Lost Dog – “Major”
Decatur Metro | September 18, 2010Erin is looking for her dog “Major”.
Major was last seen on Thursday, September 16th. If you see him, please contact Erin at 404-202-4516.
Erin is looking for her dog “Major”.
Major was last seen on Thursday, September 16th. If you see him, please contact Erin at 404-202-4516.
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Where in Decatur?
I saw a dog that COULD have been Major yesterday, and by could I mean the same general color but I didn’t get close enough to really see it. The dog I saw was just off the side of the road on 78 West (heading into town) between 285 and the Valley Brook/North Druid Hills exit. It was romping along in the grass about ten feet or so from the roadway. I was going too fast to stop when I saw it, so I turned around at the exit and went back to look for it (yeah, I’ve always been a sucker for stray or lost dogs, and even more so since I adopted an escape artist a few years ago who has had to be returned by neighbors and strangers a few times). Unfortunately, I did not see him or her when I went back.
Anyway, this is probably completely useless information, but if Major was on the east side of town or from that general area, perhaps this was not just a complete coincidence.
J_T- It may or may not have been Major that you tried to help, but it’s still excellent info that you’re a softhearted animal lovin’ good guy! Props to you for making the effort! :0)
*Glad to hear Major & Erin have been reunited!
Yeah, I can be an a-hole to people at times, but show me a lost or injured or animal and my softy side comes out
I’ve got a sweet but very energetic mutt who I adopted a few years ago. Right after we got him, he made clear that any opening in the backyard would be exploited. Every time we thought we had it Stanley-proofed, he would dig, chew or jump his way his way out. Sometimes we couldn’t even figure out how he did it. He would usually run down the street to the creek and if he was out long enough he would eventually make it to the dog park. It was about a mile away from where we lived at the time and he knew exactly how to get there. Once, he even got himself into the park by standing at the gate and barking until someone let him in!
Then one day he got out and we couldn’t find him. He went the other direction and ended up running down the middle of Candler south of Agnes Scott chasing something. He would probably have been hit and killed if a good Samaritan didn’t stop his pickup in the middle of the road to block traffic in both directions so he could corral Stanley. That convinced us to get some professional help in securing the yard, but now whenever I see a dog like that I feel some karmic need to try to help.
Erin informs me that she found Major at DeKalb Animal Shelter yesterday!
Awesome!
Animal shelters – municipal money well-spent
Great news. Thanks, DM.
And yes, great news on the mother and dog reunion!
A lot of people are reluctant to take dogs to the county shelter when they find one. However, that’s the absolute best thing to do. If the dog doesn’t have an ID tag or chip and you can’t immediately locate the owner, they should go to animal control. If the dog belongs to a caring family, that’s the first place they will check. If you’re worried about the dog being put down, you can check on him yourself. I know that DeKalb will give you a tracking number and all the info you need. If the dog’s owner’s don’t come claim him, you can go back and get him!