Found Yorkie. What to do?

[jenn1381]

Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs

My dogs are chipped. It was done with immunizations. The needle is begger than a typical immunization, but they only whimper for a second.

Thanks! I'll get it done the next time we're at the vet. Better safe than sorry.

[Pixie Girl]

So glad that you were there so the little guy didn't get hit by a car. You are an angel. I hope you find his owner...but, if not them hopefully he has a new forever home.

[smartpuppiepets]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

I wouldn't doubt it... I'm going to schedule a neuter appointment a couple weeks out while I am looking for his family. He is definitely a marker and I cannot have him doing so in my house.

Just make sure you will not get into trouble by doing this , i do not remember where or when i saw , read or heard something about a found dog who got fixed and after words the original owners found the dog and sued the person who got it fixed....
So make sure to have your end covered well. There may be a time limit that you can legally wait and look for the owners... i do not know, but just in case check it out. Someone else mentioned that he may have been used as a stud... because of the excessive marking... i did think the same thing.
Anyways, save yourself the aggravation .
He is cute...
be honest .. are you being so tempted to keep him in your pack? he is so cute, i would not blame you if you want to

XOXO

[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs

I get the impression you have your mind made up that your not going to find this dog's owner. Please dont schedule an appointment to get this dog neutered. If the rightful owner does come along and you neutered him, you could be facing bigger issues.

I have not made up my mind. As a matter of fact, I have called the shelter and left my number and his description. I also took him to my vet to be scanned and he is not chipped. I also posted a craigslist ad and will be putting an ad in the local newspaper.

I have an almost 6-month-old female in my home and feel it is important that I get them both fixed asap because I am having to keep them separated to ensure that nothing happens.

Yes, I do look down on the owner for not chipping, not neutering, and not having their dog wear a collar. As of now, no one has posted a CL ad or called the shelter looking for their dog. I will keep him for 2 weeks but after that I will be getting him fixed and re-home him.

If the owner thinks they can do anything after two weeks of searching... good luck!

[jrsygal37]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

[FONTYes, I do look down on the owner for not chipping, not neutering, and not having their dog wear a collar. As of now, no one has posted a CL ad or called the shelter looking for their dog. I will keep him for 2 weeks but after that I will be getting him fixed and re-home him.

If the owner thinks they can do anything after two weeks of searching... good luck! [/FONT]

[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs

I looked for the ad in the tri-cities WA area on CL..there is no ad posted. The ones that are there have photos and none of them are for a yorkie. It may have gotten flagged, maybe you should post again.

Thanks for questioning my integrity. I really appreciate it. I'm trying to do what's best for this dog and this is what I get? Here is the ad I posted:

Small Dog Found

I did not specify what type of dog because yorkies are popular and I do not want a person claiming him if he is not theirs.

I did post this ad in anger, so I may go back later and post it a little differently.

Maybe I should just drop him off at the shelter. Would this make you feel better about me?

[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by smartpuppiepets

Just make sure you will not get into trouble by doing this , i do not remember where or when i saw , read or heard something about a found dog who got fixed and after words the original owners found the dog and sued the person who got it fixed....
So make sure to have your end covered well. There may be a time limit that you can legally wait and look for the owners... i do not know, but just in case check it out. Someone else mentioned that he may have been used as a stud... because of the excessive marking... i did think the same thing.
Anyways, save yourself the aggravation .
He is cute...
be honest .. are you being so tempted to keep him in your pack? he is so cute, i would not blame you if you want to

XOXO

Thank you for your tactful response. I do believe he has been studded out. I will look into the legal time limit.

I am not taking care of him to keep him for myself. I will be searching for his owner and will otherwise re-home him to a family that will properly care for him

[smartpuppiepets]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

Thanks for questioning my integrity. I really appreciate it. I'm trying to do what's best for this dog and this is what I get? Here is the ad I posted:

Small Dog Found

I did not specify what type of dog because yorkies are popular and I do not want a person claiming him if he is not theirs.

I did post this ad in anger, so I may go back later and post it a little differently.

Maybe I should just drop him off at the shelter. Would this make you feel better about me?

Hi Michelle,
I think your anger made you see things differently.
We all can see that you ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING ! And you will keep doing it .
We can all understand your anger...
I my self have posted ads on CL that get flagged and removed for no reason and had to re-post ... I believe that was the intention of the "alert" to re-post.
Be assured that we all know that you are doing your best and will DO THE RIGHT THING as you have DONE SO FAR !
Lets pray you will find the owners and the story will be very different from what you pictured... they will explain.
And if it never happens, from your hands he will go to the very best hands possible ! And you will feel good and be recognized for what you done, specially by this little one who can not speak for him self ...
Blessings !
XOXO

[PenniesMom]

lol i LOVE you CL post its so to the point

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

Thank you for your tactful response. I do believe he has been studded out. I will look into the legal time limit.

I am not taking care of him to keep him for myself. I will be searching for his owner and will otherwise re-home him to a family that will properly care for him

I understand that you are angry about this little guy being out and roaming around but I have to say something in defense of how you found him~please don't take this wrong.

If you read the article in the link that I posted it discusses Xenophobic behaviors in lost pets. What is says is that some dogs are predisposition to this type of behavior and will give the appearance of being neglected. In reality they are just lost and frightened. I've seen and had dog that have been neglected and they were in much worse shape then this little guy. There are plenty of people who claim to be animal lovers but really do not know all there is to taking care of a dog. They do not know about dentals (like we all do), that neutering is best for their dogs, chipping etc. They just are not educated as well as all of us.

