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Adventures in pet detection
So far, I've sent out a half dozen emails to local shelters with pictures of "Jack" the cairn terrier. Left a few more voice mails and registered a Found Dog alert on the Dog Detective website. We have a large fenced yard, its some kind of wacko lost dog magnet is all I can figure. I just adore that we're, of course, the first place they thought to bring him. Because all orphaned animals belong here. Or something. Actually, its most likely because its very well known that anything "official" on the Island shuts down at 4pm, animal control included. And when it comes to unofficial animal shelters - we're pretty much it.
Jack appears to be a healthy, neutered male. I'd guess an indoor dog, given his breed and the condition of his nails and fur. Very well behaved on a leash and seems to know quite a few verbal commands. He's obviously a beloved pet, pampered and overfed! I wish they'd put some kind of identification on him - he had no ID, no tattoos and not even a phone number written on his collar. We're going to take him down to WAIF tomorrow to check for a microchip and see if they have room for him there. If not, we can manage a few more days.
The Tryst Inn Dog Pack has absorbed him with barely any fuss. I'm so very proud of them. Flash keeps trying to play with Jack, who while very friendly and eager doesn't know how to play. Otherwise, he's pretty resilient and quite clever, having figured out the dog door after being shown just a few times. Jack also managed to find two unoccupied napping spaces (not an easy task in our household) claiming both the doggie bed under the front window and Flash's favorite spot on top of the sofa's back:
The evening went well. He ate a little, got his belly rubbed by Josh (who is a sucker for dogs of almost all types) and only had one fairly short whining session after Josh went to bed.
Update: Seems to be a bit depressed, but doing fine this morning. Hoping for a phone call or email from his family soonest.
Jack appears to be a healthy, neutered male. I'd guess an indoor dog, given his breed and the condition of his nails and fur. Very well behaved on a leash and seems to know quite a few verbal commands. He's obviously a beloved pet, pampered and overfed! I wish they'd put some kind of identification on him - he had no ID, no tattoos and not even a phone number written on his collar. We're going to take him down to WAIF tomorrow to check for a microchip and see if they have room for him there. If not, we can manage a few more days.
The Tryst Inn Dog Pack has absorbed him with barely any fuss. I'm so very proud of them. Flash keeps trying to play with Jack, who while very friendly and eager doesn't know how to play. Otherwise, he's pretty resilient and quite clever, having figured out the dog door after being shown just a few times. Jack also managed to find two unoccupied napping spaces (not an easy task in our household) claiming both the doggie bed under the front window and Flash's favorite spot on top of the sofa's back:
The evening went well. He ate a little, got his belly rubbed by Josh (who is a sucker for dogs of almost all types) and only had one fairly short whining session after Josh went to bed.
Update: Seems to be a bit depressed, but doing fine this morning. Hoping for a phone call or email from his family soonest.
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I've never spent this much time around a small dog that I've liked - go figure. Spent a few months housesharing with a rat terrier - ugh. I can see the appeal of the cairn, they are very dear, aren't they? I tend to like big dog personalities, but this is a tough little guy. I'm impressed.
He keeps isolating himself in the front dining room where I can see him (yep, this is a great spot for my desk!) napping and sighing every so often.
Just hoping someone wakes up and gets looking for him.
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I was hoping the shelters and animal control would have gotten in touch with us by now, but nada.
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sadly, many folsk think a tag on a collar is enough, but if they lose their collar?
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Our dogs are either microchipped or tattoo'd. Between the two, I hope we're covered. We keep meaning to get the other two chipped, but haven't managed to get around to it.
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his collar isnt frayed. yet... but its pretty dirty. my last dog went through collars FAST, because he scratched at them and rubbed them on things. so they would look frayed very quickly. also if Jacks collar ever got hung up on anything, it may have frayed..his owners may have "meant to get around to a new collar" and not gotten it done.
the combination oof small dog, lack of attention to collar, and so on..... makes me wonder... could he be an apartment dog? most apt dwellers dont think about their dog getting lose, so they dont pay as much attention to such things. do you have an apt or an old age community nearby?
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But good news: his owner just picked him up. Rascal got out, having tricked some house guests, and they've been looking for him all night.
She's an older woman and admits she had his "indoor" collar on him instead of his "walking collar". She's promised to get him chipped!
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By the way...what was his name?
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neighbor dog huh? makes sense though.. i bet my parents dog (buffy) used to respond more to hearing her playmates name, since mom would say things like:
"oh look! there is Molsen! wanna go play?"
(it seems half the Golden retreivers i know are named "Molsen" for Molsen's Golden beer/ale whatever
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And boy, is he ever!
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yeah, if you walk them on a different collar you dont notice as much that their house collar is fraying.
and interesting that it was an older woman.. huh.. i was thinking older person, which is why i thought about retirement homes.
when i was a child our sheltie got out. he was scared of thunder and ran away much farther than we expected. (we didnt notice he had gotten out because he usually hid behind teh toilet or under a bed) so we didnt start looking until morning... and we were looking "nearby".
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Home space here!
Re: Home space here!
But I'll keep my eyes open for you.