Comments on: Should We Catch this Dog?

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:13:53 +0000

In reply to Naomi Johnson. I agree with Naomi, there are so many unwanted dogs around already.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 19 May 2016 01:00:51 +0000

I agree that in many cases, it is not possible to allow a loose dog to remain free even if it were found to be in the dog’s best interest. However, here is an interesting study looking at a very large Trap-Neuter-Return program for street dogs in Brazil. Link to a summary: https://faunalytics.org/feature-article/roaming-dogs-people-and-cars-a-case-study/ Here’s a link to the actual study: http://www.journalvetbehavior.com/article/S1558-7878(16)30024-7/abstract

By: Naomi Johnson

Naomi Johnson — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:16:00 +0000

In response to your question about shipping unadoptable dogs from the South to homes in the North, this is very unfair to unsuspecting adopters. If more than 3 month old, these puppies/dogs generally remain feral or semi-feral indefinitely, even with the most knowledgeable handlers. The fear biters are quite dangerous, and the very shy dogs, which may form a bond with one person, will remain afraid of other people and urban and suburban situations. As far as permitting them to “live on their own” if they escape, this is very dangerous and foolish. These dogs will form packs with each other and even local dogs that run loose.

There are literally thousands of adoptable unwanted dogs (and cats) in the southern states that need homes. Rescue groups should not be sending shy or even semi-feral dogs up North. We in the South deal with literally hundreds of thousands of unwanted pets being euthanized annually. We need license and spay and neuter laws for pet owners.