I found a dog about 6 weeks ago running around in our neighborhood.?

Question

I have noticed her a couple times. Anyway it started getting cold out and I brought her in and fed her. Then the next day I posted some signs and no one ever claimed her and we dont want her because she is a litle skiddish and I don't trust her very much. She still spends a lot of time in our backyard and only comes in to at and go to sleep. she has snapped at neighborkids before and bit the neighbors dog before. Will they give me a hard time if I take her to the humane society? That is pretty much the only option.

she is a lab mix which isnt exactly rare. I tried calling the local no kill shelters but the are all over filled. We don't have a big enough house to keep her even if she was a great dog.

Answer 1

Well, looks like you tried to help an animal in need, but its just not working out for you. First of all make sure you checked with the shelter to see if anyone reported the dog missing to them.
If this is a dog that you cannot keep, then you need to contact you're shelter. They will not give you a hard time, but they will not take the animal as a stray. They will take it as an owner surrender. It varys from city to city, but there is a time period where a dog is considered a stray animal. In my community it is seven days, if someone finds a dog and keeps it for seven days, while looking for the owners, after that time period it is no longer a stray animal, its yours.

You said you have had this dog for six weeks. For surrendering purposes the shelter will see this as your dog. You need to call ahead and schedule a time to bring the dog in. And please be honest, if you say you just found it to avoid the drop off fees of an owner surrender, they will not look for lost reports from six weeks ago

good luck


Side note:

No-Kill shelters sound great on paper, but there is more than meets the eye. No shelter can call itself a no-kill shelter. When no-kill shelters are full, and they turn away animals, where do those go? Another shelter, or euthanized. No-kill shelters only take in adoptable animals, leaving unhealthy, old, behavior problem, and common animals ( they wont fill the shelter with 20 black labs cause they know they will be there forever). So then the regular shelters get the worse of the worse animals. Giving them even a less chance of survival. Especially since everyone wants to support the no-kill shelter so they go to adopt there , instead of the shelter that is actually trying to save lives, by realistic measures. No-kill shelters cause more death for animals that are truly in need.
If you disagree look into communities with no-kill and regular shelters. Look at euthanasia rates at your local shelter before the no-kill shelter arrived. Then look at the local shelters euthanasia rates after the no-kill shelter was established. No-kill shelters actually increase death.

Answer 2

I wouldn't take the dog to the shelter, as it will be put down. It would also be irresponsible to give the dog away to someone knowing that is could bite. The dog may be snapping and skiddish because it is frightened, has been abused, or is feral (never had a home and been outside running the streets it's entire life). The best thing to do is go to petfinder.com and click on the shelter and rescue link and start contacting rescue organizations. If you have a breed guess, try doing a google search for rescues for that particular breed as well. You can also join the message board on petfinder and post the dog there. Be sure to explain the dog's situation and place your post in the rescue forums so that rescue organizations will see it. This is a great resource as rescuers can contact other rescuers for you if they can't help you directly.

Answer 3

Thank you for taking it to a Humane society, an not a KILL shelter. The HS should not give you a hard time , you do need to tell them how the dog behaves around kids , so they can help the dog.

Answer 4

You should definitely take her to the shelter. In fact, you're doing a good thing by taking her to the shelter, since that will give her owners a chance to find her. When people lose their dogs, they may not see signs you've posted, but they'll almost always check with the local animal shelter.

Good luck.

Answer 5

HS will not give you a hard time but tell them everything about her. You could also try searching for rescues in your area that would be willing to foster and rehabilitate her - be sure and tell them what she needs work on. Labs are normally non-agressive dogs and she has a good chance of being trained. You can search "animal rescue" "lab rescue" or go to petfinder.com and put in your zip code to see the ones in your vicinity. Good Luck and thank you for at least taking her in, feeding and protecting her until something else if found!

Answer 6

Aw, you're ok. whilst somebody lose a focused kin member, it is gloomy. And it fairly is alright to cry I nonetheless cry over my cat that died 4 yrs in the past. All you will desire to do is loosen up, pass out and do something you adore! Or if that doesn't artwork, purchase yet another dogs, or the different puppy. i'm hoping you loosen up! i think so sorry, I nonetheless do a similar!

Answer 7

I'm sure the HS will not have a problem taking her in. It sad though, bc it's not this animals fault that it was not trained and now as a result has a bad temperament. Good luck finding her a good home.

Answer 8

If she's dangerous around kids and snapping, she may bite, for which you will then be responsible... try to take her to a humane society or no kill shelter so they can evaluate her and find her a better suited home.

Answer 9

No they wont give you a hard time.But its very hard to place a dog that snaps at kids.Because so many families looking for dogs need kid friendly ones.So,if she is really bad with snapping they will most likely put her down.If you are taking her to one that puts the animals down.

Answer 10

If the dog is snappy like you say the it must go to the humane society, before someone gets bitten.