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WWYD- found dog
Two weeks ago my DH found a Boston Terrier darting in and out of traffic on the busiest road in town. The dog didn't have a collar on so he brought it home, and after supper he went door to door looking for its home.
He found the owner, who didn't even say thank you, or seem concerned that the dog had been missing or found. All she said was that she had fixed the fence where it and one of her other dogs had gotten out (who knows if she got her other dog back, and DH said he saw about 5 dogs). DH came home fuming and saying if he found the dog again, he's going to keep it or give it to his coworker who has a Boston already.
Yesterday I got a message from an acquaintance who lives a mile from me. She has the dog at her house and asked us to come get it since DH knows where it lives. It still doesn't have a collar on. Even if it is a good escape artist, it should have a collar on.
Now I am the one fuming. Even if this lady doesn't know how to train her dog not to leave the yard (which isn't that hard, I have trained 2 Bostons), she could at least give it a collar and fix her fence. Or look for it when it's missing. She didn't even put signs up.
What would you do? I honestly don't know what the right thing to do is here. I told my DH that he shouldn't steal someone's dog, but on the other hand it is going to get killed if he doesn't.
Re: WWYD- found dog
This way, you will know the dog is out of harm's way and he will have a good home, whether it's your home or one that you know of where the owners will jump at the chance to have a nice dog.:)
Consider the $100 an investment --- you'll save his life and get him a good home and good karma will come back to you in return.:)
Obviously the owner has no care for their dog, and I would suggest trying to find a different home if possible. It's kind of risky to pay for the dog, because she might just refuse and in the future, could possibly held you liable for "stealing" her dog if her dog goes missing again (idk if she's the type of person). But then again, it would put you in a better position if you know she will allow this.
Since the dog has no collar, the dog would've probably been picked up by animal control and placed in a pound as a stray...that dog has been lucky so far. Maybe your husband's idea is not so bad. I wouldn't say no to it.
I've had to deal with a similar situation. My neighbor had 2 12-week old puppies that kept getting out. One day my husband took them back and explained to her that it was dangerous for them to be out, there are bears, foxes, coyotes etc in our area. 15 minutes later they were scratching at my front door, I said that was it and found them new homes by the next day. I don't feel bad for it either, I also reported her to AC. Fortunately she doesn't have any more animals, she didn't give a damn about the two she had.
I say, do what you gotta do, don't send them back to a POS owner.
To me, no collar=no way for her to legitimately claim ownership of the dog. For all you or anyone knows, the dog is a stray and you can do what you want - keep it, give it to someone else, take it to a shelter. She doesn't seem to have any interest, and if she did come asking after the dog, you would not be lying if you said "we found A dog - that may or may not have been hers- with no collar on and found a good home for it."
Report the owner to AC. I've known dogs that were escape artists before but their owners did everything in their power to keep them safe. They also cared very much about their pups.
H and I found a dog(with id but no home # or address) Thanksgiving weekend. It took the owner forever to get to us. It was freezing (not literally) outside. The only way I could keep the soaking wet, muddy, hipper lab at bay was to feed it leftover ham and turkey. The owner came after two hours and was very cold to us. Said the dog escapes all the time and has been missing all day (said like he didn't care). Didn't offer a reward (we werent expecting any) but he didn't even say thank you!