I also understand that if you look for his owner there is a legal amount of time that it must be done. If you already called the shelter they can tell you specifically what that amount of time is in your area. It might only be a week~then you could have him neutered and a dental done. Your other option would be to turn him over to a rescue in your area and that expense and also the responsibility of finding a good home would not fall upon you. It will cost you several hundred dollars to do a neuter, dental, microchip, blood tests (HW and fecal) and vaccines for this little guy. You might consider YTNR who I believe has fosters in the WA area that might be able to help you. If you do decide to take this route let me know and I would be willing to help.

Its a huge responsibility to find a good home when trying to rehome a dog. To do it properly and assure that he goes to a FOREVER home that will treat him well (like your own ) there should be vet checks and a home visit which might be impossible being a private person and not a rescue. If I called someone (not rescue) and they said I want to come and look at your home I would tell them to take a leap~ya know. I'm NOT trying to discourage you from attempting to take on all of these suggestions just putting it out there so that you are informed of how much work this could be. There are a lot of people how only are looking for a check Yorkie and will do whatever necessary to "make you believe" they are good.

[Rhetts_mama]

Was this the article that talks about the xenophobic behavior in lost dogs?

Recovery Tips: Think Lost, Not Stray | Missing Pet Partnership

I think the legal limit before a found dog is considered "yours", and there fore you are legally allowed to have them spayed/neutered varies with each area. In Forsyth County, it's only 72 hours! The shelters in your area will tell you.

Poor little guy. No matter what the circumstances that led up to him being on the street yesterday, at least he is in safe hands right now.

[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

I understand that you are angry about this little guy being out and roaming around but I have to say something in defense of how you found him~please don't take this wrong.

If you read the article in the link that I posted it discusses Xenophobic behaviors in lost pets. What is says is that some dogs are predisposition to this type of behavior and will give the appearance of being neglected. In reality they are just lost and frightened. I've seen and had dog that have been neglected and they were in much worse shape then this little guy. There are plenty of people who claim to be animal lovers but really do not know all there is to taking care of a dog. They do not know about dentals (like we all do), that neutering is best for their dogs, chipping etc. They just are not educated as well as all of us.

I also understand that if you look for his owner there is a legal amount of time that it must be done. If you already called the shelter they can tell you specifically what that amount of time is in your area. It might only be a week~then you could have him neutered and a dental done. Your other option would be to turn him over to a rescue in your area and that expense and also the responsibility of finding a good home would not fall upon you. It will cost you several hundred dollars to do a neuter, dental, microchip, blood tests (HW and fecal) and vaccines for this little guy. You might consider YTNR who I believe has fosters in the WA area that might be able to help you. If you do decide to take this route let me know and I would be willing to help.

Its a huge responsibility to find a good home when trying to rehome a dog. To do it properly and assure that he goes to a FOREVER home that will treat him well (like your own ) there should be vet checks and a home visit which might be impossible being a private person and not a rescue. If I called someone (not rescue) and they said I want to come and look at your home I would tell them to take a leap~ya know. I'm NOT trying to discourage you from attempting to take on all of these suggestions just putting it out there so that you are informed of how much work this could be. There are a lot of people how only are looking for a check Yorkie and will do whatever necessary to "make you believe" they are good.

Thanks for the advice. I definitely did not take in the wrong way

I will definitely think about a rescue when it comes time. I am still searching for his family.

[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama

Was this the article that talks about the xenophobic behavior in lost dogs?

Recovery Tips: Think Lost, Not Stray | Missing Pet Partnership

I think the legal limit before a found dog is considered "yours", and there fore you are legally allowed to have them spayed/neutered varies with each area. In Forsyth County, it's only 72 hours! The shelters in your area will tell you.

Poor little guy. No matter what the circumstances that led up to him being on the street yesterday, at least he is in safe hands right now.

I called my local shelter and they said 72 hours as well. I will continue looking after that, but hope to get him neutered within a couple weeks.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama

Was this the article that talks about the xenophobic behavior in lost dogs?

Recovery Tips: Think Lost, Not Stray | Missing Pet Partnership

I think the legal limit before a found dog is considered "yours", and there fore you are legally allowed to have them spayed/neutered varies with each area. In Forsyth County, it's only 72 hours! The shelters in your area will tell you.

Poor little guy. No matter what the circumstances that led up to him being on the street yesterday, at least he is in safe hands right now.

Yes, that is what I was referring to and the message they try to convey is lost and now abandoned or neglected. When I got my Bogey I also thought he was abandoned because of his condition. But sometimes I now think maybe he wasn't. But he did have signs that he was probably kept in a cage as a stud dog. His nails had that look of a caged stub, curled into his paws, he did not know grass, toys, stairs and he was matted so horribly. He was also intact when I got him with only one descended testicle. Part of me want to think he was neglected and not studded in a cage but the other part says that he was.

Originally Posted by CouversMom

Thanks for the advice. I definitely did not take in the wrong way

I will definitely think about a rescue when it comes time. I am still searching for his family.

It sounds like you are doing a good job of trying to find his owners and making plans if you are not able to locate them.

Originally Posted by CouversMom

I called my local shelter and they said 72 hours as well. I will continue looking after that, but hope to get him neutered within a couple weeks.

Personally, I think that waiting a couple of weeks an appropriate amount of time to wait. Where I live if your dog is picked up and not altered it's done before they can be claimed, you are charged and that is the end of the story.

[CouversMom]

I think the owners have been found. I should be happy... but I'm really upset.

They are oblivious to the needs of a dog and even have an unspayed female at home... She wasn't even excited that I had him. She said "Oh I'll be over in the next half hour..."

Grrr... I knew I wasn't going to keep him, but I was hoping he'd at least go back to a good home

She will be here soon... I will update afterwards.