Are you the kind of person who would pick up an obviously lost dog?

We always pick up loose dogs that we see. Here is one story .

I hope you find his people. Perhaps they are out-of-town for the weekend.

(BTW… We can’t give him a for-real name because we can’t keep him, but we have to call him something! Out of the blue Rick started calling him Oompah Loompah!)

I once chased a rottweiler on foot down a side street after I hit him with my truck.
A man stopped his car and helped me find the house where the dog lived.They cracked the door open, said,“He’s alright!”,then closed and locked it.
It was bizarre.
I can only guess they were worried about damages to my car.

I red your story….Nice, Marine life! I so hope they do call.
@lucillelucillelucille It’s a sickening feeling to hit an animal, isn’t it. It’s happened to me twice…

I’ve done it before, I’d do it again. (This goes for cats too… I rescued a kitty just the other day)

@Fiddle_Playing_Creole_Bastard That’s my kat!! And that’s my grandson!! (Not really. Don’t need any more cats either. Sure is a cute one, though!)

I once tried to save a dog trapped on the inner median of an expressway with the concrete barriers. I stopped and tried to get it to get in my car and watched in horror as it bolted through an opening in the wall. Oncoming traffic had no chance to see him coming. I couldn’t save him and that really upset me big time…still does.

Ah gosh, @Cruiser…how very sad….

Yes, and not only that, my grandson goes from door to door trying to find the owner when we see one loose in our neighborhood. He also takes them to the vet where he used to work and checks for a tag.

Oompah’s People called. They came and got him. Sniff. He was a cool little dog.

Yes, I carry a leash in my car for just that reason.

Oh, this takes me back. About 30 years ago I was driving a back road in North Carolina in my VW bug. A big German Shepherd chased another dog fast right in front of my car and I jammed on the brakes. (It looked like a ‘serious’ chase, too, like the big dog had murder in his eyes.) I avoided the first dog, but the Shepherd ended up right in my path as I was slowing. I hit him, but not full force, and he skidded on the pavement for about 5–10 feet. I pulled over and ran over to see how he was, since he was just lying in the road. As I got to him, he kind of wobbled to his feet and limped off toward the only house in the area. I followed, thinking I’d at least tell the owner what had happened… and the dog that was being chased in the first place circled around behind me and bit me! Then the Shepherd turned my way and started growling, too.

I said the hell with it and got out of there fast. They needed no help from me.

One day, as we arrived home and opened the door, a dog suddenly shot past us, through our hallway and into the lounge, and lay down on the rug next to the fire and fell fast asleep. We were completely shocked. We let the dog stay there for a couple of hours, then gave it some food.
We then contacted the police and RSPCA. Nobody claimed this dog, and he became a faithful and very affectionate member of our family for many years.

@CyanoticWasp Geez. They sound like some people I know.

Update: Ooompa’s people came and got him but….the guy didn’t seem all that thrilled or anything. He wasn’t very friendly, barely said thanks. We asked how old the dog was, he said they didn’t know. They just found him in July. I guess the dog’s a runner, but mercy, he was a LOOOOONG way from home. Now that I know the owner a little I’m praying that they didn’t dump him….They named the dog Spot.

If it has a collar definitely. But otherwise if I don’t have the space or the means of caring for it, I would rather leave it where it is because I think that if the owners have accidentaly let their dog loose then they probably have a better chance of finding it where it’s at as oppossed to if you take it elsewhere. And if you take it to the humane shelter or someplace similar, it can be euthanized if not claimed or adopted soon.

Now my wife on the other hand (God love her) would turn our house into a farm if I would let her.

Yes, I will always pick up a dog that is obviously lost because I hate the idea of someones beloved pet getting onto a main road and being squashed.

I was walking my own dog a few years ago when in the distance I saw this enormous bear like Rottie bounding towards me (luckily I am a huge Rottie fan but for anyone who is wary, I can imagine that the sight of such a large dog charging towards them would be quite terrifying!). There was not another person in sight but he had a collar on him. I took my own dogs lead off as she is small enough to carry and attached it to the strays collar. I walked him back to my house where I called the dog warden. I must admit to being quite pleased when the warden said that she could come and get him but she was busy so it would probably be a few hours as it meant I could spend some time with him, he was a very friendly chap and quite young.

Anyway, when the warden came to get him she checked for a chip and luckily could trace the owner but if an owner hadn’t come forward I would have been very tempted to keep him.

I’d rather rescue a stray dog than shell out a thousand dollars for one.