tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post5813272992825460951..comments2024-03-27T14:29:34.188-07:00Comments on The Bee Lady from Hilltop Farm: Listen Up Pet OwnersBee Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818958787610823509noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-9112354942404345422012-07-23T17:10:32.500-07:002012-07-23T17:10:32.500-07:00Cindy Bee, I am utterly SHOCKED that Shug did not ...Cindy Bee, I am utterly SHOCKED that Shug did not grab that leash and shut the door! ;) You said he loves his Airedales!<br /><br />Yes Violet Mae has a Boomerang tag with my cell on it, and a microchip. Boomerang tags do not dangle. The are attached around the collar. I've heard horror stories of dogs playing and getting caught in the dangle tags. <br /><br />Cindy Bee, I am so sorry for you and your little Oscar, that was a very sad story. HUGS.<br />Julie<br /><br />AIREDALES ARE FLIGHT RISKS PEOPLE! Oh sorry, I keep thinking I'm on the Airedale sites ;)juleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553714743110185893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-16423778582678561622012-07-23T15:40:38.466-07:002012-07-23T15:40:38.466-07:00Cindy, I really have a thing about people not taki...Cindy, I really have a thing about people not taking responsibility for their animals...don't tell me how much you love them, when they are never exercised or penned up well enough to not get loose. The scary part is, a dog on the loose is a danger to itself or people who may try to help. That goes for goats too..as you know that's what bugs me. Smiles, SusieSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-43138237272789796812012-07-23T11:44:41.564-07:002012-07-23T11:44:41.564-07:00Excellent advice; this is exactly why our dogs are...Excellent advice; this is exactly why our dogs are chipped AND tagged.<br /><br />Oscar's story made me tear up. *hugs*The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-4939762341958038632012-07-23T11:43:45.274-07:002012-07-23T11:43:45.274-07:00Cindy, Thank You for the RED of this! My fur-baby ...Cindy, Thank You for the RED of this! My fur-baby a deer head "chi" has a collar with a name/info plate rivited on it Plus her vet tags.As you said micro-chips are only good if you own a reader.The cost was under 20$. She loves her necklace:) She is our "baby" and worth every penny. (should be some kinda law 'bout this) Hey from Alabama....mary ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488965572862287173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-11451849893189903682012-07-23T06:06:12.257-07:002012-07-23T06:06:12.257-07:00Let me just say I wasn't perfect in this area,...Let me just say I wasn't perfect in this area, which is why I know how important it is. I had a dog for 15 years. Oscar had always been on a leash before he got old and crippled up and couldn't hardly see. I let him outside - one time - without a leash. The phone rang. I answered it. It was a cold February 14 night. I had been moved for a month, but hadn't changed the tags a month later, so the old phone number was still on the tag. (this was before cell phones) The dog wandered off. We looked for him into the wee hours. I looked for him every single day and night. Called every vet in town. Walked door to door. Made fliers. Went to the Humane Society every day (they wouldn't tell me if they had a mini-dach over the phone) So I know how it feels to lose a dog. A week after he was lost, he was found. Dead. I like to think the did not freeze to death, but instead ran away to die. But the Valentines night that he ran off, there was an ice storm. He was in unfamiliar territory and old. It was a Tuesday night and his body wasn't found until Saturday. My Shug always used to ask me if I love him more than Oscar. He said he knew I loved him when I finally said yes. That's how much I loved that dog and that's how I know the heartbreak.Bee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818958787610823509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-77779387914373432412012-07-23T05:28:26.888-07:002012-07-23T05:28:26.888-07:00This past spring, my dogs were "tied down&quo...This past spring, my dogs were "tied down" in our fenceless yard. To give them more room I extended with their leashes. (Imagine the hillybilliness of one tie down lead with two leashes attached, and a separate smaller line for our Pomeranian). Anyway, the were laying in the yard enjoying a warm spring morning. I continued to check every 15 minutes...The little Pommy is barking away, so I go see... HE IS ALONE! My two big dogs are gone! After a frantic 45 minute search, I get a phone call from the vet. Seems the dogs made their way to our busy road where the speed limit is 55... A good Samaritan, witnessed them tangled in their leashes running down the busy road, their leash untangled just as Bandit got hit by a car... She (the young Samaritan) stopped and tried to help, Bandit limped off to the wooded area, but Riley (120 pound Hound) climbed into her car. She read Riley's Vet Tag and called the Vet number on it whereas they called us, and now had Riley (she dropped him off as it was just up the road). We searched and 30 minutes... then I got another call... A homeowner about a mile away, saw Bandit arrive on his property along with a stray he had been feeding... called the Vet from the tag, and got my number & I was so lucky to get my Bandit(he had a few bruises & scraps but nothing serious from getting hit). Scariest Day ever! And I am so grateful for the tags! I hope the Arie finds his home!janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424946398926069813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-69799228407651738042012-07-23T05:23:36.421-07:002012-07-23T05:23:36.421-07:00Playing devils advocate - maybe the dog has a back...Playing devils advocate - maybe the dog has a back yard and the owner didn't think the dog would ever get out (I have a 6' high fence). Maybe the dog had the tags on and they fell off (it happens-I had it happen with PeeWee before and had to get new ones). Maybe they had just changed collars and didn't have a pair of plyers to get the tags off of the old collar. Stuff happens! I hope they find the dog's human parents.Chain Stitch Crochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865611172125103299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-84775654730805374792012-07-23T05:06:38.266-07:002012-07-23T05:06:38.266-07:00easy beeeasy beeReality Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078087201358056618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-73857459443447012582012-07-23T04:36:54.112-07:002012-07-23T04:36:54.112-07:00Oh I do hope this dog finds it's owner!Oh I do hope this dog finds it's owner!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343040992394808973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758419071318872390.post-66245927957143235382012-07-23T04:02:51.488-07:002012-07-23T04:02:51.488-07:00I agree!! A tag is a small price to pay for havin...I agree!! A tag is a small price to pay for having your animal returned to you quickly if something happens to them.<br /><br />Here you have to have a dog tag with your contact details plus a current rabies vaccination tag and that's made very clear to everyone when they register their dog (and start paying dog taxes!). Loose dogs are liable to be shot if they aren't wearing those tags especially if they stray onto farmland or into a hunting area where livestock / game may be put at risk from a potentially infected animal.Fionahttp://handmadebyfiona.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com