbell leaving an apartment shirtless. It'd be great if Bella check negotiated that his sons had to stay in New England. Tired of those kids.

Dan, the D&DAC stands for Do It in the playoffs. You know what the P and press got stands for? I do not. Not playoffs. Okay, so I still don't know what it stands for. Nope. Quite the weekend for Steven A Smith, top five people who were the happiest over the weekend. Number five, Skip Bellis. Dallas losing is good for the business of Skip. Number

four, Bill Belichick. Number three, Dishon Watson. He had enough of Joe Flacco. Thank you. Just thundering through a yeah shirtless billbell a sound that's Accompanying you is billbellicic leaving that apartment shirtless That's why you're not getting the sounds you're accustomed to Stephen the walking down the stairs Number one Brian Gutechis You're coming to jazz What they're good like that nice little game from marketing Brian Gutekis. Here come the jazz.

What? They're good. Nice little game for Markinon. Cam War to Miami. Looks like Mike, Mike Ryan's Czech clear. Mike B. Daniel was so much cooler when we thought he was smarter than everyone else Dan Campbell's post game locker room speech Goose bumps Dawson Knox at Dalton concade are the same person. I kept calling Dawson Knox

Dalton Knox at Dalton concade Dawson concade Thought of my mom? It's a tricky game. Sometimes a Dallas Clarke will sneak in there. The Packers have more playoff wins at AT&T Stadium than the Cowboys do. That's crazy. That's an amazing stat. Oh boy, Meena Kimes, what do I do here?

Skip it. Meena Kimes, picking the lions on the Meena Kimes show with Lenny and the Rams on NFL Live. Meena, the Stugots is strong in you. I don't care what Pat Riley says, Dwayne Wade is not getting that statue. I'll move mountains, I'll work my fingers to the bones, no chance in health. Speaking of health, or briles, Dan, those are the weekend observations. Don Lebatard! Many of you, by the way, are writing in and you're saying, Dan, quit being so mean

to co-hosts that you always deem incompetent. That's the formula, man. Me being mean to the co-host is what allows Stugots to take a very wealthy vacation right now. Stugots. It's a winning position for everyone, but me. Have you guys not figured this out yet? That's the whole thing. It's me being rotten straight, man, as everyone else gets to be incompetent, and I yell at them for being incompetent. And here's the miracle of it. It's the magic elixir bad which is the only thing Greg Cody can be becomes good and lovable and it's because standing next

to obnoxious strident me makes everyone look that way. And the brush with death helped. Yeah, that was planned by me. The whole thing was contrived. VCC dan lebertar show with this two cats. So John Reed made a Las Vegas song that we played on the air and it was catchy, little ditty. By the way, if you want to be with us at stadium swim at Circa Hotel, February 8th and 9th, we're doing a live show, live broadcast.

February 8th and 9th at 10AM Pacific Time Reserve your tickets right now. We've been blown away by the early response to this and we have a much more tidy web address for you to go to for you to lock in your place for Mass Vegas as our show descends upon Las Vegas Nevada for the Super Bowl. First time ever in our shows illustrious history that the entire cast of the show will be traveling to the Super Bowl location head over to circa Las Vegas dot com slash Lebitard. So we've had that theme song for a little bit. I should point out to the people incidentally that I've seen some of the planning and some of the photographs. This is going to be a wonderful party that's going to. I don't I don't want to over promise here, but it's going to be a lot of fun. It should be great provided that day and I

don't tear apart at the seams. Here's that song by John Reed And I want to get to it. What this is actually inspired around these parts Viva, bus Vegas, here we come Oh hey hey, oh hey, who is that Dan? Is that stew? Is that my Ryan Billy Gill? Chris and Greg too, is that you do? Aaron Vegas Oh boy, oh boy, is that bro? Is that bro? Talking hockey at the bar Look, you didn't took it too far. How did Vega has ruined to the penalty box?

A Viva, my house of Vega has a hate, hate, a hate, who? The banger of a parody song, and John Reed went back in the lab. And I will debut a new John Reed song in a second. But we have a live shot of Jeremy Tajay, who is also musically inclined. And he is hard at work in the lab right now, crafting another song for this show. So John Reed, an unlikely source, but I thank you for the inspiration that you've given

our team, and you've earned yourself an opportunity to trust you until it goes south. Now I fear that this may go south very quickly, but because of the Viva Mazvega song, I will play your next song, and this is a parody song that has to do with the Dolphins empty promises this season. The longest drought ever now, and they have the most consecutive playoff losses with six consecutive playoff losses. Wayne Wade has started and finished college and started and finished a Hall of Fame career and got an one day play off again. Yeah. God. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha. I don't know if I'm right or not.

Yes. Yeah. To ease our troubled minds. You said we would be in Vegas, baby. I'm a grown man You said we would be in Vegas, baby And instead it's the same old lies I thought we had a chance Now it's all over Ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een geven moment, ik heb een geven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een moment, ik heb een moment, ik heb een moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een moment, een geven moment, ik heb een gegeven moment, ik heb een moment, een geven moment, ik heb een moment, een geven moment, ik heb een moment But all we ever get is if they promised our offense. If they promised our offense. If they promised our offense.

