Nah, you did the right thing. No way to know the whole situation without talking to the owners face to face.
Do you think he is as old as the gray says he is? Really good looking dog, IMO.
Let us know how things turn out and if he ends up coming home with you guys.
Feel good knowing that the old man didn't fall victim the traffic. Thankfully, you got him out of traffic and somewhere safe where he will get to eat tonight.
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Do you think he is as old as the gray says he is? Really good looking dog, IMO.
Yes, I think he is really old. The way he moves, very carefully, no bounce, must be a bit arthritic. He smiled when I played a little game with him - "good boy', toss a treat about 4" from his nose, "wow! you got it!', toss another treat. Very sweet old boy. It's a shame the condition he was in.
This seems to happen a lot. People who have ancient dogs don't think they are ever going to take off. They get too comfortable knowing that the dog probably isn't going to go off chasing something or get into any real trouble. So they do things like let the dog sit out on the porch.
They also tend to slack a little more on checking gates and doors than someone with a young, energetic dog.
I think you did the right thing. He's old and thin, but otherwise looks healthy. I bet somebody is really happy that you called him in.
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I hope you are right, Lauren. He is surprisingly healthy - nice clean teeth, no bad breath, clean ears, little bit of discharge from the eyes but that's to be expected. He hasn't been groomed in at least 2 weeks. Around here people loose sight of their dog and already there are posters all over town (there is one up still, renewed every several weeks since Christmas, about a missing standard poodle. They must love her very much).
Called animal control today. The dog got returned to his owner. He stayed healthy all these years there, right? Should be ok.
I think so.:smile:
He looked happy in the pictures, and it at least says something that they came and got him. People that don't care have no problem leaving a dog in the shelter if it is a burden to them.
Well, you had no problem approaching him, no problems with putting a leash on him, the officer read the tags with no problems... that to me says he's not abused....
He is skinny, but older dogs lose condition quickly. My Mokie was as loved as any dog could be, but she looked skinny and couldn't keep weight on when she got to be 12 and older.
I know we like to say that these are horrible people, BUT we don't know how he got lost. We don't know the story. They could be the most loving people, and were frantic looking for him. We can't just say they can't have their dog back because they made a mistake. How many of us have taken our eyes off the monsters and couldn't find them right away?
If they had no feelings for him, they would have left him at the shelter.
I applaude you for calling the authorities, Ana. And for keeping him safe until the officer got there. Giving them up when you don't know the story is hard, but it has to be done.
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