At our animal control here, they only have about 4-5 days. I am the same as a couple of other people here. There is no way I would have waited that long to pick up Duke. I would hate him even having to spend one night in the place. That woman's "first baby" must not have meant that much to her if she waited that long. Also, how does she know how many years the dog had left? That's a strange quote. Poor Cowboy.