Turn to the blues. Maybe we don't trust him as much. Agreed. It's hard living up to Viva and Las Vegas, you know. We will get to a parade of gas bags in a moment. Wow. It has been a minute since we have done one of those. I suspect that Greg Cody will be featured prominently and that is the greatest of the dolphin homers. But I wanted to ask you guys something. I had a dog park incident over the weekend and actually called my wife afterward and I was proud of myself for being able to muzzle my own rage at what it is was happening because I could have had an escalation that would have been unwise for me at 55 years old. But it's a big, big park and the

dogs run free at the park and sometimes dog behaves like dog. You can't really control, I don't think, whether or not a dog gets into it with another dog. I'd like to think you can, but you never know when that's going to happen. And my dog seems to have big problems with other dogs that have balls. My dog does not have balls, but when other dogs have balls and there are girls involved, sometimes itates and my dog's a pit bull. My dog will not actually do anything bad to anybody. He just makes noise and growls and stuff but he's a pit bull and it comes with all sorts of preconceived notions. So I'm on the phone on one part one part of the park and I see that an owner is scared and my dog is, you know, wrestling with another dog who is now submitted.

The other dog has submitted and my dog is on top of the dog and I go running over, right, to just grab my dog off of the other dog and put his collar back on and his leash back on. And as I'm doing it and I'm down on the ground doing it I'm having trouble doing it because the dude standing over me and screaming at me to control my dog and I understand his fear but he's insulting me while I'm doing this and I'm having trouble with his collar because I'm getting so agitated about this guy being over me when I'm both understanding his fear and also trying to soothe him by explaining,

look, my dog isn't any kind of a problem. It just looks like it. You're not focused. You're not focused at the task at hand. Well, I'm focused on my rage because this person is insulting me, but yet I'm also compassionate to his fear because I get it. That's not something that you want,

but he's yelling at me about my inability to control my dog from behaving like a dog. And this happens for a minute because to got my hands are now shaking with anger at this person standing over me. And I was able in that, and this is different for me, not just with age to guys, but because now everybody in Florida's armed, like, yeah, I got to kind of be smarter about stuff like that. And when I got up and started talking to him,

I explained to him calmly, as his wife was actually taking my side on it. I explained to him calmly that he's escalating matters because he was very close to me being on his neck. The way my dog was on his dog's neck. And no, I mean, and I said to him like, that I'm like, you're not helping matters. Like, and I wasn't mad at him.

I'm like, I'm like, I totally understand everything about your fear there. And it's how I was able to sort of make my rage subside. But that unwise for him to do that, but yet I didn't blame him. So what do you do in that situation? Both if you're me and you're him? You have a dog that you love and you're afraid of pit bulls

and you're afraid that a pit bull is going to do something to your dog. Like I totally understood his fear. What I didn't understand is how he was berating me with insults. Making it worse, making the whole situation worse, escalating the situation. It doesn't help that his wife is siding with you that never helps because I'm certain he was getting more angry Because his wife was siding with you. I have a rule for a dog park. I'm sorry When you bring your dog to a dog park you let dogs be dogs That's it. You take the leash off you let them run around if they wrestle a little bit if they play

Too bad if you don't like it. don't bring your dog to the dog park. That's it. I didn't, I really didn't know whether, you know, whether I should have been angrier or should have been more understanding because you were understanding, didn't you, ran? I know. Was it scary? Was your dog like bearing his teeth a little bit? Was he just very clearly playing? No, no, they were playing and he was getting the other dog to submit, but you have to let animals

hash some of this stuff out because this sort of stuff happens at the dog park with dogs all the time. But again, pit bulls have a reputation. And so I totally understand why anybody would be afraid of that reputation, even though I know my dog I've told you before my dog's afraid of the ATM my dog is afraid of balloons my dog is afraid of fireworks My dog is afraid of rain like I know that my dog is a is a bit of an anxious creature that is kind of harmless But you can't know that I also know that I can't physically hurt my dog. Like I can't, I spank my dog just to like play with him because there's no way that I can,

there's no part of him that I can hurt. Like he's too strong, too muscular. I can't do anything with you. Your dog's also afraid of balls. I mean, he's not afraid of balls. So he got the dog with balls to submit with him being ballless. That's right. That is correct.

Alpha male. But you properly assess the situation without the person saying something. You were going over to handle the situation. I sprinted over. I know. You don't sprint for anything. This is not about your dog. It's about you.

Proud of you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. What kind of thing was the guy screaming at you? I'm just curious. You know, why can everybody else in this part control this dog and you believe it? He believed can control your dog and then when you shot her back at him Do you know? I didn't I didn't say that have you read my herald column? Yeah, that's that's my go-to But you travel with an entourage though like at no point did your PA's not jump in your security detail like where were those people?

You know, that's what I'm wondering fair point, you know the dog has his own entourage over there You thought the butler should have jumped in yes exactly, you know, you know, you don't you don't work alone You always got got a crew with you. They should have been a This is Inu Anu and prove that I live a treasure with the Stugas, gamble on by trapped teams.