Every year, we go through the same thing. These people come up with hound mixes to trail on a bear. First of all- its cold up here- and these are short haired dogs, second- they get lost- and end up on our property. Today started out with a amer.staffy/beagle as got in the house, then as we waiting for them to come waiting outside- the dog started to bark as another one showed up- this one obviously a coon hound.
I am glad they had id, but I also know, the dogs are not supposed to cross private property. I will NOT even get into the " sport" of this- some sport- the dog has the nose, not to mention harassing a bear, and for what???? Meanwhile we end with having some dogs show up here, unsure of vaccines, but I cant let them stay out in the cold. They are usually dehydrated and cold. This is just flat out barbaric, and when they come to get their dogs, its always the same thing- the dog should have followed the trail of the bear. UH HUH- bears do not know property lines either..
I am sorry to vent- but today- TWO DOGS- good grief!!! Thank goodness for the dogs someone would try and help them. Every year, our shelter gets full of these lost " hunting dogs"... There has to be someone we can write about this, because this is just sick!!!