Update on Poor Pooch(sad)

20 years ago

Just thought I would let everyone know about the little dog left on the highway near my house. As I related in previous posts the little dog was back there after we thought someone had picked it up,but there would be days when DH would see it then others that he didn't. Then Wed. he saw it. There is an overpass there and a slight embankment that goes up to a fence at the edge of the refinery there. The dog was up on that embankment and looked as if it had been using a big electrical box next to the fence as shelter. When DH came home from work that day he took a couple of plastic ice cream buckets with water and food for the dog. He said there were a couple of foil containers there that looked as if someone else had fed her. He set the food near the place where she had been sleeping under the electrical box and tried to get her to come to him but she would take off. He has tried a couple of times to get her and she would run away. He took her more water and food yesterday and she seemed fine. Looked like she had eaten a lot of the food and had drank about half the bucket of water. He even thought of taking a dog house for her,but we decided to let 14 year old DGD try to get her to come to her. She is so good with animals and can get even the wildest cat to curl up in her lap! So today they went to see if they could get her and bring her home. Sadly,she was dead on the side of the road,and DH said from the looks of her injuries she probably died instantly. Probably hit sometime yesterday evening. There is a truck entrance right near the area where she was and I'm sure that is probably what hit her. DH said it looked as though she was coming from her shelter to cross the road to get to the place where she was first seen,between the interstate and the service road. Probably to wait for whoever dropped/lost/left her there. Needless to say we are very sad about it. She was a cute little dog and DGD had already claimed her! DH said she looked like a Sheltie or Sheltie mix.

Sorry this is so long but I thought everyone would want to know about the little pooch........Lillie

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Comments (5)

dirthappy
20 years ago
I am so sorry. Such a sad thing to happen. How can people be so cruel to animals who depend on us for safety and well being. I'm so sorry for that little dog. Thank you for doing what you could for it.
micke
20 years ago
I do not know why people dump animals on busy highways, I mean dumping a animal at all is horrible, but why do they choose a busy highway? of course there could be other circumstances with this, I have heard of people having car accidents the dog getting out and running off scared, and then going back to where the accident was.
we live off of a busy highway and there is always kittens and puppies laying dead on the road sometimes whole litters being dumped there, our community has several homes in it and there are 3 streets but only one way in, I wish they would come in here and dump them in the back, if I can catch the cats (some do use this practice) I take them to my mom's farm, I have taken about 20 so far, but she only has about 10 on hand at any one time as she has a horse and pony buisness and she gives alot of the cats good homes with some of her horse customers, maybe I need to put a sign up, dump your unwanteds at such and such address, of course I know this is not possible as I would have way more then I could handle, but it just makes me so angry!
I am sorry you was not able to save the puppy, that is so very sad, add that to the fact that this may of been a unwanted dog that you guys were trying to make a home for,
there are other options, put signs up in convience stores and other places saying free dog, ANYTHING! something other then choosing to dump a animal. funny thing is if you have a really nice or pricy dog it could come up stolen, but yet others just get dumped, doesn't make any sense!
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Lillie1441
Original Author
20 years ago
Micke-It was at an off ramp so we are thinking maybe someone stopped for some reason and maybe the dog got out without them knowing and they didn't miss it until they were way on down the road. At least that is what we hoped,not that someone had just dumped it.There haven't been any accidents in that area lately,so I don't think that was the case.It was deffinitely "waiting" for it's owner to come back and get it for whatever reason it was left there.It was really sad and I am tearing up right now just thinking about it.
yborgal
20 years ago
Reading this just breaks my heart. Sometimes no matter how hard we try, the outcome isn't good.
Poor little thing.
kim_okla
20 years ago
That is so sad lillie.