Stray dog---what should I do?

[daisyshuman8]

Guess what everyone? Shelby has found her forever home!!!

Yes you heard it right...M (otherwise known as Melvin) was able to get ahold of Shelby and take her home with him. Melvin is the guy willing to give Shelby a home. At first, I thought Shelby's previous owner had just abandoned her, but come and find out, she was still his dog but she had a habit of getting loose and ending up in the next yard over or allll the way to the next street (my house is on). Today, the man said she was hard to handle anyways and told us if Melvin wanted her, he could have her. So here's the story (pics FINALLY included...not good ones though-it's with my camera phone)


************************************************** **

My mother said shelby was out on the street again, so i tried to keep her around until melvin was able to come and get her. I tried talking to her, luring her with food, but she still ran away. In the meantime, Daisy the hound saw her through our front door and went nuts:

My brother trying to shush Daisy up, threatening her with phrases like 'If you don't shut up, you're going to the pound" and "be quiet d*** it!".



But knowing Daisy, other dogs made her jealous, thus she kept barking at the presence of Shelby. My brother tried holding her head to quiet her(poor thing's head looks squished here)



By the time we shut Daisy up, Shelby went off. So I went in my backyard and saw her in her usual spot, the yard behind us...

So here's Shelby just walking around...I found out she may have chow in her, since i saw some tiny blue specks on her tongue. Her previous owner said she is 3



this was the best picture i could get of her





She must have been hungry, so she had a snack




Now, the real party started. Another dog of the man, Duke the white pit bull, managed to slip under a fence and join Shelby in the yard. But no, it doesnt end there. My next door neighbor has a chocolate lab, Cody, who also managed to slip under a fence and join the duo. Now we have a party happenin' (for those of you wondering about Daisy, she was in the house WITH THE DOOR CLOSED so she wouldnt see what was happening. The minute she would see those dogs, BAM she would shoot out the house like a rocket (imagine that..my fat hound running fast LOL) and bark like crazy at the fence.

I tried getting some more pictures of shelby but of course cody wanted to play with me and got his big body in front of the camera (mind you, he's only 1.5 years old). Friendly dog (and he knows his way home..he just is nosy!!) but big dog too

Cody says hi--what a tongue!



Isnt he a cutie?This is him trying to get in my face. Yep, that's the fence



So everyone is barking at each other, wondering what's going on. Duke and Shelby keep barking at one another and trying to fight/play, heck i dont know what they're doing. Cody just wants his picture taken....

It's me again!It was sunny today--I think thats shelby behind him



Time to check everyone out--Cody(brown) and Duke(white) sniffs each other out while shelby takes a whiff of dukes hiney hole




And then Melvin came to our house. Shelby was still back there, so we knew where she was

**************************************************

I dont have any pics of us trying to get her. My dad and I got into his truck (Daisy came too..dad wanted her to help he said) and Melvin took his car, and the 3 (er, 4) of us went to the man's house to get shelby. We had no problem at all getting shelby because the man's friend had her in his arms when we got there. Melvin took her in his arms (she didnt squirm or anything..maybe a little scared) and put her in his car. I swear, it looked like Shelby was smiling in the car!! She was next to Melvin in the front of the car, just a sitting like a human. Then they left. She seemed so much happier. And believe me, Melvin is a big animal lover and would do nothing to hurt her. She's going to be in the best hands and more than likely her forever home. Melvin has a 7 ft fenced backyard, so she shouldnt be escaping (unless she's digging..hope not!)

Daisy was a good girl. She was somewhat nosey about everyone fooling with shelby but she behaved nonetheless. While dad talked to the man (they are friends), Daisy tried to stick her head out the window. When we left, my dad said that we ought to have an animal rescue business (he was joking...dont get me wrong, he loves animals too--but he was talking about how we all went out for this dog. he's got his own plumbing business, so he would be too busy anyways). Then we talked about how proud we were for daisy, being good during the ride and in getting shelby. We had to go to mc donalds and pick up some burgers, and daisy went with us. She got some doggie treats and managed to eat all 4 in a 2 minute span (I think she really wanted burgers too!) I think she was worn out with the whole ordeal we had today LOL

I see Melvin everyday, so I can always see how shelby is doing. And of course, I'll let you know too if you're interested on how shelby is doing. I appreciate everyone's guidance, advice, kind words, etc while we tried to find shelby a home where she would be protected, loved, and be paid attention to more. And we succeeded! That makes me feel good Now I wish we can do the same for the rest of the homeless animals we have in this world. It's hard to do, but as I say, one more animal rescued is one less that is homeless. Thanks again everyone..this is such great news, now I can sleep happy tonight. I'll keep everyone updated as time goes by.....and for a final thought, here is Daisy's reaction to this whole day:





WHEW! I am tired. Now get that d@m% camera outta my face!!!(It's hard to tell, but she is looking at me)