| mommaofmia | 04-30-2010 08:56 PM |
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Originally Posted by lillymae
(Post 3109469)
Just wondering, is it posted anywhere on this site the proper steps to take when someone finds a dog ? If not there should be. The mess that has occurred in this thread could have been prevented if it were . Most people don't know the proper and legal steps to take or even that they have options or that Yes there are Legal steps that must be made. It's actually very simple , you run an add in the news paper in the lost/found section and there is no charge to the party running the found add. Also you contact your local shelter and report that you have the dog, this does not mean that you have to turn the dog over to the shelter but that you give them the description of the dog and your phone number for contact if the owner is looking for it. There is a legal time limit to hold the dog before you can keep it ir give it away because it is not yours yet to keep or give away till that time has been met. The time limit can very from state to state and normally your local shelter can tell you what the time limit is and if they can't then the local Police Dept can.;)
| I very much understand what you are saying... This circumstance was a life and death situation for this dog. My neighbor found the dog in her sunroom, which has a doggie door for her other dogs that are outside dogs. She wasn't going to allow the dog in her house because she doesn't allow pets in her home. I felt so sorry for her that I couldn't allow her to be in that sunroom with the other dogs. Yorkies are not meant to be outdoor dogs and I didn't want her outside another night so I brought her into my home. I bathed, fed, put her in a nice clean warm kennel so she could be secure. I never intended on keeping her because I already have two dogs myself, a Yorkie and a Sheltie. I take serious care of my babies. They are like my own kids. I NEVER, EVER let my Yorkie out of my site, because I know how fast another dog could attack, or that she may wonder into the street or wonder off, so she is never left unattended. I know it could happen and happen fast and I've taught her to stay by my side. My husband and I treat her like a little baby and take all the precautions as if she was a child. That may be a little over protective, but that's how it is. What I'm getting at, is I have my hands full with the two that I have and I didn't need another one, but this starving, scared Yorkie I couldn't ignore, so I did what i thought best and brought her in my home. I did what any of you wouldn've done. Maybe it wasn't the right thing to do by giving her to someone else the next day, but I knew I had to go to work and leave her alone and i felt after meeting this lady she would be better for her than i could be and that she could be with her during the day when she needed to go potty and that she would see the Vet that day also. I didn't give her away without making sure we did everything possible in case she was lost from her owner. Honestly, deep down I felt she was abandoned or even possible abused and knew she needed the tender care of this older lady who had lost her dog 3 months ago. She knew how it felt to have a lost baby and i knew she would keep her word about taking her to the Vet and posting flyers. After listening to some people from YorkieTalk, I put ads in the local papers and posted on facebook that I had found this dog in case someone from here knew of anybody that had lost their baby. I checked craigslist, another local forum for any listings of lost yorkies. I have kept in touch with this lady every two or three days for updates on her condition, or to see if anyone had called for her yet. After all of this, I don't know what else to do. I know they mentioned that I hadn't called the local shelter or
Animal control, but if I had done that, she would've been put to sleep that day due to her being so starved. I know that for sure.
I've lived here my entire life in the same town and have a respected reputation. I work in the school system as a school nurse. I take care of sick children everyday and I love my job. Some people here on this forum have made me look like the bad person here for not doing things exactly the way they would've done it. I'm not an expert when it comes to taking care of sick dogs, but I promise you, I love them with all my heart and soul and NEVER would harm them in any way. I did what i thought was best and I have no regrets at all. I also don't know the legal aspects of this, but it wasn't about what was legal at the time,it was saving her life and that's what was more important to me... | 