This morning I was on my way to work & I saw a big rottie trotting in the middle of a very busy road (A449)
- Like he owned it! So i stopped & approached him, he looked at me as if to say - "what?" & trotted off, I got a lead out of my car & he came to me.
The dog had a contact number on his collar - I called them. " Have you lost your dog". The reply was "oh has he got out again, he's always getting out" I told him where I was & he started explaining how I could get to his house. So I said "can you just come & get him from me -If I wait here". he said he would.
the dog had all dry blood on his shoulders & some blood in his saliva, that he was slobbering!
The man came & asked me if the dog had been ok with me, I said he had. I told him the dog had some blood on him, but that I couldn't see any obvious place where it was coming from. He wasn't bothered about the blood & said "you haven't seen another have you, the pups gone too!" I said no. So he opened the back of his car to put the dog in. He was frightened of him - and said "the dog hates me, it's my dads dog & he keeps getting out" I said he was nearly nobody's dog, the way he was walking up the main road.
I put the dog in his car for him & off he went to hunt for bitch. I do hope he found her.
He said a half hearted thankyou & went.
He said they had the dog through rescue 12 months ago.
I'm worried that he'll get run over next time. :(

I know what you mean! The other day i spotted a rather large dog wandering rounn the local capr park that backs on to a path next to a river with houses on the other side. He was heading towards the road, and nearly ran in front of a car. I recognised him as belonging to one of the houses on the other side of the stream, and as he was wet it wasn't difficult to work out how he got there. I followed him and although he seemed a little nervous and kept his distance, he turned and followed me back to his house gates. The rather posh couple who live there had an intercom, so i pressed the button and asked if they had lost a dog. His reply was, " no i think i can see him, hang on." Of course he couldn't because the dog was with me, so he came out and lo and behold it was his dog. I didn't get much of a thankyou, ahd he didn't ask where i found him or anything it was really wierd. It really worries me when i think what could've happened!

Snap!

Was walking Cam through town today, and saw a little staffie cross running in the middle of a busy road. I whistled for him, and he came over - presumably 'cos I had Cam with me. He was an absolutely sweetie - he had a collar and tag on so I hailed a passer-by who telephoned his owner. Couldn't get a reply so I was about to take him home (Cam was in love by this point - he's a strange dog) but then his owner turned up. Didn't say thanks, but waved the dog's lead at me, told me he'd slipped it and said 'we've also lost the other'. Doh! Luckily someone else had caught the other, and phoned the woman on her mobile. She then proceeded to bellow at the little fellow. I'm not surprised he slipped his bloomin' collar.

All very exciting. :)

Jo

We've returned a few dogs to their owners in the last year (including 2 staffies - twice!!) and apart from the owner of a tiny yorkie who sobbed with relief (the dog had only got as far as 7 doors down!!) when I called her, the rest just weren't that bothered :rolleyes:  If I see the same dog more than twice I'm going to call the dog warden and they can pay to get them back - it might make them think.

I don't understand them at all, Bedly boy got out once last year (someone let him out - the gate is now padlocked) and was missing for about 10 minutes before the local kids brought him back - he made straight for them (bless) but the state I was in !!  Frantic doesn't begin to cover it

Dill,

I have the same experience.  Last year my husband was walking next to a very busy road.  A dog was walking right in the middle of it.   A woman in a car called out to my husband and asked if he would please get the dog out of the road, cars were weaving to avoid it.  

So, my husband brought the dog home, called the phone number on the collar, and the owner just said "oh, he's got out again."  When my husband asked if he was going to pick his dog up the owner was annoyed about it, although he did send his son to get the dog.  

I've seen the same dog since then and let it be - and there are several other dogs in my neighborhood that are allowed to roam.   Some people just do not care, that's all there is to it.

Stacey

A friend of a friend recently lost her two dogs - they got out accidentally and the vet thinks that they drank from a puddle that had anti-freeze in it :( They were both dead within a couple of days :(

Daisy

How awful Daisy. :(

Anyone else carry a spare lead in case of fugitive dogs? I did PM ( pre- Morse) and used to have incredible trouble getting dog wardens, police, SSPCA etc to accept them. A red staffie from up the road is always out, attacked an elderly lady last month ( police say nothing to do with them) and the owners keep bailing him out of the pound. The one that really upset me was an elderly blind male Yorkie wandering our estate. I knocked on the door of a lady who breeds them ( brass neck as I didnt know her!) and she was kind enough to keep him and contact breed rescue. Those who tether dogs outside the shops in Edinburgh are also beyond belief as 2 dogs have been stolen in this way, 1 ended up dead on a busy road, the other is still missing. Oh and I still carry the spare lead!

That's a really good idea Lorelei. I was forced to contemplate leading the staffie cross I found with the string from one of Cam's throw-balls yesterday.

Mind you, I already seem to take half the house on our walks - treats, 2 toys, poop bags .. etc etc!

How are you and Cam doing with Nosework now? I now select dog walking clothes for BIG pockets to carry all the above and when I get my electric fence posts ( for marking out search squares, sendaway markers and tethering Morse while I organise the above, as the locals are complaining about my abuse of trees) Ill have them slung over my shoulder too! Just call me Scott. :)

Heyas Scott!

Nosework is going good, although we haven't really progressed as much as we should have (promotion at work and buying house ).  Cam will happily search about a 25 meter square, and loves it when I hang stuff on trees and under bushes, but it's still all really 'fun' at the moment - we haven't progressed onto the more technical stuff - mainly because I haven't done my reading yet.  Cam had a patch of dodgy recall a while ago, so we've been spending most of our walks playing really exciting games with toys (well, exciting from his perspective, and anyone who's spectating) and playing hide and seek, which he adores. He's a lot better now - he's starting to get it.  If we pass close to another dog he'll usually try to approach it and say hello, so I'm constantly scanning the horizon on the look out for other walkers. If he does go up to another dog he always comes back to me after a wee sniff, it's just not immediate yet, so we've got some work to do. But, all-in-all, I'm really pleased with him at the moment, he's an absolute joy.

