I have some pictures of my pets, but not a lot of them. I rely more on the microchips that they have to be positive ID for me.

On the other hand, if it is "the wrong people", how hard will it be for them to get a picture of a black Scottie?

Have you seen any "lost dog" flyers up? And check in the local paper lost and found section. Which will, I have found, normally run "found" ads for free, so that's an option as well.

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I have some pictures of my pets, but not a lot of them. I rely more on the microchips that they have to be positive ID for me.

On the other hand, if it is "the wrong people", how hard will it be for them to get a picture of a black Scottie?

Have you seen any "lost dog" flyers up? And check in the local paper lost and found section. Which will, I have found, normally run "found" ads for free, so that's an option as well.

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Yeah, I already took him to the vet and had him scanned... no microchip :(

I do agree that anyone could get a picture... but in addition to answering all the questions about him correctly, I think it would be added proof... but maybe not :o

I have been all over looking, and no "lost dog" flyers. I posted "found dog" flyers though :) And no luck in the paper... but I called them yesterday and they are putting an ad in for me. :)

Ok so here's the update...

After one day of having the flyers up... my little guy's owners called :D

They said he, and their other dog (a beagle) got out on Sunday. The beagle came back, he didn't. She was going out to put up reward flyers, when she saw my flyers :)

So they came and picked him up today, and overly thanked me for taking such good care of him.

So hopefully they learn from this experience and make sure the little guys can't get out of the yard... because next time something worse could happen :(

Thanks for everyone's help and advice :):)

Thanks for the update. I hope they get him neutered and keep him safe.

That is so great! I bet they were really happy to get him back. Are you going to go and get yourself a doggie now?

Yeah, they were really missing him :)

Yes I think we will go and rescue another puppy, now that we know our own little dog gets along with other dogs. We are going to wait until he gets neutered in a fews weeks, and healed up :)

That's really great of you to have done all that. And for thinking about rescuing a dog:) I'm sure your dog will love having a buddy! I'm glad the owners came when they did before your kids got overly attached:)

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That's really great of you to have done all that. And for thinking about rescuing a dog:) I'm sure your dog will love having a buddy! I'm glad the owners came when they did before your kids got overly attached:)

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Yeah it was sad to seem him go, I must admit... but at least his owners were looking for them, and hopefully they realize what could have happened to the little guy! They told me where they lived... and it's not too far from my home (probably a mile or so) but the big thing was he had to cross a VERY VERY busy street! I hope they take better care not to let him get out.
My daughter handled it pretty well, she was a little bummed but understood he had to go back to his owners. I told her we would probably get her another puppy.

Yeah, my little guy is bored now! Haha We are probably going to go back to the ranch we got Lennox from. They rescue litters so they aren't put down. :)

Oh... for all you who have been helping me :) is it rude for me to deny a reward?

Right after the owner came and got him, my sister in law called and said she saw a "reward" poster (she didn't know the owners had called, and she was giving me the number for the poster).

I mean the owner told me she was going out to put up reward flyers, when she saw my flyers already up. They didn't mention it when they picked him up... so I thought everything was okay and done. But she called last night and left me a message, and said she was so excited to get him back she forgot about the reward. She said she wanted to thank me again for taking such good care of him, and she would like to drop by some money on Friday.

I don't need a reward... is it okay to not take it?

Absolutely! You shouldn't feel bad or rude at all for not wanting to accept a reward:) I think the whole reward thing that owners post is mostly to entice people to keep an eye out for their pets. A lot of greed driven folks unlike yourself would be on the lookout for the pet only for that purpose. I'd just tell her that you can't accept it because you were acting the way you would want someone else to act if your dog got loose. It doesn't seem like the scottie was much of a burden and I would stress that :) I posted a reward when my 13 year old cat Snoops got out. Turns out my neighbor spotted him and he didn't accept the reward I offered either. I think she'll understand and be just fine with it :)

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Absolutely! You shouldn't feel bad or rude at all for not wanting to accept a reward:) I think the whole reward thing that owners post is mostly to entice people to keep an eye out for their pets. A lot of greed driven folks unlike yourself would be on the lookout for the pet only for that purpose. I'd just tell her that you can't accept it because you were acting the way you would want someone else to act if your dog got loose. It doesn't seem like the scottie was much of a burden and I would stress that :) I posted a reward when my 13 year old cat Snoops got out. Turns out my neighbor spotted him and he didn't accept the reward I offered either. I think she'll understand and be just fine with it :)

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Ok good :)

Yeah I kind of freaked out... after I gave the dog back to the owners and my sister in law called and said there was reward signs up from him... I was like "Oh my gosh, what if someone saw those signs, remember seeing the dog and knows what he looks like, then saw my signs and called and claimed him to get the money!!" I was freaking that maybe I had given him to the wrong people... but then the lady called back and spoke of the "reward" so I was relieved haha :)
I told her I had bathed him, and taken him to the vet... she offered to cover the vet costs, but I told her my vet didn't charge me since he knew the dog was lost.

I'm just glad everything worked out :)

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Oh...for all you who have been helping me :) is it rude for me to deny a reward?

