tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post1694533928383509261..comments2024-03-26T04:27:54.485-06:00Comments on Du Wax Loolu: Encounters with lost dogsJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-48862202807213275992010-05-03T16:39:52.960-06:002010-05-03T16:39:52.960-06:00What a wonderful thing to do! I can't believe...What a wonderful thing to do! I can't believe the second person wasn't particularly thankful! If you returned one of my dogs, I'd probably cry and thank you over and over and over again like a big crazy mess.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-74249860423969869312010-04-21T10:10:51.098-06:002010-04-21T10:10:51.098-06:00I wouldn't have done anything about an unatten...I wouldn't have done anything about an unattended dog, but it's because until I read this post I didn't realize a dog on its own was "unattended." I've always had cats, not dogs, and cats of course roam unattended all the time.<br /><br />If I saw a dirty dog, though, or a dog that pretty clearly needed help, I would call the police and ask who I should call for animal control. I wouldn't ever approach or try to touch a strange dog.Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-6161252818114116362010-04-20T07:20:03.804-06:002010-04-20T07:20:03.804-06:00i don't think it's weird at all! Ellie onc...i don't think it's weird at all! Ellie once managed to escape our apartment in DC and jumped into our neighbor's car, who called Adam thanks to her collar, and picked her up. We had to install a security door (ahhh dogs with separation anxiety!) and a fence. Thankfully it didn't happen again but I would do the same thing that you've done. We were once driving up to my family's house when we saw a dog on the side of the highway just roaming around, we noticed it too late to stop but we did call the state police who sent a car out, I just hope it wasn't too late :/Heidihttp://legallyheidi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-84912277259622683332010-04-19T20:59:01.324-06:002010-04-19T20:59:01.324-06:00Also, this morning Marin and I went outside to wal...Also, this morning Marin and I went outside to walk to the neighbor's house when we heard piteous crying. OUR KITTEN had snuck out and spent the night outside! I was SO GLAD she was fine... she seemed scared, so I'm [foolishly, I'm sure] hoping that that experience "taught her a lesson".Marie Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830798429713169174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-49294448152836205572010-04-19T20:56:21.326-06:002010-04-19T20:56:21.326-06:00I think what you are doing is wonderful. We actua...I think what you are doing is wonderful. We actually have a dog that roams our yard frequently lately. I know where he lives (or approx. where he lives), but I never do anything because the dog is unfriendly and scares the crap out of me. I worry about it all the time, but I'm not willing to get bit. (This dog isn't wearing a collar- EVER- so I SHOULD just call it in to the authorities, but so far I haven't.)Marie Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830798429713169174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-21341418785631134682010-04-19T19:49:18.108-06:002010-04-19T19:49:18.108-06:00I usually only rescue dogs that seem obviously los...I usually only rescue dogs that seem obviously lost and discombobulated--which is pretty rare. I don't think I've ever had a dog come into my yard before, oddly enough--I mean, that I've noticed. For the past 15 years we've lived in houses that have big fences, though.<br /><br />You know what I do seem to rescue all the time (meaning "two times that I can remember but you have to admit that's a lot considering")? Birds. Coincidentally, I've learned that people don't seem to respond to "Found bird" signs. We still have the cockatiel we found ten years ago in the middle of January.Melospizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967972017593146047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-45706912939048540872010-04-19T16:54:59.713-06:002010-04-19T16:54:59.713-06:00After bad experiences with vicious dogs as a kid, ...After bad experiences with vicious dogs as a kid, if I saw a stray running around outside I would call the council rangers to come and take it to the pound. If it's chipped? It'll find its owner. If not? Those people shouldn't have had a pet if they can't be responsible enough to microchip it. That being said I have a stray kitten hanging in my back yard at the moment, and am taking him to the vet this afternoon to see if it is chipped. The only difference is that a tiny kitty won't bite me - and I've been bitten by dogs before so they scare me! <br />It was a nice thing you did for those 3 dogs, just not for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-61737604657338733902010-04-19T14:06:56.823-06:002010-04-19T14:06:56.823-06:00Depends on the dog. If it looks like a vicious kil...Depends on the dog. If it looks like a vicious killer, then obviously no, but that has never happened. I have returned lost dogs to their house in our n'hood and if I could safely (meaning: traffic) get to a dog to help find its home, I certainly would. My only worry now is that I am not worried for myself, but if I have my kid in the car, I worry b/c I have to put the dog in the back of the car right behind her. Technically any dog in the back could crawl forward/out to get to her, so I try to be mindful of that.<br /><br />I live in fear my dogs will get out via a loose gate or something and no one will bring them home. I think it's good karma to rescue a lost one and it irritates the heck out of me when people are unappreciative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-85563405707776077502010-04-19T12:43:05.971-06:002010-04-19T12:43:05.971-06:00I hope you're not in the minority. If you are...I hope you're not in the minority. If you are, then so am I. Growing up, we took in a stray cat whose owner we couldn't find. He ended up being the sweetest little guy and a great pet. We also took care of lost dogs and posted signs to find their owners. We also found a blind dog crossing a busy street in the pouring rain, so we took him to the animal shelter nearby. We would've adopted him but his owner was found and they were reunited.Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153149217472000710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-4383823287477047952010-04-19T12:40:05.074-06:002010-04-19T12:40:05.074-06:00I do it too! I usually chase them down the streeet...I do it too! I usually chase them down the streeet and help them get home. I have visions of them being hit by cars. If Blanca got out she would have no idea what to do- she's only been in our car, never walking next to one! I am sure she'd panic and be hit.<br /><br />You are very good to do what you do. I say keep it up. All those doggies are lucky to have you!The Tomball Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429599194678207637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-3731496013283416732010-04-19T12:38:21.091-06:002010-04-19T12:38:21.091-06:00I've never done this, but probably would given...I've never done this, but probably would given the opportunity. However, I almost always have my two year old with me, so that adds a little wrinkle to the operation. A dog might be nervous letting both a stranger AND a small child approach him and I would be a little wary approaching a dog with my child in tow.Mama Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521543145593543128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-6979455271812822352010-04-19T12:06:58.546-06:002010-04-19T12:06:58.546-06:00Since having kids, I pretty much steer clear of al...Since having kids, I pretty much steer clear of all stray animals. I just can't risk it biting one of the kids or having some disease or something. I think it's really admirable though, and GREAT for the doggies who found their owners again because of you.d e v a nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514260896810474173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-68777967712447665952010-04-19T11:08:09.904-06:002010-04-19T11:08:09.904-06:00I always try to help pets who seem lost. I've ...I always try to help pets who seem lost. I've taken many into my home, to the SPCA to be scanned for a chip, called a number on a tag. I would want someone to help me if my pet was lost so I put that back out into the world. I am a total sucker for animals though.Sizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182860438430294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-80252050950536274532010-04-19T10:13:41.739-06:002010-04-19T10:13:41.739-06:00Being an urban dweller this never comes up. I'...Being an urban dweller this never comes up. I'd like to think though that I am type to take in a stray and try to find its home. But, I would be very careful about approaching a dog.Mollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737883086499020291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-25179000056234355622010-04-19T09:49:58.003-06:002010-04-19T09:49:58.003-06:00I pick up stray dogs ALL THE TIME. I have been lat...I pick up stray dogs ALL THE TIME. I have been late to work three times because I was wandering around with some wayward pups, trying to find their home. <br /><br />I just can't not try to help a lost dog. If the dog doesn't seem nice, then I keep an eye on it and call animal control. Otherwise, I try to find the owner myself. <br /><br />A. LOVES this, by the way. (*snort*)artemisiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048259618106957687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-85641398624258977722010-04-19T09:48:37.145-06:002010-04-19T09:48:37.145-06:00I wouldn't approach a strange dog. I live in a...I wouldn't approach a strange dog. I live in a remote-ish area, very much "in the country," and I know all the neighborhood/nearby dogs. If I see a strange one it's a 50/50 shot that it's wild, and with a two year old that's a chance I won't take. <br /><br />I think it's really nice that you do this, and obviously you wouldn't put yourself in a dangerous situation. I think it's a really kind thing to do, and I'd definitely take in the neighbor's dogs if I found them wandering. (I've actually walked our neighbor's dog home before - she's a giant lab who is super sweet but a bit slow. :)bessie.violahttp://www.bessieviola.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-37355409345151747062010-04-19T09:25:28.246-06:002010-04-19T09:25:28.246-06:00I'm the same way. We have even brought a stray...I'm the same way. We have even brought a stray dog into the condo, which was fun having the boy in his kennel whining because OMG, MOMMY BROUGHT ME A FRIEND!, and the other dog in the bathroom until we could reach the owner using the number on his tag. Now, we actually knew where that dog lived, but his owners weren't home. And if we had a fenced yard/garage it would have been a lot easier. My honey and a neighbor were walking with the boy one day when they saw a loose dog, and our neighbor recognized the dog enough to know where his yard was, so they coaxed the dog to them, and returned him to his yard. I think it is because we are dog lovers ourselves, and the boy totally will bolt if given the opportunity. He has never left our neighborhood, but it has still taken hours to catch up with him. People even SEE us looking for him, calling his name, etc. and most of them don't even bother to ask if we are looking for a dog or let us know if they can point us in the right direction or anything. I would *hope* if anyone ever found our dog they would check his collar for our cell phone numbers or check for his microchip, but with that track record I'm just not sure. Luckily it has been over a year since we've had a broken collar/bolting out the front door issue to contend with!fairydogmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901824447445942886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-9080791933771563752010-04-19T08:44:42.891-06:002010-04-19T08:44:42.891-06:00I am the magnet for lost/stray dogs, apparently. T...I am the magnet for lost/stray dogs, apparently. They wander onto my street or into my front yard. I have driven around with lost dogs in my car, hoping to find the owner. Sometimes, I politely admonish the owner for not having a collar or ID tag on the dog. Because really? Just a rabies tag does me no good...it's a lot of calling around and of COURSE, most of the time, these things occur after business hours. Murphy's Law!