Mr. Semper was a naughty dog while we were in Mexico and he landed in doggie jail until April 8, 2011. The story is that my parents were watching them and the day before we got home my step-dad accidentally left their dog door open. Mekah and Semper being the smart doggies they are figured out it was open and took off for a day of adventure. Unfortunately that landed them on Wasatch Blvd and almost got them both hit by a car. The nice lady that almost hit them pulled over to try and get them out of the road. Miss Mekah of course jumped in the car with her because she is the friendliest, neediest dog ever, but Mr. Semper was pretty standoffish and didn’t want to go to her. The lady called animal control, but while she was waiting tried to get him again by grabbing his collar. This scared Semper and he nipped her hand, breaking the skin. When animal control arrived they finally were able to catch him but state law requires that he remains quarantined for 10 days. Semper and Mekah were both taken down to the shelter and Miss Mekah was able to be bailed out, but Semper had to stay. He is on day 5 of his solitary confinement and Mike was able to go visit him yesterday and bring him his bed. . We really appreciate that the woman stopped to help them, but wish she would have just let animal control do their job because he has never bitten anyone before and he wouldn’t have had to stay at the shelter if animal control had just caught him.
Lessons to be learned from this: Make sure your pets are registered in the city you live in, that their shots are up to date and that you don't only list your numbers on their collar, but if you have family members that are watching them, that their number and address be listed too, especially if you are out of the country. If my mom's number or address had been on their collars and they had been able to get a hold of someone, they probably wouldn't have ended up in the shelter. It may also be a good idea to call animal control in the city your pets are staying in and letting them know you will be traveling in case your pet is brought in. May save you some heartache and frustration. Luckily both our dogs are chipped, are current on their shots and are registered in Murray, so that saved us a BIG fine. Semper's little outing still cost about $100.oo though!
As naughty as Semper can be, we sure miss our little man and can’t wait for him to come home on Friday!
2 comments:
So sad!! I can't believe he can't come home til then! I am dying for you, but so so glad that they didn't get hit and killed. Bogey escaped the other day and Ryan found him on Orchard Drive, which is a busy street. It was scary. So, I emphathize with you guys, and am also really glad to have that info. I didn't know we should register him in our city! Thanks for sharing. Hope everything else is well, and I will see you soon!
Sad but yet so funny he was in dog jail. Hope Mexico was awesome!
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