Lost Dog

[GoinAllTheWay]

Throwin a Hail Mary here.

Out having a smoke and a VERY upset girl walks buy screaming her dogs name. She has only had it for a few days and seems devestated that he's gone. Between the sobs I think I heard her say she is worried that it fell off her balcony. I think it's more likely it got out her door and is wondering around her apt complex.

None the less, if anyone sees a small dog wondering around 4th St and 20th Ave SW, GRAB IT!! It apparently has his name and the girls number on the tag.

She was pretty cute, you may give yourself an in if you find it

[Flashpoint]

Bacon will be your friend.

[worth]

Yeah, if you bring the girl bacon, she will forget all about the dog and will love you long time.

[4X4]

When I first got my (current) dog, she ran off on me twice. The first time she ran from Rideau Park and nearly made it to McLeod Tr. A bus driver actually pulled his rig over, grabbed her, and called me (my cell # is on her tag). The second time, she escaped from my friend's yard in Braeside and made it to the apartment complex behind Pizza Hut in less than 5 minutes. Again, some awesome person collared her and called my cell.

What a sick feeling you get when your dog is missing. They don't do it on purpose. They just see something that intrigues them, and it's off to the races. If you're not there to stop them, they'll be in friggin Okotoks within the hour.

My two stories are probably karma for all the times I've pulled over and collared a stray dog. How anyone can just keep going when they see a dog that's clearly lost is beyond me. Hopefully someone finds this lost pooch. Hopefully it's a dog lover and not a street cleaner.

[7uongo]

Originally Posted by worth

Yeah, if you bring the girl bacon, she will forget all about the dog and will love you long time.

after the bacon, give'er some SAUSAGE!!

[Flabbibulin]

hmmm, I probably shouldn't mention this, but I live in that same neighborhood, and my dog went looking for a snack around lunchtime...

[pylon]

I have a little black wiener dog that bolted on me when she was 9 mths old. I live near chinook centre and she is so dark, once she made it down the alley she was virtually invisible. I looked for her for 3 hours and eventually had to give up. I got a call on my cell phone at 4 in the morning from a security guard at Chinook centre that she was found shivering in a corner of the parkade.

I learned a few things from this:

1) never leave your dog off leash after dark.

2) always put your cell phone number on your dogs tags,

3) All security guards are not complete ######s.

Molly has never wandered more than 50 feet from my side since the incident.

[Flabbibulin]

^^^ Oh boy, miniature daschund's are a pile of fun. My sister has one that's about a thousand years old.

[pylon]

She is an unbelievable dog, and loyal to a fault. Shes put her 9 pounds between me and a 130 pound charging great dane at the dog park that was just an excited young dog wanting to play. Knarled teeth, hair standing up on her back and all. And in that weird alpha / beta dog mentality the Dane back off and submitted. It was one of the funniest things I ever saw.

She actually has proven to be very helpful with my sleep apnea. I can literally snore so hard my uvula (little ball in the back of your throat) swells up like a ballon and can cause me to choke in my sleep. Whenever I start gasping for breath she starts diggin at my pillow and licking my face until I wake up and snap out of the episode. All I can say is dogs can be pretty amazing creatures, and alot smarter than we give them credit for.

[metallicat]

I hate seeing stray dogs. Makes me sad. I feel worse for stray dogs than I do for homeless people.

[GrrlGoalie33]

One of my three girls used to be a true escape artist. If it wasn't for the kindness of my neighbours, I might not still have her ( we both seem to have wisened up in her old age as she hasn't escaped in a few years).

It devestated me last year when I found an old German shepherd mix in my front yard that I had to take to the vet clinic because she had no tags. Even if you think there is 200% NO chance that your dog can vet out, ALWAYS make sure they are wearing a tag with their name and your current number (preferably cell), because a dog lover will find her\him and save both your buts!

[BuzzardsWife]

Originally Posted by pylon

I have a little black wiener dog that bolted on me when she was 9 mths old. I live near chinook centre and she is so dark, once she made it down the alley she was virtually invisible. I looked for her for 3 hours and eventually had to give up. I got a call on my cell phone at 4 in the morning from a security guard at Chinook centre that she was found shivering in a corner of the parkade.

I learned a few things from this:

1) never leave your dog off leash after dark.

2) always put your cell phone number on your dogs tags,

3) All security guards are not complete ######s.

Molly has never wandered more than 50 feet from my side since the incident.

awwwwe..so cute!

[FlamesGirl]

Along with tags and cell number on tags, it's also a good idea to expose your dog to as many different people as possible. A friendly dog is a lot easier to catch than one who's shy/wary of strangers approaching. My dog was a real escape artist for the first few months I had him and I tried to do everything possible so if he ever gets out again, he'll be easy to return to me. I'm also trying to teach him the "go home" command so hopefully if someone says that to him when he's loose, he might listen. That might be grasping at straws but I'd rather know I'm doing all I can.

[metallicat]

That's the unfortunate thing with stray dogs, they are often scared and won't go to a stranger. I just cringe thinking that my parents dog could get loose, because he's definitely not a people "person" and wouldn't go to a stranger if they try to corral him.

[burning_acid1]

It's the worst when it happens in the cold...