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Originally Posted by katy-yorkie  If my Buster got out (he's chipped and wears ID tags, but if he had neither), if he were on his own for a couple of days he would probably look uncared for. He mats easily, he needs to be brushed everyday, he's on the skinny side, eye boogers have to be cleaned daily, etc. I will be the first to say that all dogs should be chipped and wearing some kind of ID tags but then someone may have taken the collar off for some unknown reason and did not have a chance to put it back on. Where I live it has become the norm to keep the Yorkies if they are found with little effort spent on trying to find the rightful owner. To me, that is wrong! |
Scarlett is the same way. She matts just from crawling under the bed. Cali is on the thin side and even missing a meal or two could make her look uncared for. When my dad takes Oliver out, he comes back covered in ticks each and every time even though he is on preventatives. Rhett is allergic to flea bites. A single bite makes his skin turn red and angry.
There are a lot of reasons a pup can look uncared for in a very short period of time.
As for the lack of a microchip or collar, perhaps the owner was waiting until they spayed the pup to have the chip implanted. As far as the collar, don't we tell people here not to put collars on their yorkies because of the risk of damaging the tracheas? Wouldn't it be really, really horrible if someone didn't get their dog back because of the type of advice we give out on YT each and every day?