We were hanging out at home having a few drinks and the doorbell rings. It was a woman who found a dog outside near our house asking us if the dog was ours. I told her that I had never seen him before. He is a very cute dog, he is small and looks like a cross between a bull dog and a pug. He's older, I am assuming since he has a cataract (sp?) in one eye. He had a rope tied around his neck as king of a makeshift collar and leash. Other than that he appears to be in very good shape and seems to have been well taken care of. The rope was pulled very tight and was cutting into his skin, so we helped the woman cut it off. Anyway, the woman said she was going to knock on a few doors to see if anyone had ever seen him and knew who he belonged to. Well, my fiance liked him and told her that if she didn't find an owner to bring him back and he could stay here until we found his owner, or if not keep him. I just drove around for about 30 minutes to see if I saw anyone walking around looking for their dog. I found no one and since tomorrow is Thanksgiving and stores will be closed I stopped at the store and bought him a bag of dry dog food and a couple of cans of wet, and a box of Meaty Bones. I also gave him a bath.
I am not thrilled about this dog being here, but if we don't find an owner I guess he will be our responsibility. I plan to take him to the vet Friday morning to see if he is chipped and to have an exam. I will put some signs up tomorrow as well. Is there anything else I should do?
As far as Dori is concerned, we have had a few episodes of him chasing her but she doesn't seem scared. She is curious but he is rambuctious and won't settle down enough for her to check him out. I have the hallway blocked off so she can go down the hall to the bedrooms to get away from him. Like I aid I am not real happy about this, there was no preparation and I don't want her life disrupted. She isn't upset with me, I know this because she lets me pick her up and snuggle just like normal. I am paying as much attention to her as I can.
Another problem, this dog keeps humping my leg! I guess he is not neutered as he appears to have all parts intact.
What an evening this has turned out to be. How long do we wait for owners to claim him before we were to get him neutered and such? I really just don't know what to do. For all I know he could be a purebred of some sort, so I don't want to get him neutered if they breed him, but I also don't want an unneutered dog around here.
I am not thrilled about this dog being here, but if we don't find an owner I guess he will be our responsibility. I plan to take him to the vet Friday morning to see if he is chipped and to have an exam. I will put some signs up tomorrow as well. Is there anything else I should do?
As far as Dori is concerned, we have had a few episodes of him chasing her but she doesn't seem scared. She is curious but he is rambuctious and won't settle down enough for her to check him out. I have the hallway blocked off so she can go down the hall to the bedrooms to get away from him. Like I aid I am not real happy about this, there was no preparation and I don't want her life disrupted. She isn't upset with me, I know this because she lets me pick her up and snuggle just like normal. I am paying as much attention to her as I can.
Another problem, this dog keeps humping my leg! I guess he is not neutered as he appears to have all parts intact.
What an evening this has turned out to be. How long do we wait for owners to claim him before we were to get him neutered and such? I really just don't know what to do. For all I know he could be a purebred of some sort, so I don't want to get him neutered if they breed him, but I also don't want an unneutered dog around here.