Neighbors tired of DC woman's search for dog

[Anonymous]

I was surprised to see this on aol.com today. Did you hear about this local woman's search? I did look, didn't see a recent thread on this.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/03/03/woman-desperately-searching-for-dog-gets-threats/20841690/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing13%7Cdl14%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D449898

[Anonymous]

I live in AU park where a lot of signs are posted. It doesn't bother me at all. If it was my pet I'd look too. I have no idea why people would bother to make threatening calls to her.

[Anonymous]

I see the signs all over too and have started to wonder if she needs to get more realistic about the poor dog being found. At this point it's been 3-4 months. I don't begrudge her the signs but I'm actually surprised they are allowed to be posted for so long.

[Anonymous]

How did she lose this dog in the first place?
There was a similar search in Va for a Boston terrrier, and it was located after a very long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did she lose this dog in the first place?
There was a similar search in Va for a Boston terrrier, and it was located after a very long time.

IDK. There is a missing newly adopted rescue dog that bolted out the door of a house. Perhaps the dog was off leash in a park or the car door was opened and the dog leapt out prior to securing a leash. We have neighbors who walk their pitbull on a regular collar and it backs up and slips out of the collar.

[Anonymous]

Why would people make threats? How is she hurting you?

I am losing faith in our society at a rapid pace.

[Anonymous]

I figured based on the photo (is it a purebred German Shepherd?) that the dog was stolen.

[Anonymous]

I wonder why someone who would go to this much trouble to find her dog would not have had the dog microchipped.

[Anonymous]

how did she lose the dog?

Mihalyfi lost Havoc on Nov. 9, when she took her two dogs for a morning stroll through the wooded Dalecarlia grounds. When a deer appeared, the canines chased it,
going through an opening in the fence that enclosed the reservoir.

Maybe a leash would have helped?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Maybe a leash would have helped?

Yes, accidents happen (dogs bolting, etc), but my sympathy is limited when people don't bother with leashes or chips. Still, threats seem to be a bit much.
And yes, missing pets can turn up after long periods of being missing.

[Anonymous]

That's really mean of the neighbors. I would be beside myself if I lost my dog.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend whose dog escaped in Blacksburg, VA and found its way to near Boone, NC and wasn't found for about 4 months. People shouldn't always give up hope, and I commend her for not doing so.

If my dog ran away, I'd never stop looking for him unless I found his dead body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I figured based on the photo (is it a purebred German Shepherd?) that the dog was stolen.

That dog in the photo is definitely NOT a purebred German Shepherd and I'd venture to say that it probably doesn't have any GSD in it. Looks like a mutt/shepherd mix.

[Anonymous]

It might have Rotty and GS, perhaps. Why are the neighbors so put out? I would be very, very suspicious of them!

[Anonymous]

We've had people putting up signs around here for a lost dog for about a year.

Then there's this..

http://blog.petflow.com/so-touching-you-have-to-see-this-dogs-reaction-to-being-rescued-im-almost-in-tears/

It does happen.

The video won't play for me. Does it say the dog wasn't microchipped?