Robert, don't feel guilty. Nothing else you could have done. I am sorry that you couldn't keep her, but you did the next best thing that you could by bringing her to the shelter instead of having them dump her again.
Don't concern yourself with any negative comments, just ignore them. Take care. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: r.scott Date: 08/19/13 16:24:31 To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. I really loved that dog the short time she was here and really wanted to keep her but couldn't. if I lived alone she would have been here for the rest of her life unless her owner came for her. but none of our neighbors ever saw her before. I overheard my mom talking to this old man friend of hers on the phone she was going to have him come and drop the dog off in a terrible area where the nearest house was miles away and nothing but woods and all kind of creatures like Coyotes, Foxes, even Bears and other creatures roam. I contacted the lady at the shelter and told her what I was up against she told me to bring her to the shelter. they really seem to care about the animals there and she believed she could eventually find the dog a home since she was a lap dog that showed so much effection and wanted to lick your face. so my hands were tied and I didn't have much time. maybe I should have took both her and my dog Cody and left here. the 3 of us might have been homeless together living in my car. Robert From: "twope...@aol.com" <twope...@aol.com> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua mix dumped off here. Robert, I know you did the best you could for that dog, I would disregard the comments. Gloria In a message dated 8/18/2013 11:26:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rss71...@yahoo.com writes: 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.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.