If we on the list had been given a little more time , someone may have volunteered to take her . Just saying for future situations .
Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Becky Stewart <stewartg...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I wish that More emphasis had been made on reuniting this lost dog with her > owner. > I am surprised that Humane Society accepted her as a stray. In Florida, > Humane Society will not take them as a stray, they must go to animal control. > I wonder if any effort will be made by that shelter to find her original > owner before adopting her out? > > So many times, dogs get out of the house or yard and end up this way. And if > they are just adopted out to a new owner, an original owner most likely will > never find their dog. Sad for the dog, who was really lost. > > Becky & the girls > > Sent from Becky's IPad > > On Aug 19, 2013, at 12:26 AM, "r.scott" <rss71...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> Because I spent a few days trying to talk my mother into letting me keep her >> I even offered to have her spayed.Robert >> >> From: Nancy <unicorn6...@yahoo.com> >> To: "Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com" <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:21 PM >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. >> >> I am sorry - I find it very odd that this dog was "dumped" in front of your >> home a week ago. The, you finally post here yesterday morning, asking for >> help. A mere 6 hours later, you drop her at the humane society. Why didn't >> you post here a week ago? We may have been able to find her a home if we >> were given a week instead of less than 6 hours. JMO. >> >> >> Nancy, Pepper, Rascal & Rocky >> >> From: r.scott <rss71...@yahoo.com> >> To: "Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com" <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 2:54 PM >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. >> >> I placed the dog in the Humane Society Animal Shelter >> >> From: Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> >> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 12:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. >> I took her to the local animal shelter the lady there was very nice and >> confident she could find her a home. the longer I kept her the more >> attached I would get and the harder it would be to part with her. I miss >> her already but at least she's being cared for and fed. not out trying >> to survive looking for food and dodging cars on the highway. I know I made >> my mom sound mean in previous posts, but she cooked meat for that dog and >> my Cody but said we couldn't keep and clean up after 2 of them and didn't >> want no harm coming to them but she was worried that I was getting too >> attached to her. Robert >> Robert I enlarged her picture and it does not appear that she has had >> puppies from looking at her tummy. She looks like a well fed chi and hasn't >> been a stray for >> too long. She belonged to someone Robert, even her nails are groomed and >> she isn't that old either. While I am trying to search out lost and found, >> you need to help and do your part. Her owner would have no idea where she is >> unless you ask neighbors and post signs all around your town and on main >> street poles, and if you can hang them all around your closet streets, and a >> local paper. >> >> Peggy >> >> >> >> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> From: r.scott >> Date: 8/17/2013 3:20:30 PM >> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. >> >> >> I'm trying to get my mom to give me more time. we took her to a shelter in >> the next town Mer Rouge,Louisiana this morning. but they couldn't take her >> without permission from someone who wasn't there so we had to bring her >> back home. Robert >> From: Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> >> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 12:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. >> >> If she had dry dirt on her head then it sounds like she must have been >> hiding somewhere with her puppies. Dogs love to hide under sun decks and >> porches and crawl spaces. Lots of people don't keep collars on their dogs, >> so that doesn't mean anything. You can still do all the other things that I >> listed. I beg you Robert don't let her be dropped off in the streets >> again......she cannot survive on her own! Their is wildlife that could also >> get her. >> >> Again, please email me privately and tell me what town and state you live in >> and I will be better to help you find her a home since I do networking for >> chis in shelters and lost and found. >> >> Peggy >> >> >> >> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> From: r.scott >> Date: 8/17/2013 2:56:06 PM >> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. >> >> >> 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.lostd