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A few months ago, my dogs were barking at the front screen, I could see a little dog in the front yard. I closed the front door and went out the back. The little dog was friendly, he had a collar on, I picked him up and put him in the back yard and tried to call his owner. He had no license tag, only a personalized ID tag with his name, address and phone. The phone number did not work. I walked around till I found the house, no answer on the door, I left a note.
The next morning the owner came and picked up her dog. Was very happy to get the dog back. Few days later, dog is in my yard again. I picked up the dog and carried it home. I explained to her how it is important that her dog remain in her yard or in her home. I can't have the dog roaming into my yard, where my dogs often hangout, as it could be fatal for her dog.
She said, "He darts out the door when we open it." I offered to come by and show her how to teach the dog to not dart out the door and how to prevent it while the dog is learning. So, I did that, twice. Dog continues to get out. Almost gets hit by a car, chasing cats, running all over the place, like he never ran in his life.
Last week, the dog was out again and came running toward my yard, my dogs were outside. I got to my gate and closed it, picked up the dog and put him into my back yard and called the shelter to pick up a loose dog.
After they picked up the dog, I felt guilty. I felt like I had betrayed the dog's trust or something. I worried that maybe they wouldn't claim their dog and it would be put to sleep.
I really felt like a dirt bag.
This morning, the little dog again, came to my yard. I noticed that something was missing, the big sack of manhood had been removed.
I felt better that she did get him and had him fixed to avoid the extra costs of getting the dog out if not s/n. I just closed the door. I am not sure what to do. So I am just leaving it alone. The dog can not create litters irresponsibly. I just hope he does not get hit by a car, or eaten by some dog.
But I really felt bad after I called the shelter. It really was not my first option.
I did a few months ago. There was a beautiful purebred female german shepherd that wandered into the parking lot at work. She had been recently nursing. No callor, tags, anything. Broke my heart, but we called animal control to pick her up.
It turns out, one of the volunteers has a YouTube channel where he videos a "bio" of the dogs that come up for adoption and updates if the dogs are either rescued or adopted. Thank goodness, she was adopted. I was a mess for 2 weeks looking for her video, then waiting for the update.
years ago I noticed a stay in my yard. When I went to him he had a terrible snarly looking face with his gums showing but he was on his back exposing his belly. I was frightened and called animal control. Now I know this was probably some kind of goofy smile but at the time it really looked menacing. The outcome would have been the same even if I knew he was really smiling as we already had enough pets and I could not have kept him.
You tried a lot of things first. Can't blame you at all. If the woman can't train the dog not to bolt she should put it in another room before opening the door. Sheesh! Little dogs can be so hard for drivers to see in time. I'm glad it's been neutered at least. I wonder if the shelter talked her into it, or she missed the stray hold period and had to re-adopt it, in which case it would have to be neutered by law.
Yes. I had to call AC when two stray pits, one a fighting male, showed up in my yard one night. True to breed characteristics, they were loving and friendly towards me... but when they got into my neighbor's yard and proceeded to beat the crap out of their two dogs, I had to call. My plans up until that point were to confine them overnight and see if I could get a pitty rescue in So Cal interested in them the following morning. By the time AC came out they'd already gone to another neighbor's house and were threatening her dog. It really was a shame, because they were so sweet with humans. I also had the well-being of Nanners to consider.
Yes. I had to call AC when two stray pits, one a fighting male, showed up in my yard one night. True to breed characteristics, they were loving and friendly towards me... but when they got into my neighbor's yard and proceeded to beat the crap out of their two dogs, I had to call. My plans up until that point were to confine them overnight and see if I could get a pitty rescue in So Cal interested in them the following morning. By the time AC came out they'd already gone to another neighbor's house and were threatening her dog. It really was a shame, because they were so sweet with humans. I also had the well-being of Nanners to consider.
Humans made them like that.
Humans made most every dog "like that" if what you mean by "like that" is being animal aggressive.
Many dogs were bred to hunt and kill rodents, rabbits, even foxes. Those owners did not socialize their dogs with other dogs and they are not responsible if their dogs were out roaming and getting in fights. Sad for the dogs.
He was covered with fighting scars, old ones to new ones. Humans did that to him. Then they dumped him and his saggy boobed breeding machine mate into this neighborhood because they were no longer able to make money for the humans.
I'm next to a major off/on ramp of I-10. This neighborhood is a popular dumping off spot. Many of them end up in this yard. I placed a Craigslist ad for a stray Lab two weeks ago, as he wouldn't leave my yard. So many of them over the years have ended up here. It's like they can sense I'm a soft touch.
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