Did you lose a White Female Boxer???

[smjohnson76]

On Saturday, November 7 2009, I helped my friend transport a beautiful white female Boxer from P.A.W.S. in Ft. Walton to a foster home with the local Boxer rescue. She had a nice collar on WITH county identification tags for '08 and '09. I asked them if they tried to locate her owners and they said they posted her info on thier website but nobody ever tried to contact them. I have been searching all over the internet trying to locate anyone searching for her.

They said she was a stray picked up on October 19, 2009. I am worried she could belong to someone that doesn't use or have access to the internet... I live in Pensacola so I can't drive around your area looking for flyers. I am going to contact your local vets in the morning to see if anyone may recognize her.

She appeared to be around 5-9 years old? She had a beautiful brown patch around her right eye with some gray hairs, brown spots on her ears, but completely white other than the markings. She looks like she's lost a good bit of weight because her collar was very loose. Her ID tags were from the Niceville Animal Hospital? ('08-very worn) and the P.A.W.S. shelter ('09).

I know this is definitely someone's dog that will be missed terribly. She was obviously kept indoors because the larger breeds will form "pads" or worn spots on their pressure points from laying on concrete or other hard surfaces and she had no worn spots anywhere on her body. She was fairly healthy (a bit thin) and had very good manners while riding in the car. She knew how to jump up into my friend's SUV and pop her head out of the window....

So many times people find lost pets and assume they came from neglectful owners or deserve a "better" home. This often times IS NOT the case! Dogs enjoy new smells and "independent walks!" Sometimes, they just can't find their way back home. I will keep searching...

I'm having trouble uploading her pics but will try to post some eventually!

Spread the word! Thanks Shannon

 

[smjohnson76]

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[shellak]

it's sad that the owner can't be found. i see too many loose dogs...saw one today that was limping, walking along county road 83. i prayed no one would hit it. it finally walked up a driveway toward a house on a hill. i have seen another dog loose at this home in the driveway. what is wrong with pet owners? i had a cocker spaniel for 14 1/2 years, raised 2 children and the dog was never without his leash. i now have a greyhound, and it's the same. you don't let your dog out because you are too lazy to walk it. someone in our neighborhood has a habit of doing this, and their dog was almost killed by a plumber's truck. would you let your children do this? yes, it could just be an accident but i see people let their dogs out all the time, with no leash. my dog was bitten by 2 other small dogs because the owners didn't keep their gate closed. i'm just tired of all these people. if you love your pet, take care of it so people like this sowaler don't have to worry about your dog finding its home.

in another note, please pick up your dog's feces. i'm getting sick and tired of seeing it in grassy areas. thank you.