Subject: Stray Dog
Posted by: TheRambler
Date: Jun 28 09
I found a dog running around all the gardens on his own the other evening. He was a big friendly black labrador, with a collar but no name tag and he looked like my neighbours dog, so I ran out my door and called to him and he came with me readily. It wasn't my neighbour's dog so I took him back to my house, where he ran off, I took it to his own house. A little boy did the same thing as me and thought it was this neighbour's dog and she phoned the dog wardens. What a sin, letting such a gorgeous dog out on his own, where he could have got knocked down or worse. Seemingly the dog wardens try and reunite them with their owners but it will cost the owners to get him back. In a way it would be better if another kind soul adopted him, as his owners obviously don't care enough. Why do people get a dog if they're not going to look after it? Such a shame.
Posted by: TheRambler
Date: Jun 28 09
I found a dog running around all the gardens on his own the other evening. He was a big friendly black labrador, with a collar but no name tag and he looked like my neighbours dog, so I ran out my door and called to him and he came with me readily. It wasn't my neighbour's dog so I took him back to my house, where he ran off, I took it to his own house. A little boy did the same thing as me and thought it was this neighbour's dog and she phoned the dog wardens. What a sin, letting such a gorgeous dog out on his own, where he could have got knocked down or worse. Seemingly the dog wardens try and reunite them with their owners but it will cost the owners to get him back. In a way it would be better if another kind soul adopted him, as his owners obviously don't care enough. Why do people get a dog if they're not going to look after it? Such a shame.
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rayven80 
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Not all "stray" dogs belong to careless owners. We've had several dogs that would go on "walkabouts". When we noticed they were missing, it was an all out hunt for them. Our neighbors also would call if they saw one. We do the same if their dogs get loose. I'll grant there are some owners who shouldn't have dogs as they don't take care of them, but lumping all stray dogs as having uncaring owners isn't fair. Reply #1. Jun 28 09, 10:31 AM |
supersal1
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Watch any animal rescue programme and you'll see that yes, there are some bad owners. There are also some wonderful owners who shed tears of joy when they're reunited with their missing pets. Reply #2. Jun 28 09, 11:42 AM |
honeybee4
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There are good owners who have dogs that stray if they get the opportunity. Sometimes a dog that is in heat or smells a dog in heat, is going to get out no matter how careful an owner is. The bad owners are the ones who just don't care, or get tired of their dogs and dump them in the country. We have had so many wonderful (and not so wonderful)dogs dumped on us. Reply #3. Jun 28 09, 12:22 PM |
TheRambler
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Yeah you're all right, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions but I've seen the dog out on his own before, so obviously that's what these people do. Just lazy I guess. Reply #4. Jun 29 09, 9:13 AM |
theresam55
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I agree that there are some bad owners but if it's a Lab I might assume it's the dogs fault. We had two Labs while I was growing up, and they were both escape artists. The male would wander far and wide creating litters of cute black puppies and the female would find the nearest body of water and go for a swim. My father replaced the front door of our house 3 times. They also figured out how to open the refrigerator and help themselves. Reply #5. Jun 29 09, 10:11 AM |
| supersal1
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Slightly off topic, but I am reminded of the story of the lady with a pedigree bitch. The bitch came into season and a rather disreputable mongrel was hanging around. She had to go out and didn't want to leave her dog indoors, so put her in a barn outside. All was well, so the next time she popped out for a couple of hours she did the same thing. When she opened the door both her dog and the scruffy mongrel came out looking mightily pleased with themselves! Reply #6. Jun 29 09, 11:01 AM |
| rayven80
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We had something similar happen. A black Lab was roaming around and jumped our fence when Mom's Newf was in heat. Now I have a half Lab/half Newf and he has 3 brothers and a sister. Reply #7. Jun 29 09, 11:33 AM |
Mommakat
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And Raven80, I would think a big smile on his face.....Mommakat Reply #8. Jun 30 09, 9:32 PM |
| Mommakat
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Sorry Rayven80 that was a typo Mommakat Reply #9. Jun 30 09, 9:32 PM |
MarchHare007
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Labs being labs they Just Love to comb the neighbourhood - never know What they might find - or how they might get there! I haven't met, or had a lab yet that just couldn't help themselves, they Have to see what's on the other side of the wall/fence/gate. Just as well they are so friendly and placid. We had one that (on Every Wednesday) used to pal up with the 'neighbours' on either side, swim across the creek and trot the two and a half kilometers to town to visit the butcher for 'snacks' and then visit half the town on the way back. How he knew it was Wednesday we could never work out! Reply #10. Jun 30 09, 11:13 PM |
