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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Those dogs aren't in the news. If I'm some busybody on an acreage somewhere else, I can get my name in the paper saying I'll adopt this dog, and the chances of actually getting it (and having to do the work involved in taking care of a medium/large dog) are minimal.
If I go get a dog (that would otherwise get putdown) from the local pound/shelter, I get all of the work and none of the press time.
It's people who are more into hearing themselves talk than into helping animals.
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I'm some busybody living on an acreage southwest of the city and I think the dog might be fine in the circumstances I'm in (fenced four acres, dogs can't get out and coyotes never come in.)
From all accounts this wasn't a vicious, unprovoked attack.
The only worry I would have is that if this was indeed a sled dog, based on my one experience in that environment two winters ago, in talking with the professionals, the nature of their upbringing and their job means these are not dogs that are easily transitioned to general household pets. In my circumstance, I'd worry about the welfare of my four cats . . . . but that's true of any new dog coming into the house.
I would really wonder about the quality of life this particular dog was living in the first place.
Pete and Ruby watch some elk on the other side of their fence at daybreak . . . no chains, no kennels, everyone is safe.
Cowperson