When my dog, Genghis, passed away just a few weeks ago I cannot begin to describe how devastated I was. He was my companion for 14 years and when I returned to the US he flew over on the plane with me from Australia. He traveled with me everywhere and I always knew that he loved me unconditionally. He was my family and my friend and I cannot begin to think what I would have felt if someone had picked him up and not called me. Dogs are not personal property that can be easily replaced like a bicycle or any inanimate object. They are flesh and blood animals that love and are loved by their owners.
So, I’m wondering, what makes a person think that they can pick up an obviously well-cared-for dog, wearing his tags, and take him home?
If it was to call the owner or take him to Animal Control then that is one thing, but in this instance, that didn’t happen.
My business partner Kathy and her son have been frantically looking for Bogey, their bulldog pup, who wandered from their home in Baylis Cove early Friday morning.
With Bogie’s short little legs he couldn’t have wandered far from his home on a deadend street in the few minutes that he was missed.
He was obviously picked up by someone.
The majority of caring dog owners do keep their dogs safely in their home or in a fenced yard, but there are occasions when there can be a slip up. But the penalty for that slip up should not be “lose your dog.”
I would ask anyone who has seen Bogey, or has seen someone who has recently acquired a beautiful tan and white bulldog pup (7 and a half months old), please give us a call. It might just be Bogey.
There is a $500 reward for any information leading to the return of Bogey with no questions asked.
Please call 707-295-7000 or 707-277-7776. Any one of us will be happy to pick him up with money in hand because we know Bogey wants to come home!
Anita McKee lives in Kelseyville.
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