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Posted on 02/20/2012 1:42:25 PM PST by CedarDave
Tasha is a beautiful blonde, friendly, maybe too friendly and too hard to resist with that wet nose, those paws big as pot pies.
Rachel Herring couldn’t. She’s loved Tasha since she was a 7-week-old butterball, a purebred yellow Labrador retriever who has been Herring’s constant companion for the past seven years.
“She’s my best friend,” Herring said. “We do everything together. She has always been there for me.”
Had always been there.
On Dec. 7, Tasha disappeared from her kennel at Herring’s home in the East Mountains.
Tasha had never before escaped. Herring had never before dealt with a missing dog. It broke her heart.
Later that month and some 30 miles west in Albuquerque, Cindy Hill was looking to heal her own broken heart. Her beloved dog had died the month before, and she was ready to find a new companion at the city Animal Welfare kennels.
A yellow Lab caught her eye. The dog had been held for the requisite seven days and was freed for adoption.
Hill and husband, Mark, chose her, took her home and fell in love. They named her Tess.
Tess, you may have guessed, is Tasha.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
The owner had moved and did not update chip information but the city's animal welfare department did not check with the originating veterinarian before adopting the dog out. The two are now fighting over ownership and it has escalated to threats, possible loss of a business and likely court action. The new owner says: "It appears I have lost everything, and I sure as hell am not going to return the dog."
This article article is free to read at the link.
Ping!
“Lost everything”? a bit dramatic.
They should let the dog choose.
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I’m sorry but this new owner is a professional dog trainer and she didn’t give the dog back to its rightful owner. Whats wrong with that picture? You should give the dog back immediately with no hesitation after you are presented with proof of ownership and just be glad you reunited it with its owner.
You know, the original owner had the dog for 7 years. Having dogs, I know the bond that is forged in one year, let alone 7 years. The second owner adopted her dog only over a couple months ago. The orginal owner had lost her dog, and was heartbroken. The new owner had also lost her dog recently, and so she is very familiar with the pain of losing a pet. She should give the dog back to the original owner. I would give the dog back to the original owner as I’d hope someone would do if the shoe was on the other foot and it was my dog of 7 years. I think it’s selfish. There are so many dogs in need of a home that will be euthed. She can rescue one of them.
Exactly. Dog foster parents, trainers of service dogs, etc. get attached to their charges but understand they will give them up at some point. Here there should be no controversy, even if the original owner was rude.
Yeah I saw that.
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I agree most definitely. The bond between the original owners and the dog trumps everything. I’ve had dogs my whole life and I can’t imagine losing one of them to someone else. It would be like losing a family member.
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JoeSixPack is a different Freeper.
Doggie ping!
Hopefully the second “owner” will end her selfish behavior and do the right thing.
Exactly. Dog foster parents, trainers of service dogs, etc. get attached to their charges but understand they will give them up at some point. Here there should be no controversy, even if the original owner was rude.
You’re right. My daughter socialized Service Dogs when she was in her early teens. Tought watching the dogs move on but that’s the way it is.
I went and put up an earlier article that has an entirely different ending, one that will tug on the heartstrings of anyone who reads it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2849082/posts
Glad to see that the dog at least is alright!
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Labs have a tendency to wonder - usually in pursuit of food. My black lab got loose several times, hunting down the smell of a hamburger. Luckily, he was always returned to me by caring people. Of course, I always had all his tags in place - name, address, etc.
The dog needs to be returned to its original owner.
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