Originally Posted by lynzy420 (Post 4504401)

I don't know which part of Asia so I am going to assume because of the details not given by the OP and her often self censorship in avoiding keywords etc., I'm going to assume she is in part of Asia where internet activity of common people is heavily/constantly monitored and 100's of thousands are employed doing just that. They do this by picking up keywords and by literally monitoring/reading everything their people do online. People learn, and its a way of life to self censor as a pre emptive control to avoid any involvement with authorities.


I had family that spent 10 years in that part of Asia.


With that said, the reason I have defended the OP is because I am a bit familiar with the treatment of animals/pets in those parts of Asia. Not too long ago a one dog per family law was instituted (yes just like their children)and people were forced to register their pets for a host of social reasons. Those license papers were very expensive and so for a short while they lowered the price and all those that had more than one dog were allowed to register before a set date and be grandfathered into being able to keep all their pets if the license was purchased before the closing date. Many people ran out to get more pups etc., to try to register before the date etc.etc.etc.


The problem with OP's situation is she doesn't have the exact address, she is at the MERCY of these people, if these people have 2 licenses in their house (I'm assuming their dog is depressed because of the recent loss of another family pup) then they could try to keep her Teddy.


By calling the police OP runs in to a gambling situation, because Teddy got out she broke the law and it carries a big fine (under the "leash law") and they may find she is not a good owner because of this and let Teddy stay where he is at or they may simply determine for any reason that Teddy can stay with the people that found him.

Originally Posted by matese (Post 4504411)

Thank you for this information, can help YT members understand.I was not aware one the one dog per family, was aware of the one child.

Originally Posted by stl (Post 4504412)

I am actually in Vietnam, sorry if I forgot to mention that. And no, we dont have one dog or one child policy. But for many people here, a dog is a dog, not really a family member. So I was really surprised to find so many people here who understood my despair, who really helped me in my search and who were so protective and kind of their own dog. I always thought we ( the dog lovers) were in minority here, but maybe I was wrong? It was a very pleasant surprise. Of course there were many people who just said "can't you get a new dog?", but many people really showed their concern and were very helpful.

Originally Posted by stl (Post 4504412)

I am actually in Vietnam, sorry if I forgot to mention that. And no, we dont have one dog or one child policy. But for many people here, a dog is a dog, not really a family member. So I was really surprised to find so many people here who understood my despair, who really helped me in my search and who were so protective and kind of their own dog. I always thought we ( the dog lovers) were in minority here, but maybe I was wrong? It was a very pleasant surprise. Of course there were many people who just said "can't you get a new dog?", but many people really showed their concern and were very helpful.

Originally Posted by stl (Post 4504382)

okay, so I was set on getting my dog back on sunday, no later than sunday! so Imagine my surprise today when I got a call from a girl telling me they've brought Teddy back to her parents' house, where they had initially saw him.
It is near my house. She told I could come and pick him
up!!! Only that I couldn't as I was at work and we are during a pretty hectic takeover negotiations. My husband was busy too. It was such a long wait!! I hated that. But right after I finished, I drove like mad, but my husband actually got there earlier. He asked me if I wanted him to wait for me, and I was "No, just come and get Teddy before they change their mind!". I was so scared they will ask to wait a few days! I didn't even dare to come in. But after a while, my husband comes out and he was holding my little baby Teddy!!! He told me they were a very nice family, who just loved Teddy way too much. The other day I just met their daughter who actually didnt want to return Teddy as she'd fallen in love wih him. But they told her she had to return him, so I guess the whole keep a few days were actually her idea. My husband gave them the money (which we had promised in the flyers), but they took only half of it. And they asked to be able to come and see him sometimes.

Originally Posted by stl (Post 4504383)

they kept telling my husband to be careful and not let him run away again. And told him the whole story of how they found him, the father actually did. How he waited for half an hour for us but we were actually searching in the wrong place. I am so happy and finally relieved! I am so grateful to Yorkietalk for being with me through this scary journey! I always came home when Teddy had health issues and now this and Yorkietalk always helped! I am so thankful to all of you for your prayers, your encouragement and help!