My dog now has a recordFollow

I've been home all day, poking around WoW and Monster.com in peace and quiet. Then I thought to myself, "Self, it's waaaaay too quiet around here. The dog isn't barking, and I don't hear her picking through the trash either."

So, I get up and start looking for her. Not laying on any of the beds, not downstairs, not even in the yard. Great, she must have run away. By this time, I figure she's probably in the next county. So, I go to the phone, and luckily (?), there's a message from Animal Control saying that I have to go down to the police station and pick her up.

I drive down, wait 15 minutes for Officer McTwinkie to get off his **** and help me, pay some minor fines, and go to get her. While I'm walking towards the Animal Control building, I happen to look at the report, and it turns out that they picked her up two streets over. I could throw a frisbee to the street where the call came from.

Which brings me to my point: what retarded f[/i]uck calls Animal Control on a dog with tags that clearly state the owner's address and phone number? It was two streets over, for Bob's sake! They could have walked the dog back in a fraction of the time it must have taken for Animal Control to get there, or at the very least, called the house and let us know that our dog was loose (which has happened once before).

I plan on doing very unsavory things that house soon. Maybe I'll take the dog on a walk and let her do her business on the front doorstep.

[i]Edited, Wed Jan 18 17:10:44 2006 by Demea

Learn to control your ********

I could understand if the dog was barking wildly, frothing at the mouth, or tearing up the patio furniture, but that obviously wasn't the case, or I'd have payed more than a few ordinance fines. Plus, I live in a pretty nice neighborhood, and I don't think I've seen one stray.

1. Say "sit"
2. When dog sits, grab collar
3. Inspect tags
4. Call owner

It's not the hardest concept to fathom!

Nevertheless, you have to admit the risk of dog-bite from taking strange sitting dogs by the collar is much greater than the risk of dog-bite while phoning the police from your kitchen.

But with the news making big deals of "dog attacks" people are probably afraid of getting attacked, even if they know the dog well enough to know it won't bite. I've ben with my gf for 6 months, and her dog still scares me. He barks real loud and even tho he has never bitten me, i'm afraid one day it may.

It's the media's fault once again.

Well, greater than the risk of dog-bite in *my* kitchen, anyway...

On a rather unrelated side-note, I recently learned that my son's sitter's dog is part golden lab and part coyote. I always thought that dog looked a little... "off" in a "I can't place that breed" sort of way. But, contrary to all I've heard about coy-dog hybrids, she's a super friendly and fun dog. Full of happy dog faces and requests for belly rubs.

Growing up in the sticks seeing coyotes was a part of life. Our Yellow lab had a few puppies by coyotes, they were cautious but extremely friendly. They would come up to our house in the mornings and sniff around, you could shoo em away or watch them stare back at ya.

Granted I never tried to pet one, just watch from a safe distance...

Growing up in San Diego, I lived fairly close to the Jack Murphy Stadium. I had a boxer when I was growing up and that dog would knock down our fence and run away everytime there was fireworks at the stadium. It got to the point that instead of waiting for Animal Control to call, my dad would just head down to the pound the next morning to get the dog. And the one time my parents decided to put my dog inside the house during the fireworks, he shattered a window and took off.

Hell, some people are so dumb. Just charge at the dog, let it bite you, then sue the owner for a million dollars and have the animal destroyed. It's the American Way!

Some people subscribe to the belief that you're responsible for your animal. So responsible, in fact, that these people believe that to let it wander the streets unattended is a crime.

Apparently your animal offended one of these "voters."

I was raised with the Danish version of the old saying "Don't judge a book by its cover", which funny enough is "Don't judge a dog by its fur".

That goes both ways.

Most parents teach their children never to pet a dog without getting the owner's approval. There's a reason for that.

I understand your frustration, but even though I don't suffer from cynophobia (I actually happen to love dogs) I still wouldn't just grab a dog by its collar to check the tag.



That's why.

You can probably handle your dog very well, but that's only because it feels safe around you. A stranger could very well trigger some instict in the dog by grabbing its collar.

Even if the dog isn't foaming and growling, I wouldn't risk a hand by doing things myself. I'd rather call in the professionals. If you mind the trouble, keep your dog safe. It sounds harsh, but bottom line is that your dog is your responsibility, and if you can't keep it safe then you can't really complain about people returning it to you the hard way.

Instead of being pissed at the neighbours for returning your dog with a fine, be thankful you didn't have to scrape the earthly remains of your pet off of someone's windshield. I've seen what happens to a dog hit by a car. 'Tis not a pretty sight.

Edited, Wed Jan 18 20:40:10 2006 by Mazra

Look on the bright side, at least that korean family two streets the other direction didn't find him first!

So your saying animal control came and took your dog off your own lawn?