You ungrateful bitch

[earl colby pottinger]

Licence

Where was the dog licence? I thought in most countries if the dog is off your property and does not have a licence then the owner can be charged.

Am I wrong?

[mathnerd]

I've found most people to be reasonable with missing tags. I've had dogs wiggle their way out of collars, and as long as you show up with an obviously worn collar they just give you a lecture about it. Of course, my dogs have always been chipped, and with that information they could tell the dog was also properly registered, so maybe that's why the two* times in the last 20 years I've had a dog get away from me I haven't been in any trouble.

*The first time the dog wasn't really "missing". He'd gotten out of his collar while I was walking him and by the time I caught up with him he was half a mile away. The second time, a different dog, tried to follow me when I went out for a run. I'm not sure how he got his collar off, but some nice people were able to identify him by his chip and call me about two hours after I realized he was missing.

[EvilEmpryss]

Where was the dog licence? I thought in most countries if the dog is off your property and does not have a licence then the owner can be charged.

Am I wrong?

Not all cities (at least in the States) require licenses at all. If you get out in to country areas, the chances of dogs requiring licenses are even lower.

[Argabarga]

How much you want to bet that had the poor doggy been squished in traffic outside the pub, she would've held you all responsible for NOT DOING ANYTHING!!

[XCashier]

The title was misleading. I'm sure the bitch was grateful to be rescued from traffic and taken into the vet for care. Oh, you were talking about its owner, weren't you?

I've had dogs wiggle their way out of collars,

I used a harness on my last dog. Worked much better than hooking the leash to her collar, much more comfortable for the dog, and she never wiggled free.

My cats both got chips when they were in the animal shelter; they just put our names and phone numbers on their registrations. I am glad for that; haven't needed to use it yet, and hopefully never will, but it's there if it's needed.

I'm glad the dog was rescued, even if the owner is too far up her own arse to be grateful. I do feel sorry for the dog, being owned by such an awful, idiotic human. But you guys were great, and your manager rocks!

[Seanette]

I had a cat slip a harness once.

[jedimaster91]

We also learned that the SC works in the building next door. She has just set up a business there. I don't think she'll be popping in for a drink when she finishes work somehow.

Gee, what a shame.

Bless M, though. I keep an extra leash in my car for if when I happen upon a loose dog in my travels. I need to throw a bag of treats in there. Just remember, if you happen upon a loose dog and you want to get hold of them and find an owner, be careful and be safe. A frightened dog is much more likely to bite so watch the dog very carefully for signs they may be nervous.

Where was the dog licence? I thought in most countries if the dog is off your property and does not have a licence then the owner can be charged.

Am I wrong?

Only if you get caught. And really they'll only fine you if the dog is a recurrent nuisance. At least around here. One of my dogs I got from a friend and the dog got out of her yard a lot. They got fined. Another friend of mine has never had any of her dogs licensed, but most of them have been indoor yippy things so who's going to know? Her new(ish) dog is a farm dog out in the country where the nearest neighbor is at least a mile away. Again, who's going to care?

In order to use the local dog parks and take training classes, dogs have to be licensed and up to date on vaccinations. The training classes are pretty strict about it, but the dog parks work on the honor system. You can guess how that goes.

FWIW, both my dogs are chipped and licensed even though they are contained either in my house or my fenced yard. Things happen and I want my furkids home should they ever get loose.

[scruff]

Where was the dog licence? I thought in most countries if the dog is off your property and does not have a licence then the owner can be charged.

Am I wrong?

In England, dog licences got phased out years ago (1987 according to Wikipedia). There's discussions happening about bringing them back, given people who own dangerous dogs and then claim 'they ain't mine' when there's a problem. But currently, no licence or chipping required.

[Lace Neil Singer]

My dog once escaped from the family home after my little brother left the gate open. Luckily, she didn't go far and I found her at the playing field. Clever little mutt had gone straight to the place where she went for walkies every day. She was still wearing her collar and was chipped so had she gone further, she would have been trackable. My cat refused to wear a collar but was chipped.

[XCashier]

I had a cat slip a harness once.

Cats are much more flexible than dogs are. You could put a kitty-sized straitjacket on one and it'd do an escape that would make Harry Houdini proud.

Dogs are more like, "Hey, we're going walkies, and I'm not getting my neck pulled, yeah I can live with this!"

[MoonCat]

You could put a kitty-sized straitjacket on one and it'd do an escape that would make Harry Houdini proud.

Truth ^^

Years ago after one of our cats was spayed, thet vet had put one of those little wrapper-things on her after the surgery so she wouldn't pull out the stitches. The cat was laying on the bed and my sister mentioned that at least she hadn't figured out how to get the wrap off.

Whereupon the cat stood up, sort of shimmied once, the wrap slid off, and she walked away. It's like she was just waiting for someone to mention it, the little sneak.

[Dreamstalker]

Lost-dog fliers are a semiregular occurence around here. I have a cheap collar and leash in my bag along with treats just in case.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Cats are much more flexible than dogs are. You could put a kitty-sized straitjacket on one and it'd do an escape that would make Harry Houdini proud.

Dogs are more like, "Hey, we're going walkies, and I'm not getting my neck pulled, yeah I can live with this!"

My dog only went on the lead when we walked by the road; she walked to heel. XD Note; it's a bit of a shock if you stop suddenly and get bumped by a wet nose, but it means no neck pulling.

[dalesys]

... get bumped by a wet nose...

My brother got cold-nosed by a dog once...

All he could think was "45!" "Husband!"

[Seshat]

I think you should be proud of your co-workers. Getting the dog safe, keeping her safe, getting her to the vet for longer-term safe-keeping someplace where her owner should (note 'should') be able to reasonably find her...

Heck, taking her to the local vet would (in a sane world) have a reasonable chance that you'd be taking her to HER vet. I know that if my dog got loose, there'd be a very high chance that the vet closest to where she was found would be her own vet.