How's Morse doing?

Jo :)

Can you remember whereabouts this man lived or whereabouts on the A449 you found the dog since I can speak to Rescue to see if they have let someone have a dog in that area during the course of the last year or so.

ruggrot. - I've sent you a PM.
snoopy1.

Hi, Same has happened to us too. Had one dog get into our garden (don't know how when ours couldn't get out), put it on a lead and went for a quick walk to see if anyone was looking for him. I was stoped by a lady who said the dog lived next door to her and told me where to take him. When i got there the door was open and the woman that came to the door shouted back into the house to her husband that HIS dog was back, he came to the door said thanx, took the dog in and shut the door. Another that we took back had nails that long they where curling over nearly into his paws, must have not been clipped or walked outside for god knows how long.
My Dog got out once throught the window, which was shut when I did my first shift at work while my husband was working and came to my work, I nearly had a heart attack when I saw him even tho he had only come 5 mins up road. I now have locks on all the windows which only allow them to open a tiny bit and go to work when my hubby has finished.
lou

Just a quick question to all you Rottie people, I've just been into the cleaners to get my quilt cleaned and the young lady behind the counter was telling me about her dog, a Rottweiler that apparently weighs 15 stone!!  Is this right?  Could he really be this heavy?  Or has she made a mistake?  Working on my mums huge fat lab who weighs 6 stone, I was amazed but didn't like to question it.

It's been on my mind all morning now, you know how some things just need confirming before you put them to bed.

210 lb. I'd say that's a mistake. Or a very, very obese dog.
No rottie would weigh this much (not a normal healthy one anyway)

not having a go or anything by my rottie's 'dad' weighs 13stone and he's 3 years old, looks fantastic, he's not over weight at all, there is no 'fat' on him, his is all muscle :D

steph :)

Perhaps she was right!  That's one HUGE dog!

steph, I'm not having a go either by posting this, but if he is 13 st - that is 182lb. Although there isn't a weight guide in the rottweiler breed standard, most males on average will weigh between 85lb & 135lb.
If he weighs 182lb (13st) then he is very much larger than an average rottweiler dog.  :)

Hi my present male rottie weighs 6 1/2stone at 10mths and my last about 8 1/2st at 2yrs but my friends rottie weigh 11st and he was not fat and lived till 11yrs

Although I never weight my dogs I would guess that they average between 6-8 stone (bitches and dogs).  They should have a waist line and firm to touch and not be able to pick up layers of fat.  A dog weighing 12 and 13 stone is grossly overweight.  A young dog in particular can have heart problems later on and also problems with its legs since they are a fast growing animal and carrying too much weight will cause problems.

Mia's "dad" isnt over weight, he is firm to touch and you are not able to pick up any layers of fat, he is very very healthy and in excelent condition, not all dogs stay within their guide line weight :)

Steph, How tall is he? If he's 13 st with no fat - then he must be way over height for a rottweiler. I'm sorry but there is no such thing as a healthy / fit 13 st rottweiler.  :)

i dont know how tall he is only seen him a few times, he is big thats all i can say and the owner said he was 13stone and he looked it .

"the owner said he was 13st" -- excactly!

look snoopy1 i have my opinion and you have yours, i dont really care what yours is, i believe that this dog 'could' of been at least 13stone, so lets just forget about it shall we.

Yes we do have different opinions & we'll agree to differ. :)
I'm sorry that you don't care what my opinion is - as I do care about yours & take on board your comments.

sorry snoopy1 was having a really bad day yesturday lost my temper abit , shouldnt have, sorry again

Steph :)

I have seen/owned a lot of Rottweilers over the last 20 years and have not as yet seen one that weighs 13 stone (and hope I dont).  I think a lot to do with it is some owners like to think that Rottweilers are BIG dogs and just say that they weigh a ridiculous weight. Its the same as someone saying that they take their dog out every day for a ten mile walk!! 
I have a large male (tall but just within the standard) and a smaller male (again within the standard but at the lower end) and there is six months age difference between them but there is only half a stone or thereabouts difference in their weight. 

i would die if my boy got out i think some folks are animal havers while others are animal lovers

I was out walking my pair of staffies about 4 weeks ago and this little terrier x thing puppy came bounding over to my two.  I was really worried as Jas was very potective of Tam.  I walked (sorry dragged) them home and this puppy followed us.  Jasper was going nuts at the end of the lead he was really getting ina tiz.  I put my two back in the house, grabbed a spare lead, put the little fellow on the lead and walked down the street.  I knocked first the house that he came running out of but there was no answer.  I knocked the next door neighbour but they didn't know who it belonged to.  A guy came up the street and said that he thinks it belongs to someone a few doors down.  I took the poor little feller down and the door was answered by an old guy.  He said "Out again was he.  Where did you find him?'  I told him he was in the street and he was trying to play with my two staffies.  The guy said thanks and the puppy promptly bit him on the arm.  I get so frustrated as if anything had happened my dogs would have got the blame.  I very nearly just tied the poor thing to the post of my washing line and phoned the dog warden but I thought that I would try and find his owner first. 

One local council worker always comes to us first asking if we have seen his dog.  As soon as he opens the door the dog is out and the dog has absolutely no recall skills at all.  The dog just looks at the owner and the owner has to drive up the street to fetch him.