Last Thursday my hubby and I were out target shooting on our range and low and behold this GSH Pointer shows up. I have never seen a dog try and figure out what the heck we were shooting at so much in my entire life. Fearless this dog was. She stood just a foot under our targets and she was like "what are you hitting?" while we were shooting. Today, 4 days later she is still here and noone in a 100 mile radius has claimed her.
I have had hunting dogs in the past and have vowed to never have another. I lost a female beagle a year and a half ago and to this day it makes me cry. She was my baby girl (not a hunter) and it broke my heart the circumstance at which we had to put her down. Can't get into it. However, now this dog is here, a female, sweet as ever, and I find myself thinking that noone can give her a better home than me, but torn because I don't want to go through the heartache again, which I surely will because every day that we have had her, she has ran off and I'm left with that pit in my stomach. Some will know what that "Pit" is and some won't. Of course she comes back, but I can't put my heart into her knowing that she'll take off after the first winged thing that she sees!
I have contacted shelters in all surrounding counties as well as the turkey/deer check stations. No luck. This girl eats hardly anything. I can only get her to eat Milkbones or table food. Any advice?? Again, I cannot...no, will not keep her. I don't want to take her to my local shelter as it is a kill shelter. If I do, she will have 17 days to adopt out. But I'm still too torn over losing my Maddie. Any suggestions? Anything I've missed as far as finding the owner? She had no tags on her. She seems to have had a litter or two-she may have been used for breeding and tossed aside...idk....
I took her to my local vet and he said that she was NOT microchipped and did not look familiar. That these dogs were far and few between.
I had posted this thread under random ramblings, but it was suggested that I post it here.
Any suggestions??
I have had hunting dogs in the past and have vowed to never have another. I lost a female beagle a year and a half ago and to this day it makes me cry. She was my baby girl (not a hunter) and it broke my heart the circumstance at which we had to put her down. Can't get into it. However, now this dog is here, a female, sweet as ever, and I find myself thinking that noone can give her a better home than me, but torn because I don't want to go through the heartache again, which I surely will because every day that we have had her, she has ran off and I'm left with that pit in my stomach. Some will know what that "Pit" is and some won't. Of course she comes back, but I can't put my heart into her knowing that she'll take off after the first winged thing that she sees!
I have contacted shelters in all surrounding counties as well as the turkey/deer check stations. No luck. This girl eats hardly anything. I can only get her to eat Milkbones or table food. Any advice?? Again, I cannot...no, will not keep her. I don't want to take her to my local shelter as it is a kill shelter. If I do, she will have 17 days to adopt out. But I'm still too torn over losing my Maddie. Any suggestions? Anything I've missed as far as finding the owner? She had no tags on her. She seems to have had a litter or two-she may have been used for breeding and tossed aside...idk....
I took her to my local vet and he said that she was NOT microchipped and did not look familiar. That these dogs were far and few between.
I had posted this thread under random ramblings, but it was suggested that I post it here.
Any suggestions??