<br /><br />- MonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-49646786527624133282010-04-19T08:39:49.584-06:002010-04-19T08:39:49.584-06:00I think that it's great that you helped find t...I think that it's great that you helped find the owners to the dogs that were missing. Lucky Fuzzy Britches knows that her food comes from us so she won't run away. We haven't come across any stray dogs in our area....there is a black lab that comes into our yard to sniff Fuzzy Britches' pee, but we know what house she belongs to (a neighbor three doors down) and she always finds her way back there. Although, we do think that the neighbor should pay more attn to their dog- some neighbors might not appreciate a dog in their backyard (especially our neighbors with gardens).Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-13617735658291453202010-04-19T08:34:41.573-06:002010-04-19T08:34:41.573-06:00I'm not a dog person but one time in high scho...I'm not a dog person but one time in high school I was driving around on a back road and came across a dog. It had a collar on so I wrestled it into the car and took it home. We put it in the gated front yard while I made some calls to try to find the owner. Then, the strangest thing happened. The dog started acting really weird and wouldn't let any of us leave the house. We couldn't even get from the front door to our cars! He'd bark and try to bite us. Finally we had to call animal control and have them come get him. It was so sad. So now, no, I don't try to wrangle stray dogs.missrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595843215458849973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-20462647684821964632010-04-19T08:23:11.209-06:002010-04-19T08:23:11.209-06:00I do the same thing if I see a dog AND it lets me ...I do the same thing if I see a dog AND it lets me get close enough. Most don't though.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735715854829793184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-37760299742819918572010-04-19T08:22:11.548-06:002010-04-19T08:22:11.548-06:00My husband is like the secret love child of Snow W...My husband is like the secret love child of Snow White and the Dog Whisperer. He can get just about any dog to come to him, so we have picked up several strays and taken them home. I imagine a lot of people are afraid of dogs, and a lot that aren't so scared just don't have the knack for catching them that it seems you do. <br /><br />I will say that I always pick them up because the one time I saw one and decided I was too tired (it was late, dark, I'd had a long day at work) to try to catch it, I got up the next morning to signs posted all over the neighborhood looking for that very dog. I still feel guilty for not grabbing him.Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489499931506529363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-53234424942818731582010-04-19T08:17:28.039-06:002010-04-19T08:17:28.039-06:00Sweets and I had an encounter with a lost dog a fe...Sweets and I had an encounter with a lost dog a few months ago. It also didn't have a collar. And while I wasn't personally scared, it did present a problem trying to hold onto the wriggly little guy. We eventually found the owner ... but, the more I thought about it, the more pissed I got. It's so reckless and irresponsible not to keep a collar on your dog at all times. Period. And putting the onus on others to do the right thing should your dog get lost and run away is disrespectful of people who want to help. Y'know?Nilsa @ SoMi Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474642034399063234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-19790100070351584212010-04-19T08:11:08.669-06:002010-04-19T08:11:08.669-06:00i've also had some scary encounters with non-f...i've also had some scary encounters with non-friendly dogs, so i would probably only approach / take in a dog if i was fairly certain they seemed benign. (also, i have no leashes / collars / anything to put on a dog, so i'd have to just sort of set it free in my apartment until i figured out another solution, which doesn't really seem ideal). i'd take in a cat, though, as i'm fully equipped to deal with those, and one of my cats is also a bolter.. so i'd want someone to take him in and call me :-)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287792370490363047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-31716986579115801802010-04-19T07:49:40.437-06:002010-04-19T07:49:40.437-06:00I've taken in cats and made signs before.
I...I've taken in cats and made signs before. <br /><br />I would take in a dog if it were friendly. My parents had an epileptic dachshund that just appeared on their lawn one day, for about a month or two. They looked for its owner and then turned it over to a doxie rescue so he could live out his days with other dogs. (Also my mom has allergies, and he was limited in where he could go.)<br /><br />If the dog were not friendly, I would probably call the pound. <br /><br />Also, at least in my city, you're supposed to report strays to the shelter/animal control, even if you're going to hold on to them, because that's where an owner is likely to check first.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530892587771136443noreply@blogger.com