Stray puppy (mini-rant)

[Sidereal Knight]

As my partner and I prepared to go to work this morning, we found a VERY young male puppy in our driveway. He's a cutie, a mixed-breed with ruddy fur and black highlights on the ears and tail, and he's going to be a BIG dog when he grows up. Very friendly, very much a puppy.

He was damp, but not wet enough to have been out all night during the rain. He had a flea collar, but no tags. A quick trip to our vet revealed what I suspected: no microchip.

Since I was already late for work, I ran home and secured him as best I could in the bathroom. We can't keep him -- we already have 4 cats in a smallish house, and my partner's allergic to dogs -- so I will have to take him to the Humane Society after work.

Now for the rant:

How can anyone be so irresponsible as to let a puppy (no more than 10 weeks old!) get out? I know microchipping is a bit expensive, and it's often done when an animal is neutered, but c'mon! Someone cared enough to get a flea collar... why the heck didn't someone spend $10.00 to buy a real collar and a tag?

There is a special place in Hell for people who mistreat animals.

*deep breath*

Ok, sorry about that.

Anyhow, if anyone can spare a few good thoughts, send them out to this little pup. He's a sweetheart who needs a good home.

 

[cuteasaurus]

Ooohhh!

 

[Darth K'Trava]

You could check around your neighborhood. The pup might have darted out when someone opened their door that morning.

 

[Umbran]

...why the heck didn't someone spend $10.00 to buy a real collar and a tag?

If not the majority, then a sizeable minority of folks who get pets put little or no thought into what they really ought to do. They don't consult a veterinarian about the requirements for shots and ongoing medical care, or diet, or anything else. Maybe they talk to a pet store clerk or the breeder (neither of which has any actual training, in general, and both of whom have a vested interest in seeming like they know whereof they speak). They want a pet, they acquire one, and they get a few things from the supermarket to care for it. It's sad.

 

[devilbat]

You could check around your neighborhood. The pup might have darted out when someone opened their door that morning.

Yeah, thats what I was thinking. Put a 'Found" poster up at your local convenience store. Hopefully there is a family out there that is sick about their missing puppy.

 

[Mystery Man]

You could check around your neighborhood. The pup might have darted out when someone opened their door that morning.

I've had to go chasing my dog several times when my 5 year old would open the door. Kids. It happens.