A dog at the fair

There was seemingly much at stake, though it was unclear to Rock what sort of challenge he faced.
Somehow Rock's connection with a young woman's dog that she asked him to take to a county fair would decide the fate of his and the her relationship. It had no history that Rock knew of, but she was a small brunette whom he found breathtaking in a girl-next-door sort of way. She wore no makeup other than reddish and tan from the sun. She spent most of her days outside, running, biking, gardening, or golfing.
In Rock's experience at the fair, she looked on in disappointment, and only from a distance. The dog seemed indifferent to him, as if it were a feral cat Rock had never before seen.
Toward the end of their evening, Rock felt as though the stakes had been raised, that he was threatened by more than the end of relations with this pretty woman, theretofore a stranger to him.
The dog ran from away from Rock, off the fairgrounds and toward the woman's house. Rock followed as carefully as he could so as to not scare it beyond range. He succeeded and walked into the woman's house a moment after the dog. The woman was a few steps behind, accompanied by two men Rock recognized as her father and brother. They both looked angry to Rock, who suddenly felt in immediate danger.
He was unsure what to do, but persisted in his failed attempt to win this dog's and this woman's hearts.