Jav....
so did we happen ta see ya on "Groomer Has It"? ;)~
Indeed...it is sad how some owners are so damn nonchalant about it all...."they're only animals" kinda mentality.
I have a similar story that took place jus a few blocks from the house here a few mos ago. Saw somethin from a distance in the middle of the street...thot it was a paper bag or somethin...it was placed in the road in a spot where I coulda easily drove right over it (in between the tires) but as I was gettin closer it began ta look more & more like a dog...was a toy poo as it turns out...approx 5lbs. So I stopped & pulled over....thot it was dead but I could tell it was barely breathin....not much blood tho...jus a lil comin from one ear...eyes open but non responsive....was in shock.
Long story short....found the owner (house was just a few doors down from where the dog was laying) who ya woulda thot woulda been all upset & panicked....nope...was quite matter of fact about it all...wasn't even considering taking it into see a vet. Sure didn't look like it was hit by a car tho....woulda been in much worse shape. So thinken this I offered to drive them to the emergency vets a few miles away...he seemed fairly reluctant at 1st but since I vol for a rescue I thot that if he wasn't willing ta pay for whatever reason, our Org would consider it depending on the official prognosis. As it turns out....good thing I took it in....evidently it was just stunned....perhaps a bird swoped down thinken it was prey & could pick it up...or maybe a cat tried attacking it? We'll never really know....but the dog ended up making a full recovery....& ta think a car coulda easily run right over it.
Anyway...after I brought the owner back home from the vets w/out the dog later on that day (the dog had to stay overnight for observation)....the owner invited me in to thank me....& wadda disorganized mess that house was. I don't like ta think of myself of bein judgemental....but man alive...I couldn't help but think....how does this guy even know where this lil 5 lb'r is at any moment....yes, it was that bad. & wadda ya know....they had 2 other dogs as well....a large breed....60-70 lb'r & another toy poo....along w/a toddler & a teenager. I knew it was a bad situation the moment he opened the door ta let me in....as he did....the other toy ran right out the front door & the wife (girlfriend as it turns out) just started laughing sayin..."woops, there goes the other one...we really should be more careful" gee, ya think!! tphhhffttt!!!
The toy that got hurt didn't even have any tags on it....& when we were at the vets I also learned that there was of course no microchip either. Sure woulda been nice to know where the dog lived when I 1st found it in the street.
Everytime I'm passing the house now & in the genl area I'm always looking for either dog out on the loose....& I swear if I ever happen to find one of them, they'll be...aheem, rescued....& I doubt we'll be seein any Lost Dog signs in the neighborhood either. Wouldn't be hard ta find a good caring home for a toy.
Indeed Jav....the more I know people, the more I love animals :0
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing"
Warren Buffet
