I was driving home last night when I saw a border collie (?) running down the road after a truck. The truck was heading for the highway and the driver didn't seem to notice the dog. I turned around to try to stop the truck, but it was already turning onto the highway, so I turned around again, pulled up next to the dog, opened the car door and told the dog to get in. She hopped in and I brought her home.
She had a collar and a license tag and a rabies tag. Of course, it was after 5 and I couldn't get any information, so dog spent the night in our shed and had cat food for dinner. This morning, I called the vet that had given the dog her rabies shot and told the lady who answered the phone that one of their patients had gotten lost and that I wanted help finding her person.
Lady took my name and phone number and said that someone would get back to me. Less than 5 minutes later, a very worried and upset sounding man called me asking if I had his dog. 10 minutes later, there was a very joyful reunion of dog and man. Man told me that dog usually hid in the bathtub during thunderstorms but must have gotten scared and ran away. Man had been up since dawn looking for dog and was very worried about her.
If dog hadn't been wearing tags, she might have never found her person again which would have been a sad ending to the story.
td:dr version: If you have pets, be sure that they have ID. Even the best mannered dog (or cat) could end up on the street. Shelters are full of very nice animals who didn't have ID. Its a small thing that could make a BIG difference.
She had a collar and a license tag and a rabies tag. Of course, it was after 5 and I couldn't get any information, so dog spent the night in our shed and had cat food for dinner. This morning, I called the vet that had given the dog her rabies shot and told the lady who answered the phone that one of their patients had gotten lost and that I wanted help finding her person.
Lady took my name and phone number and said that someone would get back to me. Less than 5 minutes later, a very worried and upset sounding man called me asking if I had his dog. 10 minutes later, there was a very joyful reunion of dog and man. Man told me that dog usually hid in the bathtub during thunderstorms but must have gotten scared and ran away. Man had been up since dawn looking for dog and was very worried about her.
If dog hadn't been wearing tags, she might have never found her person again which would have been a sad ending to the story.
td:dr version: If you have pets, be sure that they have ID. Even the best mannered dog (or cat) could end up on the street. Shelters are full of very nice animals who didn't have ID. Its a small thing that could make a BIG difference.
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