Mr. Howly

Last night as Matt and I started off on our nightly walk, suddenly a dog came up from behind us and wanted to play with Mia.  We looked around and there were no people.  Looking closer at the dog, he had no collar on.  Being the way we are, we couldn't just ignore it.  Matt knocked on a couple doors asking if the dog was theirs or if they knew where he belonged...no luck.  Soon it got too late to go around knocking on doors.  Animal control was closed (even though we hated to call them), and the police station didn't care.  They told us to let him go.  Not having the heart to let him go, we called around.  First we called Matt's friend from work who explained that the office has a policy that they won't let in dogs they don't know over night because they don't know if they are sick.  I can kind of understand that...but also I can't.  They keep sick dogs over night all the time.  And they are a vet office, they clean the cages any dog stays in well (at least they are supposed to).  He would of only been there till 7 AM when Animal Control opened.  But whatever right?  We called Matt's mom and asked what she thought we should do.  She offered up her house for the night.  So we locked him in her gated backyard, and just put the doggie door blocker on for the other dogs.  And this morning at 7 sharp, we took him over to animal control (he's a howler...and a loud one at that haha).
There were several reasons I couldn't just turn away and leave the dog.  One: I LOVE helping animals.  Two: It was dark and he could of gotten hit by a car or something.  Three: He seemed like he had a home and hadn't been lost for very long.    I say he didn't have a collar on, but it definatly looked like there used to be one.  He wasn't over or under weight.  He loved people and was very kind and well behaved.  I'm sure (I'd hope) his family is looking for him.  It also made me think of Kimmy and her dog that went missing the one day she happened to not have her collar on...and they never found her.  I would want someone to stop and get Mia if she got lost.  He was such a sweetheart...I hope his family calls the shelter or he has a chip and can go home soon.  He even got along with Matt's mom's dogs this morning no problem.
Oh and how did we steer a dog who had no collar?  We keep a slip leash (the ones from the vets) in the car for these very instances haha.  Dorks, I know.
Get home soon Mr. Howly.

~Hyuu!