If you live on a busy road, make a better effort

.... To keep your pets confined.

I took the day off from work today; to get a break from there, and
to get some things done at home.

When I went out this morning, I saw a dog on my property. I've seen
it before, but in the past when I tried to approach it, it got
spooked and I was afraid if I closed in further, I'd scare it right
out into the busy road. Today, though, when I spoke to it, it laid
down in a submissive stance. I went to it, to see if it was hurt,
and it wasn't, but it was friendly to me. It laid on its side, and
I didn't see a penis, so I called her a she. Long story short, I
got a rope on her/him as a lead, and tried to find her people. One
neighbor knew who she was, but they weren't home. I tried to
confine her to my property until they were home and I could talk to
them, but she found an opening in my un-dog-proof fence. She
disappeared. I had to go out to do the things I took the day off
to do, and later after I'd gotten home, I saw her again running
loose, and this time ACROSS the busy road. I stopped my chores,
got the rope, and tried to follow her. She disappeared again.

A couple hours later, when her people were supposed to be home, I
walked down to talk to them and tell them their dog runs around the
neighborhood when they're not home, and that I was afraid she'd be
killed. They didn't answer the door, so I walked back home and
wrote a note, walked back to their house and taped it to their
door.

They just called me to tell me they got the note, and were
grateful. I wasn't convinced that they are though, when my
suggestion of a higher fence was blown off. The friendly dog isn't
a she; his name is Rocky, or Buck. He responds to both. WTF.

--
Cheryl

Cheryl wrote:
... To keep your pets confined.

I took the day off from work today; to get a break from there, and
to get some things done at home.

When I went out this morning, I saw a dog on my property. I've seen
it before, but in the past when I tried to approach it, it got
spooked and I was afraid if I closed in further, I'd scare it right
out into the busy road. Today, though, when I spoke to it, it laid
down in a submissive stance. I went to it, to see if it was hurt,
and it wasn't, but it was friendly to me. It laid on its side, and
I didn't see a penis, so I called her a she. Long story short, I
got a rope on her/him as a lead, and tried to find her people. One
neighbor knew who she was, but they weren't home. I tried to
confine her to my property until they were home and I could talk to
them, but she found an opening in my un-dog-proof fence. She
disappeared. I had to go out to do the things I took the day off
to do, and later after I'd gotten home, I saw her again running
loose, and this time ACROSS the busy road. I stopped my chores,
got the rope, and tried to follow her. She disappeared again.

A couple hours later, when her people were supposed to be home, I
walked down to talk to them and tell them their dog runs around the
neighborhood when they're not home, and that I was afraid she'd be
killed. They didn't answer the door, so I walked back home and
wrote a note, walked back to their house and taped it to their
door.

They just called me to tell me they got the note, and were
grateful. I wasn't convinced that they are though, when my
suggestion of a higher fence was blown off. The friendly dog isn't
a she; his name is Rocky, or Buck. He responds to both. WTF.

--
Cheryl

The sick part is when he gets killed, they'll just trot over to another
"free to good home" ad pick up another pup and throw it in the back
yard too. Idiots.

-L.

..
, I saw her again running
loose, and this time ACROSS the busy road. I stopped my chores,
got the rope, and tried to follow her. She disappeared again.


Reminds me of the worse one I ever heard of, these were people who
WANTED their dog to run about!

When I was a kid, this family at the back of our house had a beautiful
Doberman dog, but despite being beautiful he was also fairly mean
certainly I was wary of him especially after he tried to get into my
rabbit sheds. (I used to show rabbits)

Anyway one night I was walking along and this dog came up. I noticed he
was limping and he seemed unusually friendly so I caught his collar and
led him back to where he lived. As we were standing in the porch I saw
why he was limping, one of his back paws was cut on the pad, Anyway
they took him in and that was it.

The next day I asked their daughter who was at school with me what
happened. Apparently they called the vet, the vet said the dog had
stood on some glass and once he'd cleaned it up it wasn't so bad but it
did mean the dog would have to be confined for a few days while it
healed

Since they couldn't be asked to take that responsibility, didn't want
the dog alone in the house because he might destroy something....they
had him PTS

I felt so bad when I heard that since I'd taken him there if I'd known
I would have done something else

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley wrote:
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Since they couldn't be asked to take that responsibility, didn't want
the dog alone in the house because he might destroy something....they
had him PTS

I felt so bad when I heard that since I'd taken him there if I'd known
I would have done something else

There was no way you could have known. It's a sad fact that world is full of
selfish people like that, something I'll never understand. :-(

On 2006-04-04, Lesley penned:

I felt so bad when I heard that since I'd taken him there if I'd
known I would have done something else


You couldn't have known that they were insane. And that's exactly
what they were. No one in their right mind would put a dog to sleep
because of a cut pad on his paw.


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Lesley wrote:

.
, I saw her again running

loose, and this time ACROSS the busy road. I stopped my chores,
got the rope, and tried to follow her. She disappeared again.



Reminds me of the worse one I ever heard of, these were people who
WANTED their dog to run about!

When I was a kid, this family at the back of our house had a beautiful
Doberman dog, but despite being beautiful he was also fairly mean
certainly I was wary of him especially after he tried to get into my
rabbit sheds. (I used to show rabbits)

Anyway one night I was walking along and this dog came up. I noticed he
was limping and he seemed unusually friendly so I caught his collar and
led him back to where he lived. As we were standing in the porch I saw
why he was limping, one of his back paws was cut on the pad, Anyway
they took him in and that was it.

The next day I asked their daughter who was at school with me what
happened. Apparently they called the vet, the vet said the dog had
stood on some glass and once he'd cleaned it up it wasn't so bad but it
did mean the dog would have to be confined for a few days while it
healed

Since they couldn't be asked to take that responsibility, didn't want
the dog alone in the house because he might destroy something....they
had him PTS

I felt so bad when I heard that since I'd taken him there if I'd known
I would have done something else

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs


Stories like these two just break my heart.
Polonca