[CFrance]

Originally Posted by gomoho

No one k owns this dog was abandoned . The radio station requires the dog be in someone's possession before they will announce anything so people aren't running around looking for the dog. Not my rules - theirs.

That doesn't make any sense. You WANT people looking out for a lost pet!

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by CFrance

That doesn't make any sense. You WANT people looking out for a lost pet!

I agree that is a very strange policy. And from what I have heard on the Villages radio station in the past they must have changed their policy because they have announced a lost dog in some area before.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Schadenfreude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Not THAT far off. I opine, you decide. (Quoted from the master)

Hi GG: While I protest anyone's mistreatment of an animal I am of the opinion that a dog is just a dog. My use of schadenfreude would be reserved for entanglements among human beings (ie glad to see my neighbor is suffering.......because I never liked the guy)

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I agree that is a very strange policy. And from what I have heard on the Villages radio station in the past they must have changed their policy because they have announced a lost dog in some area before.

So actually what it amounts to is that they are only announcing "found" dogs. If you lost a dog, would they announce that? As opposed to "there is a loose dog running around."

[gomoho]

Don't shoot the messenger - call them and see if you get a better explanation. I agree - if someone is missing their dog they would want a clue where to go look.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Don't shoot the messenger - call them and see if you get a better explanation. I agree - if someone is missing their dog they would want a clue where to go look.

I'm not shooting the messenger, gomoho. I'm shooting the radio station.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Don't shoot the messenger - call them and see if you get a better explanation. I agree - if someone is missing their dog they would want a clue where to go look.

Good advice.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by CFrance

So actually what it amounts to is that they are only announcing "found" dogs. If you lost a dog, would they announce that? As opposed to "there is a loose dog running around."

I had heard lost dogs before being announced on the Villages' radio station. Maybe the lawyers got involved and they are afraid someone might go into some weeds with a rattlesnake or water moccasin in them.

Can you imagine the warnings that might come after such a message? "The Villages absolves itself of any liability due to misfortunes which might occur to searchers for lost canines. This is not limited to those foreseeable misfortunes by a reasonable person and may include falling into culverts, wrestling with alligators, falling into gopher tortoise holes, twisting your ankle, pygmy rattlesnake bites, infections through contaminated water, and blah, blah, blah...."

[Bogie Shooter]

And anything lasting more than 4 hours..................................

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

And anything lasting more than 4 hours..................................

How WOULD they announce it? You can't go on a golf course to look for the dog, that would be dangerous during play and trespassing after hours.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

How WOULD they announce it? You can't go on a golf course to look for the dog, that would be dangerous during play and trespassing after hours.

I thought maybe they could say a lost dog wearing a harness has been seen loose in the area of such-and-such for x amount of days. If you see or catch this dog please call (the person who made the report to the radio station) at the following number... or the radio station for the person's number, or however they handle that.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CFrance

I thought maybe they could say a lost dog wearing a harness has been seen loose in the area of such-and-such for x amount of days. If you see or catch this dog please call (the person who made the report to the radio station) at the following number... or the radio station for the person's number, or however they handle that.

You are right.

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by ewstanley

We adopted a dog last month that was found wandering The Villages in mid July. They had her from mid July until we adopted her. I think that you might be mistaken. My dog's intake form states that she was picked up mid July with a retractable leash in The Villages. The Humane Society made her Pet of the Week in the Daily Sun Newspaper and took her to several adoption events before we adopted her. I think that they really try to help adopt out all of their animals. I wish that I could have adopted all of the animals at the Sumter Humane Society.

Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County, Inc.

I stand by my statement, they do euthanize animals. Read the posts of other contributers. It is my understanding that Marion County DOES NOT euthanize their animale. The will keep then as long as necessary.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

I stand by my statement, they do euthanize animals. Read the posts of other contributers. It is my understanding that Marion County DOES NOT euthanize their animale. The will keep then as long as necessary.

This information does not seem to be helpful on this thread where kindhearted people are looking for a lost dog.

Or as my sainted ancestor often told me..

"You could have gone all day and not said that."

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

This information does not seem to be helpful on this thread where kindhearted people are looking for a lost dog.

Or as my sainted ancestor often told me..

"You could have gone all day and not said that."

Gracie, I think rubicon is addressing a prior post concerning who(m?) you should call to come out and try to catch the stray dog. I think he is saying that there is a possibility that this particular org. could possibly euthanize the dog under certain circumstances, whereas Sumter would not.

Or that was my take on his post. I could be wrong. About the two orgs, too. (Have I covered my a** enough here?)