Right after the owner came and got him, my sister in law called and said she saw a "reward" poster (she didn't know the owners had called, and she was giving me the number for the poster).

I mean the owner told me she was going out to put up reward flyers, when she saw my flyers already up. They didn't mention it when they picked him up....so I thought everything was okay and done. But she called last night and left me a message, and said she was so excited to get him back she forgot about the reward. She said she wanted to thank me again for taking such good care of him, and she would like to drop by some money on Friday.

I don't need a reward....is it okay to not take it?

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If you don't want it, you don't need to take it. My mother taught me that you should never take a reward for helping a living creature, human or animal. However, if it's going to make the other people feel bad if you don't, you might suggest that they donate the amount to a local rescue, spay/neuter group, shelter, etc. And if they really really insist on giving you something, then the polite thing to do is take it. You could then donate it if you really didn't want to keep it.

So here's another update heehee ;)

Went to the humane society yesterday and rescued this ADORABLE little girl :D:D

Now, just got to work with keeping my little man Lennox off her until I get him fixed or figure out if she's spayed! Haha

macksmom, congrats on your new dog. My little girl dog has a small scar on her tummy, it almost looks like a burn scar. I am surprised that they did not make sure she was spayed before they adopted her out.

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macksmom, congrats on your new dog. My little girl dog has a small scar on her tummy, it almost looks like a burn scar. I am suprised that they did not make sure she was spayed before they adopted her out.

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Thanks :D Getting ready to take her to the vet to get checked out in a little bit :)

Yeah that was my main concern, because Lennox isn't neutered yet, to have an un-spayed girl in the house with him. We asked the lady at the shelter did she know if she was spayed, and she said they couldn't tell. So actually my husband and I left, because I didn't want to risk it. We got about halfway home and I said "her tag said 'date for adoption or euthanasia'" I said "let's go back and get her".

We went back and took her out of the cage and had her lay on her back, we tried to look for a scar. She is dark chocolate in color, so it was hard to see. I did see, however, a little area that was a straight line that didn't have as much hair as the rest of her. I thought that may be where she was spayed. They had that they think she is about 2 years old.

They scheduled her to be spayed December 6th and let us take her home. They said when she comes in to get spayed the vet will shave her and see if there is a scar, and palpate and see if they can feel anything there or not there.

I have never had a female dog... so I am not sure if they act different weather they are spayed or not. But she is very calm. And Lennox was sniffing and sniffing her when she got home and tried to mount her a few times, but she isn't having it. She will snap at him and he stops. So I'm not sure.

She has a really bad cough, so I am taking her to the vet, and maybe they can tell me if she's spayed :confused:

Awwww! Congrats on the new member! And a pound puppy at that :D What's her name? Yeah, the vet should be able to tell you if she's spayed. And get rid of that kennel cough:)

I have never had a dog go in heat, I am not sure what should be looked for in the early stages. I'm sure the vet can tell you. My girl had kennel cough when I adopted her, but she was on meds for it. She has never had it since. If it is you'll need to keep an eye on Lennox.
As far as getting her spayed making her behave more calm or not, I doubt it. But in a few weeks she may be full of life, or certain things may trigger that reaction. Once she gets used to the routine and her surroondings, she will probably be much different than the dog your seeing now. Mine is calm until she gets really excited over something and then she acts like a puppy.
Hopefully, by the time you get Lennox neutered and he has settled down, they will be great playmates. Ours are and we have a boy and a girl that were adopted at different times. It is so fun to watch them play. They have brought our family closer together and made us much happier people. Good Luck with your new dog.

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I have never had a dog go in heat, I am not sure what should be looked for in the early stages. I'm sure the vet can tell you. My girl had kennel cough when I adopted her, but she was on meds for it. She has never had it since. If it is you'll need to keep an eye on Lennox.
As far as getting her spayed making her behave more calm or not, I doubt it. But in a few weeks she may be full of life, or certain things may trigger that reaction. Once she gets used to the routine and her surroondings, she will probably be much different than the dog your seeing now. Mine is calm until she gets really excited over something and then she acts like a puppy.
Hopefully, by the time you get Lennox neutered and he has settled down, they will be great playmates. Ours are and we have a boy and a girl thta were adopted at different times. It is so fun to watch them play. They have brought our family closer together and made us much happier people. Good Luck with your new dog.

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You are so right! We adopted Brandy when she was 4 months old and Abram was 5 months old. They seemed to click right away, but Brandy was a little unsure of us and her new surroundings for almost a month. She did submissive peeing and never quite snuggled the was Abram does. She'd let us pet her but she's usually walk away back to Abram. Now though, you never would know she was like that. After that month or so, she can't get enough of us! No more submissive peeing and she's more of a cuddlebug than Abram! She really came around and her personality shines and she's such a lover!
macksmom-don't be discouraged if the new girl seems a little sketchy for a bit. She should warm up in time:)

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Awwww!! Congrats on the new member! And a pound puppy at that :D What's her name? Yeah, the vet should be able to tell you if she's spayed. And get rid of that kennel cough:)

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Thanks :):)

We named her Ava :)

There she is, and Lennox trying to hump her haha
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ksmom/Ava3.jpg

So CUTE!

