so last night this little dog literally followed us home ... my pooch is absolutley in love, they played, slept curled up next to each other, and woke up playing again. he has no tags, but a collar. i had to give him a bath last night he was so dirty. he's thin as ****, has some matted fur, and just has that look of 'my mom leaves me in the backyard alllllllll the time and ignores me'. i'm going to post some signs around the neighborhood .... eventually. and i'm taking him by my vet today to see if he's microchipped. but i'm so annoyed. i know there was a storm last night and gates can blow open, but he's clearly not the best cared for pup in the world. oh, and he's not neutered.

just venting, i want to do the right thing and get him back home, but i want to do the right thing and give him the love and care he deserves.

ugh

Well, if it's any consolation, pup might have been lost for some time before finding you, and that's why his condition is poor. I lived out in the country growing up (well, still do), and for some reason or another, our house was like a lost dog beacon. We have had to relocate numerous dogs throughout the years. Mostly beagles. FYI, if anyone reading this wants a beagle, please realize that they are total nose wanderers who WILL get lost away from home if there is any slip in due diligence; however, you may come pick them back up at my family's home in a couple weeks time after they have gone missing. It's insane. We'he had dogs show up from all over the local country. Since it was rarely a neighbor's dog, the only option you had was to put it on the radio and in stores and hope some one noticed.

So, home may not be that bad. Pup may have just been wandering for some good time before he came across a helpful and friendly face.

thanks, i honestly hadn't thought of that. i live in suburbia and several of the people that i talked to while walking him around looking for an owner last night thought they recognized him, but "i haven't seen him walked in months, but he looks familiar" ... there was also an elderly woman who recently passed away down the street, some of the neighbors think he might have belonged to her. i guess we'll see what happens

found the dogs owners, just a block away ... so that's that

I love a happy ending! Thank you for taking care of him and giving him a bath. I hope the owners were appreciative of you.

Had he been gone for awhile or are they inadequate owners?

If he's being mistreated you may want to call someone.