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Today is day 22 of Teddy as our dog. I went to get his license from the City, and learned that I could have his entire record. I was aware that Teddy had run away 13 times, but when I saw the actual record I was sad, and then angry at the previous owner. If I ever find out who Teddy's owner was, I will say nothing, and lead with my left.
Below are the dates Teddy was found and put in the shelter. As I type out each date, I will be thinking about the abuse Teddy suffered that made this wonderful dog run. Why does a dog or a teenager run from a home? It does not require a four year degree to figure this out. Something was wrong in the home.
12/15/2009, (weight 30 pounds)
12/17/2009
1/17/2010
1/25/2010
2/14/2011
4/6/2011
11/12/2011
11/14/2011
1/26/2013
3/19/2013
3/24/2013
3/3/2014
3/9/2014 (Overweight at 106 pounds)
The record shows that the previous owners paid over $600 on shelter holds. Four citations were given at a cost of about $400, and finally Teddy was taken away form the owners on 3/9/2014 and placed with Golden Retriever RESCUE under court order. Now in my name Teddy gets a fresh start. How could anyone abuse this amazingly smart and warm dog. Today, I am not going to post anything else because I have nothing more to say except that Teddy will NEVER have a reason to run from us.
don't be too quick to judge. The owner shelled out a lot of money to get the pup back, repeatedly. The problem could have been bad fencing, or a single person in the household who left the wrong door open. In my house, my dogs got out repeatedly because of a 5 y.o. granddaughter who liked to open the door and watch them run out.
Enjoy the pup, and don't waste too much time worrying about his past life. You can't know what it was, live in the moment with your dog.