You are heading to work on a back road. You see a border-collie-sized dog dart into the road, chasing cars. At first you think it belongs to one of the several houses in the area, but you don't see anyone chasing it, and the dog is going after the cars in a way that almost seems like the dog's been dumped there and thinks that each passing car is its owner, coming back to get him. The dog is not particularly thin, but its fur is matted, like it hasn't been brushed in a while. You have never seen this particular dog on this particular stretch of road before.
Do you:
A. Stop.
B. Keep going.
Enquiring minds want to know.
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8 comments:
I'd stop, but I'd be bitching and moaning about how "I don't have tiiiiime for this!" the entire time.
Hey, thank you for stopping by my blog - I always get excited when I find a new blog to read :)
I'd most certainly stop for the dog. When it comes to humans I am stone cold unemotional but the slight hint of a distressed animal, I can't help but wade in!
Stop and do what? No tag? Knock on the houses and say "is this your dog?" Sure. If two people said they'd never seen it before I'd drive away. If they said, "sure, that dog's around here all the time," I would also then drive away.
Tricky one. Honestly, I probably wouldn't stop the first time, but maybe on subsequent times. As a former border collie owner, I know that they will chase anything (everything, invent things to chase) because their herding and pursuit instinct is very strong, so that on its own is not raising any bells. They are also nippers and as part of their herding, they will bite your Achilles. They are extremely fast and smart.
Sadly, rural dog owners don't seem so concerned about dogs running loose, so I guess I'm a little blase even if I should not be. If I saw the dog out the next day, still exhibiting what you interpreted as anxiety chasing, maybe I would trust my gut then and try to get a collar on the dog. But I'd be in jeans and a pair of boots and maybe gloves, bettter believe it.
- bridgett
The intent would be to stop. But if we're talking about a dog running maniacally in heavy traffic, maybe the best I can do is pull over when it's safe and call 911. Traffic hazard, you know.
Besides, in my experience, most cats or dogs won't come to you unless they are nearly dying of hunger. Stranger danger I guess.
I'd pull over. (Dogs are different from cats - a lost, hungry, and lonely dog who used to have a family will come right to a stranger.) I'd collect the dog, make it somehow safe, then go back to the neighborhood later and ask questions.
[Verification word is "10 theyfun".]
P.S. Dogs who are simply chasing cars for fun have their attention on the wheels. Dogs who are looking for the master who abandoned them are jumping up frantically looking inside the car.
Robyn, nice to see you!
and Wayne, thanks for coming over! I just discovered your blog - I think through Ms. Moon - and I'm really enjoying it.
and Dudes. Duuuudes. Because everything I get involved with turns into the never-ending story and is waaaay too long to leave in the comments, I'm going to address this in my next post. Stay tuned!
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