Found Choc. Lab-Female-No Chip-Red Collar

**DiDa723** · 07-02-2010, 11:07 AM

Found July 2 in Elmo's parking lot on 30-A, Santa Rosa Beach. Reg collar-no tags. No micro chip. Has had puppies at some point. Please Call Diane at 850-368-3356. She's quite anxious but sweet!

**anniet** · 07-02-2010, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by DiDa723

Found July 2 in Elmo's parking lot on 30-A, Santa Rosa Beach. Reg collar-no tags. No micro chip. Has had puppies at some point. Please Call Diane at 850-368-3356. She's quite anxious but sweet!

Is the collar faded and has blue ribbons around it?

**grace** · 07-03-2010, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by anniet

Is the collar faded and has blue ribbons around it?

Is your dog loose AGAIN??
I'm wondering if you are responsible enough to care for that dog, or if she would have been better off with her rescuers.

**DiDa723** · 07-03-2010, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by anniet

Is the collar faded and has blue ribbons around it?

The collar is quite faded, but no blue ribbons (could they have come off?) Do you know this dog?

**ItzKatzTime** · 07-03-2010, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by grace

Is your dog loose AGAIN??
I'm wondering if you are responsible enough to care for that dog, or if she would have been better off with her rescuers.

Grace I'm sorry but that was totally uncalled for. I figured Annie was hoping this might be her dog and by mistake the other one that Liz picked up was a different one. I was under the impression that Annie never got her dog back.

Please don't start beating the girl down again. I know for a fact she has been trying to do the right thing here on SoWal and in her life.

**Minnie** · 07-03-2010, 02:19 PM

Funny when adults post they lose dogs, no one jumps them about being responsible.

I hope whoever the dog belongs to they are reunited.

**GoodWitch58** · 07-03-2010, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Minnie

Funny when adults post they lose dogs, no one jumps them about being responsible.

I hope whoever the dog belongs to they are reunited.

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Usually when someone has lost a dog or cat, everyone jumps to help them. Maybe this is her dog and if so, the dog is nearby so she can go get her. I agree I hope the dog's owner gets her soon, whoever it is.

**grace** · 07-03-2010, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by ItzKatzTime

Grace I'm sorry but that was totally uncalled for. I figured Annie was hoping this might be her dog and by mistake the other one that Liz picked up was a different one. I was under the impression that Annie never got her dog back.

Please don't start beating the girl down again. I know for a fact she has been trying to do the right thing here on SoWal and in her life.

Uncalled for? If this is the same lab that was picked up a few weeks ago, I don't think it's uncalled for. Dogs and traffic don't mix. If you can't keep your dog safely contained and out of traffic, you might not be responsible enough to own a pet.

**Douglas the Intrepid** · 07-03-2010, 06:47 PM

Pets get loose, especially dogs. I see no need to get nasty about it! Regardless of whose dog it is, I hope it is reunited with its owner soon...

**anniet** · 07-03-2010, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by DiDa723

The collar is quite faded, but no blue ribbons (could they have come off?) Do you know this dog?

Well, we lost our choco. lab a while ago, and found a different post about a found found lab, so we called them and it sounded like her but they said she had no collar. and there in jax, so we couldnt get there. (long story). So i dont think thats her, try calling her jessie, and see if she answers. Because like i said...we lost her around....the end of may, so she would've come home by then.

**DiDa723** · 07-04-2010, 12:33 AM

Inserting a picture and hoping someone will recognize... she needs to find her family! Please call Diane at 850-368-3356 with any info.

**anniet** · 07-04-2010, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by DiDa723

Inserting a picture and hoping someone will recognize... she needs to find her family! Please call Diane at 850-368-3356 with any info.

Aww, that's not her

. Jessie was alot darker. I guess it is Liz that has her. Thanks anyways, and I hope you find the owner :)

**DiDa723** · 07-05-2010, 12:45 PM

While nailing up (the first of several) signs outside Elmo's last evening, a gentleman (I assume was the owner) came out to ask what the sign said... "Found Choc. Lab with my phone number" was my reply... "Why, do you know this dog?" I asked... which he replied that he had seen her around the restaurant occasionally and thought he knew where she lived (about two blocks down 30-A). He suggested that I bring her back and he would find the owner, which I did... the employees there recognized her and the gentleman placed a leash on her and began to walk her home. End of story?? I hope.

