UPDATE: I found 3 stray dogs yesterday and I don’t know what to do [help]

[eileenwithfaith]

Original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dogs/comments/fn9r8l/i_found_3_stray_dogs_yesterday_and_i_dont_know

First of all, thanks to all of the people that told me what to do. Pawboost is a great way to find the owners of the dog!

Its been 17 days since I found the dogs, took them to check for microchips but none had it, I also reported them to the police, put post on Facebook, Craigslist, Pawboost and posters on mailboxes. At day 10 a lady comes to pick up two of the dogs (Pitbull and the Saint Bernard puppy) and I asked for proof of ownership, which she had and the dogs seemed to recognize her. I'm still trying to find the owners of the Husky, but all I get is messages from people trying to buy the husky off me to mate it with their dog , huge no no since my family has already gotten used to the dog being around and we do not know the ethics of this people. We will be holding the Husky until the shelter opens to see what action can be taken further, if the owner is not found we are considering adopting her.

edit:

Link to pictures of the dogs

https://imgur.com/a/cbMSaNk

 

[raj77]

@eileenwithfaith So happy you managed to find the owner for two of the dogs. Hopefully the third comes forward. Otherwise maybe you’ll consider keeping the dog?

No pressure obviously. But well done you for taking them in in the first place.

 

[eileenwithfaith]

@raj77 Yes! I’ll keep her if I can’t find her owners when the quarantine ends

 

[adrian83]

@eileenwithfaith Have you called the dog warden? The owner may contact there

 

[eileenwithfaith]

@adrian83 Animal services is closed because of the Covid-19 but I did reported it to the police

 

[lutheranhess]

@eileenwithfaith I also hope you keep the husky if you can’t find the owner. What a beautiful sweet looking baby. I hope wherever the pup ends up that they have an amazing life. I’m sure that they will if they end up with you and you’re giant, loving heart!

 

[houndfate]

@eileenwithfaith You are one awesome human! I’m so glad these dogs found you. Thank you

 

[raj77]

@eileenwithfaith The husky dog has beautiful eyes! Let us know how you get on!

 

[alwayscurious]

@eileenwithfaith Now I'm curious how the 2 dogs, which appears to be from one family, met up with this Husky and started to roam the streets together.

 

[travis92]

@alwayscurious It's not uncommon. Dogs are pack animals after all, so sometimes when strays encounter each other, they stick together.

That's why when you find multiple lost dogs, you should operate under the assumption that they might not be from the same owner... so if you find a stray lab and a stray husky together, don't just look for posts saying "lost lab and husky", look at the lost lab posts and the lost husky posts.

 

[alwayscurious]

@travis92 I'm well aware of this. My dog was a street dog in Egypt.

 

[sheep4christ]

@alwayscurious Those Egyptian dogs communicate in hieroglyphics. It's the craziest thing.

 

[alwayscurious]

@sheep4christ That's great.

But to be serious, their resource guarding is fierce. It took a couple years to help her gain the confidence to not worry about other dogs getting treats. Nowadays, she's so patient and waits her turn.

 

[simongrant]

@alwayscurious I have a Mexican street dog and he has only struggled with this a little bit luckily. Part of it was my fault for trying to move something yummy after I already gave it to him. I just wanted to send you a virtual high five for giving a street doggie a chance. It’s not easy but his progress brings me such joy.

 

[alwayscurious]

@simongrant I wish I could accept your virtual high-five, but it was actually her previous owners that gave her that chance. But they were looking to re-home her and I got lucky to know a common friend, that's how I fell into her.

 

[godislove19933]

@alwayscurious ....If you’re well aware of how stray dogs form packs, why did you ask why these stray dogs were forming a pack?

 

[alwayscurious]

@godislove19933 It was a lighthearted attempt at picturing 3 dogs just roaming around, like in the feel good movies.

 

[godislove19933]

@alwayscurious Fair enough