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04-28-2006, 02:36 PM | #16 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: none
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| This reminds me of that Brady Bunch episode where the boys find a wallet and the guy wants to give them a reward. He wants to give them $100 and the dad says that is too much, then the man offers $50 and then down to $20. The boys accept the reward, but wished they would have gone lower so they could divide it by 3 better! Anyways, the point is to teach the proper reward to be given. Brandy once got out of the yard and I couldn't find her anywhere. After an hour of driving around town putting on posters I came back home and the neighbors had her. They were a young couple and the poster did say there was a reward, so I gave them $50. That might have been too much, but I was thankful to have her back. |
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04-29-2006, 09:02 AM | #17 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles
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| I was driving the other day and saw a massive poster with a picture of a Yorkie on it, saying he was her best friend, and offering a $5000 reward.... My personal thoughts on the subject are that if the dog WAS stolen, these people know that they can get a LOT for a Yorkie. You have to make it worth it for them to bring it back to you, instead of sell it. If they know that you're willing to pay more to have it back than they can make by selling it, I think there's a better chance that it would get returned. And for $5000, you'll have people out LOOKING for your dog. |
04-29-2006, 10:01 AM | #18 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
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| I'm going to stick to my $50 reward. I still think this is a fair amount to offer a nice person for returning a dog. Dog owners who offer extremely high rewards - $100 - $200 - more etc.... are actually enticing people to steal dogs for the reward money. (What an easy way to make money - and people are doing this.) Can you imagine a normal good person thinking -- I'll bring your dog back for $250 - but not for only $50..... just doesn't happen! And, as we have mentioned before -most people wouldn't even accept a reward for this kind act. But, it they did - that's fine too..... Or - can you imagine a person calling and saying, "I think I've found your dog. How much is the reward you're offering?????" No way! My sister got her dog back years ago - (she worked at a restaurant) and she gave the lady a gift certificate for dinner for two where she worked....they were thrilled. She waited on them and had a bottle of wine taken to their table. Then - they left her a $25 tip (unheard of 20 years ago!) What a wonderful world! ******* Remember people kidnap children for high ramsoms -- taking a dog for a reward is no different... Carol Jean |
04-29-2006, 10:09 AM | #19 | |
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04-29-2006, 10:24 AM | #20 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ
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| i just put "reward" on romeos tag. i would be devastated if he was lost or stolen. honestly i would pay almost anything to get him back. when i was in maui visiting my family i saw a huge ad in the local paper everyday for a westie reward for $25,000. it said he was stolen from a home. i felt so bad for the family and prayed for them. i hope any jerk that would break into a home and steal a family pet rots in hell. |
04-29-2006, 10:34 AM | #21 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| I once paid a $100 reward for a $50 dog. the person did not hesitate to take it. I don't believe many people would pay much to buy a stolen dog without papers. Now a puppy would be a different matter. |
04-29-2006, 11:39 AM | #22 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 2,992
| Thieves don't need to sell a stolen dog - if they can get a big reward for taking it back.... And - if they sold it - they could just tell the people that they will be receiving the papers in the mail - or some stupid thing... right! My Yorkie doesn't have papers - I didn't register him. He's a neutered little pet. I know he's a purebred and could be registered - but it really would be a waste of money to register him. I have registered my other dogs - and the papers have been in my desk drawer for years - never looked at - and certainly never needed for any reason. Carol Jean |
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