Yes, dogs do get out or get loose. My lab (whom I fondly nick named Miss Houdini) can open doors... latch or round knobs! and has helped herself to an occasional self-guided tour of the neighborhood before she was discovered loose. Locking doors helps, but they are free targets when the grandchildren are in town or I am having a particularly spacey day.

Point?? My dogs have tags, rabies, beach and identification with my phone number in addition to a microchip. This sweet, beautiful lab did not. A collar is no help if there are no tags. First thing I did was have Kindness scan her for a microchip... none. She also was thin and unkept... Ticks were plentiful around her ears and head. I removed the ticks and placed a dose of Frontline Plus on her, fed her well while at "DiDa's Doggy Camp" and returned her where I found her..

Do I think I placed her back in the right environment? Absolutely not although she did not seem to be abused... Do I think we'll see Found ads again for her? Absolutely. My question is- at what point does it become our responsibility to care for the animals that can not care for themselves? After they've been turned in to a county kill shelter or found dead on the road? Alaqua couldn't even take her due to low space and low funds as a result of community apathy for our domestic animals as well as wildlife.

Tough situation... Happy to have any respectful feedback.

**Lynnie** · 07-05-2010, 02:07 PM

I hope this pup finds her good home free of ticks and fleas-maybe she picked those up while on her excursion. She is very cute! Thank you for all you did for her and her human(s).

Sweet Pea, Bloodhound with a great nose, can also pull a Houdini and loves to go on walk-about. So, I walk her the same route both at the beach and in Atlanta knowing that when she tires or gets thirsty, she'll pick up my scent and make her way home, always quite proud of herself! She wears baubles (I.E. tags) and is micro-chipped-she would never stay away very long unless someone decided to pick her up and keep her in their home for a bit.

I like to believe all people mean well with their animals, but that's not always the case. So, we rescue them, love them and find them good, loving homes when we can't find the owners. I used to work with Bloodhound Rescue and if we got one, we would call the owner (if we could locate them) and inquire as to whether or not they have a fence or even want the dog. You'd be surprised at some of the responses. Sweet Pea came to me as a runaway/throw away-whatever. Her humans in AL didn't have a fence (which is a cardinal sin with Bloodhounds) and stated they didn't want her any longer after the last litter was born. Puppy Mill!

I'd say I'm pretty danged lucky to have her.

Continue educating as you are with your posts! Hopefully, this girl will be sporting tags asap!

**Minnie** · 07-05-2010, 02:33 PM

Sadly, DiDa, I have no answers.

When people abuse, neglect and throw away children, I am not sure we can even begin to make some responsible pet owners.

**Studio ce** · 07-15-2010, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by DiDa723

Inserting a picture and hoping someone will recognize... she needs to find her family! Please call Diane at 850-368-3356 with any info.

I am still trying to find her owners ....She is still w/ Birdie and me but we would love to find her home if not a good home. I'm starting to get attached and I really don't need another Lab....
I went to the neighbors behind Elmos Grill on 3oA... but no luck.

You can call 850-226-3220 for info...
Thank you

**Diane4145** · 07-15-2010, 06:00 PM

Not sure if she looks sad because she's lost, or she's been so neglected!

Originally Posted by DiDa723

Inserting a picture and hoping someone will recognize... she needs to find her family! Please call Diane at 850-368-3356 with any info.

**DiDa723** · 07-17-2010, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Studio-ce

I am still trying to find her owners ....She is still w/ Birdie and me but we would love to find her home if not a good home. I'm starting to get attached and I really don't need another Lab....
I went to the neighbors behind Elmos Grill on 3oA... but no luck.

You can call 850-226-3220 for info...
Thank you

You are so kind to help this chocolate lab girl... Have you tried contacting Laurie Hood with Alaqua? If she doesn't have room for her, she may be willing to do courtesy posts to help find a home. They do such a wonderful job with that!

Good luck and keep us posted. She is lucky to have you to care for her!

**Studio ce** · 07-26-2010, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by DiDa723

You are so kind to help this chocolate lab girl... Have you tried contacting Laurie Hood with Alaqua? If she doesn't have room for her, she may be willing to do courtesy posts to help find a home. They do such a wonderful job with that!

Good luck and keep us posted. She is lucky to have you to care for her!

Hi D,
I wanted to do an update on The Chacolate Lab w/ red collar...who I now call Gypse....I kept her for a week and I couldn't find her owner.
But I did find a nice home for her to live in forever unless the other owners show up... She lives across the street from me and I can check on her often..

I was starting to get attached... I cried after leaving her...but I know it was the right thing to do.