Will Owner of This Stray Dog Ever Learn?

Doggy Dundee sometimes ends up finding stray dogs that have been found before, but Shadow is a “favorite” stray dog – a regular of ours. Matter of fact, he was one of the original dogs that resulted in the creation of this blog. However, Shadow’s owners aren’t favorites, though their lack of due diligence borders on laughable – You see, Shadow is one stray dog Doggy Dundee has found wandering the streets of Talent numerous times; We’ve even decided to write Shadow up on at least a couple posts before.

So, just for the record, Shadow was (again) wandering the streets near  Talent Ave and Wagner Creek the other day. I rushed from the coffeehouse – and left my lunch cooling - to nab the sweetie. Uh-oh, no extra leash, no car, and food on the table! Fortunately, Matt, a coffee and doggie lover who was enjoying his brew outside, used his cell phone to call the numbers listed on Shadow’s tag. As usual no answers, but one number would lead to cues to call other family member numbers,  and eventually a girl answered. Sigh…she was busy in Ashland. Couldn’t we “just take the dog home?  I’ll give you the address.” Meanwhile, another customer had loaned me twine from his car so Shadow could be more easily contained, and Dan, the coffee house owner, was feeding Shadow some chicken salad. Matt told the girl he’d wait so she or someone else she might call could come and pick up their dog. (Are you noticing how many strangers it was taking to take more care of Shadow than the owner was doing in those moments?).

After 40 more minutes, Matt finally gave up (Grrrrr…) and drove the rain-soaked stray dog - in his beautifully emaculate car – back to the “no one at home” house. He managed to enclose Shadow on a porch, hoping Shadow didn’t stand up, knock the knob, and rush away again. Shadow is an expert at leaving – especially when doltish doggy owners don’t lock gates or doors. So, dear readers, who represents the smarter species?