Comments on: Missing Dog Reunited With Owners After Two Months http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/290/missing-dog-reunited-with-owners-after-two-years/ by K9 Magazine, the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave the Dog http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/290/missing-dog-reunited-with-owners-after-two-years/#comment-3206 Dave the Dog Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:24:02 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/missing-dog-reunited-with-owners-after-two-years/#comment-3206 From another Animal Control Officer, well done to the New Forrest Dog Wardens. It often seems to be a losing battle persuading the public that a found dog is not just free game to anyone who decides they want to keep it. Even 'abandoned' animals are often not abandoned by the owner. In one case here, one of my staff was on patrol and happened to be behind an unmarked white transit van. The occupants must have thought they were being followed. Unexpectedly a dog was thrown out of the passenger door and the van sped off. The Warden caught the dog and when it was scanned it turned out that the dog had been stolen from its owners property shortly beforehand. Please, if you read this, ALL unaccompanied dogs found in public, irrespective of the circumstances, should be reported to the local Dog Warden. From another Animal Control Officer, well done to the New Forrest Dog Wardens. It often seems to be a losing battle persuading the public that a found dog is not just free game to anyone who decides they want to keep it.
Even ‘abandoned’ animals are often not abandoned by the owner. In one case here, one of my staff was on patrol and happened to be behind an unmarked white transit van. The occupants must have thought they were being followed. Unexpectedly a dog was thrown out of the passenger door and the van sped off. The Warden caught the dog and when it was scanned it turned out that the dog had been stolen from its owners property shortly beforehand. Please, if you read this, ALL unaccompanied dogs found in public, irrespective of the circumstances, should be reported to the local Dog Warden.

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