Dog RETURNED!

[docellis]

So my little black dog (not my long-timed big mohawked dog) ran off tonight. I didn't know he was gone for a while, but I don't know how much of a "while". I drove around for an hour or so stopping neighbors and asking if they had seen him and nobody had.

The dog has my address and phone number on his collar around his neck. It has been a minimum of 3 hours now. Someone has decided to steal my dog or my dog is dead.

If someone stole my dog they are not going to be able to show their stupid face without seeing giant, color posters on every street sign tomorrow. Bastards.

[sighyoung]

I'm really sorry to hear about your dog, doc, and hope he returns safely.

[cardsfansince82]

Good luck. He could be poking around in an alley or being dark no one has come across him. Plus a lot of people out there wouldn't even bother rounding up a random dog and returning him home. I'd give it through tomorrow before you start to worry.

[G. Keenan]

Yeah, that's tough doc, I hope he comes back. A few years ago one of my best friend's dog of many years just wandered off and never came back. It was very sad.

You never know though, he might come back. My dog ran away one night when my parents were taking her for a walk, just bolted into the woods and we couldn't find her. The next morning when I woke up she was waiting by the back door.

[docellis]

The dog I've had for almost 10 years gets out once every few months - she runs herself into exhaution and shows back up at the front door within an hour or so. No matter where I've lived, she always found her way back home within an hour or so. Even out hiking...if she got loose, she'd be waiting at the car.

But this other dog, I've only had him for 6 months or so and he isn't very smart yet. He relies on being extremely cute.

But I live in a dense neighborhood with many people out walking all the time. I just know someone took him. He has a very unusual collar and it really ticks me off that someone might just ignore the address and phone number around it.

[omaha_red]

good luck doc, this is a daily fear of mine as i leave the dog outside while
we're at work

[cardinalkarp]

Sorry doc Hope your little guy returns or is returned soon. I would definitely put up posters (even though a tag w/ your telephone # and address should've been plenty).

[thrill]

Sorry bout ya dog, Doc. That sucks.

[docellis]

ok, tell me if i am paranoid.

i just went out to my driveway and there is his tag.

do you know how difficult it is to get those rings twisted on to a collar? and he had two tags, one decorative and one informative (my contact info). only the informative one is sitting in my driveway.

am i paranoid? i really think someone stole my dog and threw the contact info tag into my driveway so they wouldn't have to return him. it would be too hard for that tag to just "come off".

[wart57]

ok, tell me if i am paranoid.

i just went out to my driveway and there is his tag.

do you know how difficult it is to get those rings twisted on to a collar? and he had two tags, one decorative and one informative (my contact info). only the informative one is sitting in my driveway.

am i paranoid? i really think someone stole my dog and threw the contact info tag into my driveway so they wouldn't have to return him. it would be too hard for that tag to just "come off".

Someone took him, that would be the only reason for the tag to be back there. That really sucks.