Posted by beaglelover --Previous Message--
on 2/22/2005, 12:23 pm, in reply to "I Thought I was Doing a Good Deed"
208.230.123.33
You did the right thing... no matter how crazy your neighbor may be! Animals cannot speak up for themselves. This poor dog could have gotten hit by a car - or it could have hurt someone it thought was threatening it. BRAVO - the world needs more people like you!
: I just need some positive support or
: encouragement. Right now I feel terrible.
:
: There was this dog wandering the
: neighborhood for at least 6 weeks. Based on
: this dog's behavior and the times it was
: wandering, some of us (neighbors) thought it
: was a lost dog. I attempted to locate the
: owners through flyers, postings on the
: Internet, contacting the animal control
: officer, locale vets. I then went door to
: door with a picture of the dog. All I
: wanted to do was to reunite this dog with
: the rightful owners. Some of the neighbors
: wanted to adopt the dog, but I was adamant
: about finding the dog's owners. Now I
: wished I didn't. I went to one house and saw
: the dog there. I explained to the woman
: that we (some of the neighbors) thought the
: dog was lost, didn't have a collar, has been
: running around the neighborhood (yes, there
: is a leash law here.) I could sense she was
: annoyed with me with her tone in her voice
: and when she said, "what do you want
: from me." It ended with her closing
: the door abruptly. She then followed me
: home and parked across the street. I came
: out and asked if I could help her. She
: responded with "I wanted to know we you
: lived" and drove away giving the middle
: finger out her window.
:
: I know this was a long story and am sorry if
: I offended anyone by it. I needed to get it
: off my chest. I am so hurt by her behavior.
: I am hoping some of you that read this will
: understand. I don't know if talking to
: someone else will help. Some people think a
: wandering animal must belong to someone in
: the neighborhood and don't do anything about
: it. My only concern was to reunite the dog
: with his owners. I lost a pet a couple
: years back only not to ever see her again
: and I heard, oh so often, how some people
: would take them in and keep them. I didn't
: want that to happen to this dog. This just
: leaves me with a feeling that I do not want
: to try and do anything like this again.
: That I should be like those people who just
: ignore it and walk away. Right now I feel
: like I did something wrong. I feel just
: awful. Why is it that one can feel awful
: when trying to do the right thing???
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