Redditor Finds Dog And Takes It To Animal Control After Trying To Find The Owner, Gets Criticized For Not Posting It On Social Media

The dog neither has a tag nor a chip, so it was hard to find its owner.

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• Published in Animal Stories
• January 10, 2023

As much as we want to keep our dogs in our homes, they will manage to escape at some point. It could be that the dog is bored and wants to go on a little adventure, or it's anxious because its owner isn't around.

If you find a lost dog, don't let it be on the streets. You can capture it and keep it safe while looking for its owner.

As the dog gets far away from its home, the chances of it getting found get slimmer. So it's important to do our part when we see a lost dog.

Approach the dog carefully and speak in a calm voice. You can lessen its anxiety by offering food.

A dog often has the contact info of its owner on their tags. Others are microchipped.

If it's the latter, you can take the dog to a shelter as they have scanners for locating the owner and will even contact them for you. If you're on the one with the lost dog and someone else found your dog, thank the person who returned your beloved furball to you.

Unfortunately, not all pet owners are appreciative — this Redditor's neighbor, in particular. A user named muddbone46 asked the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit if he was wrong to report to animal control after he picked up someone else's dog.

The original poster (OP) found a lost dog and briefly provided it with shelter while looking for its owner.

The OP tried to look for its owner by asking around. Since it's was getting late, he decided to contact animal control.

Instead of thanking the OP, the neighbor told him off, saying that he should've tried social media first.

The community believes that the OP isn't to blame. He did use a different kind of social media, after all.

The owner should be thankful that someone found his dog alive.

Other Redditors are confused with the term "inside dog," because all dogs need to go outside.

All dogs cannot be tagged as an "inside dog."

It's the responsibility of all dog owners to add a tag or microchip to their dogs. This is very helpful in case it escapes their property.

The community agrees that this dog owner is irresponsible.

More reasons why this dog owner is irresponsible.

Why is the dog owner criticizing the OP, when in the end, he found his dog.

More dog owners agree that dogs can never be "inside dogs."

The dog owner complained because he had to pay.

Everyone agrees that the actions by the owner were right.

We hope the owner, at the very least, places a tag on his dog. He can't continue with the "inside dog" BS.

This neighbor's actions says a lot about him as a dog owner.

Even owners whose dogs stay at home add togs to their pets.

Redditors are also praising the OP for taking care of the dog prior to surrendering it to animal control.

The OP is a good Samaritan indeed.

It's common knowledge for dog owners to check the pound.

Every dog owner should expect that their pets will escape at some point.

The complaint of the OP's neighbor doesn't make sense, especially when people typically go to either animal control or the shelter to look for their lost dogs. This probably won't be the only time the dog escapes from his home.

So he needs to add a tag or a microchip to help people identify who the owner is. Let's appreciate the OP and his family for their efforts in caring for this doggo.

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