Last Tuesday, we found a little dog wandering the street. The poor thing had no collar, and was covered in fleas and ticks. Surely it had been out on its own for a while. Well, we took it in, bathed it and fed it, and the children named it Max. We brought it to the vet and they put some flea and tick stuff on his back.
No one wanted to bring the dog to the humane society. We were really hoping someone would come around looking for him. After a few days, though, we had no luck. On Saturday, we brought the dog to the humane society, hoping someone had reported him missing. If not, they were going to put him down, and we just didn't have the heart to let that happen.
We were in luck! The dog had an owner. We met up with them, and they seemed so happy to have their little dog back. It turns out the dog's name was actually Max! They had reported the dog lost on Tuesday, the same day we found him. It was a little disconcerting to return him to a family that obviously missed him dearly, yet seemed to take poor care of him.
I hope Max stays safe with his family.
2 comments:
It's possible the dog has a habit of disappearing for a time and then turning up a few days later, but this time he stayed away for longer than expected. Perhaps they thought, each day, "he'll be home tomorrow," until too many days had passed. Perhaps all of those fleas and ticks were acquired while he wandered, looking for home. Who knows. I like to think the best of people, even though many of them disappoint.
I'm glad you didn't have to take him in, though, as that would have put some extra expenses on you!
Hey, good luck at tomorrow's interview.
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