I think I agree with Peggy, Robert. That little chihuahua must have belonged to someone, and posting that you found her may reunite her with her owner. Please try....
Becky & the girls Sent from Becky's iPhone On Aug 17, 2013, at 2:55 PM, "r.scott" <rss71...@yahoo.com> wrote: > She doesn't have a collar. she was dirty had dry dirt on her head.we don't > have a animal shelter here or animal control in the country. Robert > > From: Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. > > Gezz Robert, I hope she didn't leave her puppies some where. Sometimes, when > a stray mother knows her puppies need to be weaned, she will leave them for a > while > seeking out food for them and herself, so it is possible she wasn't dumped on > you. I hope you checked all around your property and under the house. Also > hope that > you asked all of your neighbors if they lost a chi and posted signs that you > found one, and looked at the local papers in case anyone advertised that she > was lost. You can even put an add in a local paper, but make sure that they > tell you something special about the dog to prove that she really belongs to > them. You wouldn't want someone who just takes any dogs and then sells them > to the PMs or Labs for testing or uses them for Bait dogs, or uses her as a > breeder. > > Call your shelter and ask if anyone has lost a chi-mix. > Bring her to a Vet and ask them to check if she is microchipped. Most Vets > won't charge to do that for a stray. > Check local papers if she is listed as lost. > Post Signs for a found small dog. > Place an ad in local papers for a found small dog. > > There are web sites that list lost and found dogs: See if she is listed, if > not list her as being found > > http://www.petamberalert.com/ click on ''View Lost dogs'' and also click > on ''Report Found Dog'' > > http://www.thecenterforlostpets.com/ > > http://www.fidofinder.com/ > > http://www.lostandfound.com/ > > http://www.lostpetusa.net/home > > http://www.missingpet.net/ > > http://www.lostdogsearch.com/links.htm > > Call rescues to see if they can pick her up, if you don't get a response from > anyone looking for her. > > She looks like a sweet little girl, perhaps you can convince your mother to > give you another couple of weeks to find her owners first. Most strays are > afraid of strangers, especially when they have puppies, so for her to be that > sweet and trusting shows she came from a home where she was spoiled some what. > > What town, city and state do you live in? I can find rescues in your state > to help you, and also help with searching for her owners. You can email me > privately if you want to. > > Peggy > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: r.scott > Date: 8/17/2013 11:22:25 AM > To: chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. [1 Attachment] > > > Just one thing I didn't need a little half Chihuahua dumped off here at my > house. she is grown and I think she had puppies. she's very friendly and > sweet and loving but I can't keep her. my 80 year old widowed mom lives > here too she owns this house and won't let me have more than one dog so > what do I do??? I have grown really attached to her, it was one week today > I went outside and there she was in the yard tail wagging and my neutered > male Cody wanted to get to know her. my mom is really putting pressure on me > to get rid of her ASAP. I'm afraid if I don't find her a home or a > shelter my mom will try to get me to take her off somewhere else and if I > don't do it she'll get one of my sisters to come and take her off and dump > her else where. so I'm in a real dilemma. here is a picture of the dog. I > sort of started calling her "Daisy Mae" Rob. > >