Yesterday a loose dog was racing around our area for an hour and a half, chasing the neighbor's dog up to the front porch, dodging in and out of traffic, running full tilt everywhere. I was out shoveling and she ran to me, past me into the back yard, back out again, down 2 blocks (pretty much flying), turned and raced back...........
I hadn't seen this dog in the area before, never seen this one being walked, when it ran to the highway I called her back. Fed her a hamburger and got a rope on her. Her back foot was bleeding from a cut on the ice, and she seemed pretty friendly, but no owner was out looking. I waited for half an hour and then got her into my car and took her over to animal control as a 'lost dog'. No collar on her, hopefully she was microchipped. Her toenails were nicely trimmed, but she was filthy and stunk.
2007-12-24
10:16:49
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Elaine M
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She was actually VERY nice in the car, but I couldn't let her run to the highway, she' d have been dead in seconds. Either she was lost, got out, was dumped--I dunno.
Please, if you have a dog, put a collar and ID on it. WHY wouldn't someone have identification on a dog? Did she slip her collar? I don't know. I'm hoping, hoping her owner called animal control to see if she was turned in. Even over Christmas you want to get your dog out of hock instead of finding her dead on the road!!!!
She was nice, I couldn't hold her in our house (felines, most of them terrified of dogs since they were strays we took in) and I saw nobody out looking or calling for her that day at all.
2007-12-24
10:19:27 ·
update #1
Thanks people, I'd want our lost pets turned in too!
This was Milwaukee's north side, Silver Spring & 55th St. Animal control was a 30 minute drive south for me.
2007-12-24
11:00:02 ·
update #2
I called today--NOBODY has come for the dog yet and it's been 5 days. They think she's been dumped.
They said they'd hold till Sunday, then offer the dog to the local humane society for evaluation, after that offer to any other shelter who has room for a dog for evaluation, then to breed rescues (there's a small dog rescue here), then if all else fails, 'make a decision'.
I feel awful about it but we can't take a dog and I don't know anyone who is looking to get one.
2007-12-27
11:07:47 ·
update #3