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I have never had a dog go in heat, I am not sure what should be looked for in the early stages. I'm sure the vet can tell you. My girl had kennel cough when I adopted her, but she was on meds for it. She has never had it since. If it is you'll need to keep an eye on Lennox.
As far as getting her spayed making her behave more calm or not, I doubt it. But in a few weeks she may be full of life, or certain things may trigger that reaction. Once she gets used to the routine and her surroondings, she will probably be much different than the dog your seeing now. Mine is calm until she gets really excited over something and then she acts like a puppy.
Hopefully, by the time you get Lennox neutered and he has settled down, they will be great playmates. Ours are and we have a boy and a girl thta were adopted at different times. It is so fun to watch them play. They have brought our family closer together and made us much happier people. Good Luck with your new dog.

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Yeah, I just walked into the vet, unfortunately they were booked so they couldn't see her. They said she does have kennel cough, but luckily Lennox is up to date on his shots for that... so he should be okay.

Lennox is going in tomorrow to get his shots he's due for, and they bumped his surgery up to this Thursday to be neutered and they are going to see Ava Thursday too :)

Here they are... and of course Lennox trying to love her haha
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ksmom/Ava2.jpg

She's really precious:D Looks like Ava is more interested in the camera than that little horndog Lennox!! I'll bet they're both so happy!

Wow, she is pretty and has huge paws. She is not camera shy. Poor lennox, after Thursday she will have her revenge. You need to give us a shot of lennox's face.

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Thanks! :D

I think she is just precious!!

Of course she is definitely mixed with part pit... but the vet said to be safe they aren't going to put that on her records do to all the people trying to outlaw the breed :mad:

But since she is obviously mixed with more than just that... they are going to put something else on her file.

Just love her love her :)

Hope when Lennox get his shots and neutered he will calm down a bit and stop bugging her... he is like a kid on crack! Haha

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Thanks! :D

I think she is just precious!!!

Of course she is definitely mixed with part pit...but the vet said to be safe they aren't going to put that on her records do to all the people trying to outlaw the breed :mad:

But since she is obviously mixed with more than just that....they are going to put something else on her file.

Just love her love her :)

Hope when Lennox get his shots and neutered he will calm down a bit and stop bugging her....he is like a kid on crack! haha

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Yeah hahaha:D That should subside a bit after time. When Brandy first came home, Abram hadn't been neutered yet and couldn't keep his nose out of her crotch! And if it wasn't that, it was them doing the rottie puppy wrestle, complete with growels and grumbles and getting COVERED in slobber. Good grief. Now that he's fixed (she's due to get spayed on the 2nd) and they're pretty much used to each other, the wrestling and crotch sniffing at least isn't constant like it was for that first few weeks.

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She's really precious:D Looks like Ava is more interested in the camera than that little horndog Lennox!!!! I'll bet they're both so happy!!

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Thanks :) Yeah she is really chill... could really care less about Lennox.

But he's happy... here he is... smiling ;)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...om/Lennox1.jpg

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wow, she is pretty and has huge paws. She is not camera shy. poor lennox, after Thursday she will have her revenge. You need to give us a shot of lennox's face.

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Here his is... lil cutie... but has his eyes closed haha
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...mom/Lennox.jpg

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Yeah hahaha:D That should subside a bit after time. When Brandy first came home, Abram hadn't been neutered yet and couldn't keep his nose out of her crotch!! And if it wasn't that, it was them doing the rottie puppy wrestle, complete with growels and grumbles and getting COVERED in slobber. Good grief. Now that he's fixed (she's due to get spayed on the 2nd) and they're pretty much used to each other, the wrestling and crotch sniffing at least isn't constant like it was for that first few weeks.

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Oh good! Man sometimes I feel like I'm watching something I shouldn't! HAHAHA

It is quite normal for a male to show interest in a female even when she isn't in season. Unless her vulva is swollen and is discharging a bloody mucus, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. In our puppy outings, we frequently let intact males and females, sometime even breeding stock, run together as long as none of the females are in season. Never a problem.

The dog guide school preserves their option to select any of the puppies as breeding stock. All the rest are spay/neutered whether they graduate as dog guides or not. Accidental breedings are very rare to non existent. This is part of the reason I lack patience with people that carelessly let their dogs breed.

Why are they waiting until December to spay her? If not spayed, she could come into season anytime, and then it is best to wait.

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Why are they waiting until December to spay her? If not spayed, she could come into season anytime, and then it is best to wait.

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I'm not sure... on her papers they guess that she is about 2 years old (I think younger). But it is the shelter doing it as part of the adoption... maybe they are booked or something.

Like I said, they were not sure, and neither was I, as to weather or not she has already been spayed. So I just bumped up Lennox's neutering appt to this Thursday. And she will be checked over by the vet then too, so hopefully they can tell me weather she is spayed or not.

As of right now, it's not a problem. One... she doesn't have signs that she is in season. And two... she won't let Lennox even get close to mounting her!
But once Lennox gets neutered I won't be as worried... I mean of course if she's not spayed she will be in December... but at least he will be fixed so there will be no chance for an accidental breeding.