PatsyNYC
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The owners were extremely negligent for not having a tag with their name and phone number, and then allowing him to run around loose. Someone should educate those people about responsible dog care. Reply #11. Aug 04 09, 9:10 PM |
| moms_revenge
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Don't knock the owners til you know the whole story. I have a white shepherd that was an escape artist. He actually figured out how to unlatch gates and how to open our front door! Once we had him tied in the backyard while we tried to figure out how he was getting out, and he jumped our 7 foot fence. Thank God he slipped out of his collar or he could have hung himself. Happy note - we moved out to the country with 180 acres, and now he doesn't want to roam at all. Go figure! Reply #12. Aug 09 09, 3:55 PM |
demurechicky
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When I had my dog, a collie/retriever cross, he was always escaping, he would go visit the neighbours in the street, very sociable he was. These things happen with dogs, perhaps your neighbours just need advising to put a name tag on, which would make it so much easier when he 'escapes'. My dog lived to the grand old age of 17, so I guess his 'Houdini' tricks didn't have such an adverse effect on him lol Reply #13. Aug 09 09, 5:39 PM |
maryjdonohoe57
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Maybe the dog just wandered off. Someone should have inquired in the neighborhood, maybe somebody might know something, also an add could have been put in the newspaper lost and found. People in the town I live post all the time, when they either find a stray pet, or they are looking for their own. We also have animal organizations who find new homes for the pets when their owners can't be found. Reply #14. Aug 13 09, 6:12 PM |
| TheRambler
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We actually have a local paper and the dog will be put in that by the SSPCA. So if the owners still want him, they can get him back. I wouldn't want my dog running about on his own, when there's so many things that could happen to him. Like being run down, hurt by sadistic thugs, or even hurt chasing after foxes and cats. It's not the same in suburbia if your dog runs off. Reply #15. Aug 14 09, 6:27 AM |
| rayven80
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We microchip our animals but unless they are on a leash, they never have a collar on. Mom and Dad had a dog hang himself so we never leave a collar on. Reply #16. Aug 14 09, 2:03 PM |
channe
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I hope the dog doesn't get hurt. It's a mystery how dogs know what day it is. I read a story from a blind man with a seeing-eye dog who turned left at his front gate 6 days a week to go to work and the shops on Saturday, but right on Sunday to go to church, leaving at the same time of day. The dog automatically turned in the right direction on each day. He tested how the dog knew which day it was by wearing his "church" clothes on a Saturday. The dog still turned left towards the shops, so he still doesn't know how the dog can tell the days. Reply #17. Aug 14 09, 4:23 PM |
irishrusty
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A couple of weeks ago I came back from a walk with my dog. I was very surprised to see a beautiful golden retreaver attached to a long leash that I have attached to the garage for my dog. It looked like a well looked after dog so I don't think someone put her there just to get rid of her. I think it must of been running lose and someone seen my leash and assumed that it had gotten off it somehow. I sure was surprised. I had no idea what to do with her. I waited for a while to see if someone came around looking for her. I had to call the animal rescue people. I asked them to call me and let me know what happen but they didn't. I'm always wondering if she found her home. Reply #18. Aug 14 09, 5:55 PM |
sasha67
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I went out for the mail a few weeks back and a dirty dog followed me right into my house. She looked well fed so I assumed she was someones dog. I called the humane society and the local pound to see if anyone reported her missing and told them I would look after her when her owner came forward. Well shes a great dog gets along with my other one no one seems to be claiming her so now she is mine:) Reply #19. Sep 22 09, 10:27 PM |
HappyScooter
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I'm glad you are helping the dog but please don't jump to conclusions. Maybe he just got loose and is really loved. I have never had a dog, but maybe this story will relate. My dad came home and found a cat with a collar tangled in a plastic bag unable to run or eat and very thin. After helping it, she stayed around and they started looking for the owner. They tracked the rabies tag info to a vets office in the mid-west and we are here in Maryland. After leaving our info with the vet, they contacted the last know address of record for the cat. It turned out to be the owner's parents address. The cat had been an indoor only cat and had escaped from the car on the day their daughter moved to Maryland for her new job. They hadn't seen the cat since then. It had been 7 months and was over eight miles away. The owner was crying tears of joy when she came and my parents had the cat safely crated to go home. Reply #20. Oct 12 09, 3:07 PM |
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