We Found a Dog
My children found a dog. It followed them home. I've said more about this elsewhere on Facebook and Flickr and here: http://loveinthesuburbs.com/wordpress/celebrating-the-winter-solstice. He has no collar and no chip. What I haven't said is how much fear I have about this cuddly little fellow. He is charming the dickens out of my whole family. And me too. But I'm afraid that we won't find his owners. I'm afraid that he will stay. I KNOW that he will not be left at the shelter by us. That's pretty much out of the question. I'm afraid that I am and will be allergic to him forever. That I will always feel sick around him. That if I say no, my family will be heartbroken.
I'm placing a found ad in Sac Bee.
I have an email in to the county animal shelter.
I've put a found ad at PetHarbor.com, which is what the local animal shelter website suggested.
We've put out flyers, with a photo, in the neighborhood.
We've talked to dog-owner neighbors to ask if they recognize him. We even thought for a sec today we might have a proper lead, but no. All three of them walked away thrilled that the dog wasn't theirs.
Tomorrow we go to the local groomers and maybe a couple more vet hospitals. And we go to buy more dog food.
I am also afraid we WILL find his owners and that I will have very sad boys and husband.