As a responsible pet owner this really bugs me with all the lost dog ads. First don't we have leash laws in Maryland? It seems people just let the dogs out no fence and get all upset when they are gone. Or the ones that tie them to a tree in the heat and cold and rain and the poor dog spends all of its time trying to get loose. Get a clue and take care of your pets!
wow.... really?
im sure most pet owners DIDNT ask for the pet get get lost... could have happened for MANY reasons.
as for a coworker of mine.. he had a contractor that had come over to look at a job (friend didnt know they came by as he was sleeping durning the day.... )
so the contractor let himself into the backyard and didnt shut the fence... my friend let his dogs out back.. and two were hit and killed by a car.
so seeing that they never enter or exit from the fence.... how did he know the contractor had stopped by? how did he know the fence was open?
If a dog gets spooked and bolts due to a storm... things happen.
... what i look at is how hard does the owner go to try to locate their dog?
NOW... for owners that just leave their pets out in the weather.... MOST of them could care less for the dogs... Some owners really do take care of their pets outside.
and some dogs are REQUIRED to be outside.