So 3 dogs have shown up on my porch recently...

[Jewrrick]

I'm in between Alvarado and Mansfield and my wife just found the Dashounds and the mutt we found a couple of weeks ago but our boxer doesn't really like him.

[mikec]

People are such loser assholes to dump their animals. Good luck in finding them homes...

[Jewrrick]

Yeah tell me about it. Have been here 2-3 months and this makes 5 dogs we've had dumped and that's just what ended up on our porch. We live at the end of a street that has a cul-de-sac and another street that has one and we are out in a rural area.

[Rick Modena]

I guess its better than dropping them off at a kill shelter. At least in the wild they can eat or get rescued by someone that cares about dogs.

[Jewrrick]

Yes better, but not by much.

[Sean88gt]

Rescue one and you'll be seen as a dumping home, expect more.

[Rick Modena]

Yes better, but not by much.

I hear ya, but I know of plenty of people that their dogs run away. They find a hole in the fence and then take off like theres no tomorrow. Either way, people do suck at times.

[Jewrrick]

Rescue one and you'll be seen as a dumping home, expect more.

I'm afraid of this. I'm hoping that it's just the holidays stressing people out and it will stop happening. I might have to move because of this cause it's hard not to want to keep them sometimes being a dog lover.

[Pro88LX]

see if theyre chipped. if it is, find the owners address, shoot the dog, and dump it on their porch (after a few days of fermenting of course)

TOTALLY kidding

[FATHERFORD]

I hear ya, but I know of plenty of people that their dogs run away. They find a hole in the fence and then take off like theres no tomorrow. Either way, people do suck at times.

That's why I have GPS trackers on my damn dogs...

Our little terrier mutt loves to get out.

[Baba Ganoush]

That black and white one looks cool as hell. Looks like a dachshund/blue healer mix.

[Treasure Chest]

I guess its better than dropping them off at a kill shelter. At least in the wild they can eat or get rescued by someone that cares about dogs.

Or they'll wind up getting run over, getting shot for scavenging through garbage, or eaten by coyotes.

I'm afraid of this. I'm hoping that it's just the holidays stressing people out and it will stop happening. I might have to move because of this cause it's hard not to want to keep them sometimes being a dog lover.

Get used to it living in the country. Whether you take them in or not, it's going to keep happening. It's just the dues you pay for living in a more peaceful setting. You may want to see if you can make friends with a local rescue group that can take them in and find fosters for them.

[Jewrrick]

Or they'll wind up getting run over, getting shot for scavenging through garbage, or eaten by coyotes.



Get used to it living in the country. Whether you take them in or not, it's going to keep happening. It's just the dues you pay for living in a more peaceful setting. You may want to see if you can make friends with a local rescue group that can take them in and find fosters for them.

Yeah I may have to look into that, thanks for the idea.

[ceyko]

Yeah I may have to look into that, thanks for the idea.

I don't live in the country, like way in the sticks - but pretty close to it. Learned quick not to get attached to any dogs and to chase them off. Still populated enough that I cannot shoot them, but "out there" enough that they are seen enough. (Imagine local farmers, coyotes and so forth deal with them)

Don't feed them or anything. I chase them off. If they seemed aggressive and/or stayed around - that would be different. Most just scurry away pretty fast since they are scared.

Then just a ton of people around here have collars/tags on their dogs - they just let them roam as they want.