We pooches love, love, LOVE going to the dog park. And we love, love, LOVE going home after a trip to the dog park. But for some poor pooches in Dallas, their visit to the dog park was a one-way trip.
A story on DallasNews.com says that as many as 50 dogs have been abandoned at the Mockingbird Point Dog Park. That’s right, their humans bring them there, take off their collars and then leave without them.
A nice man named Jim Christian saw a guy walking away without his dog and tried to stop him, but the guy kept walking. And get this – when Christian alerted a police officer, he said, “The policeman looked at me like I was crazy and said, ‘We don’t have any laws against dumping dogs.’”
(What the dog? I had to look that up. Turns out there’s a Texas Health and Safety code that says abandoning a domestic animal is a misdemeanor crime. )
Christian has pawsomely rescued two abandoned dogs and paid for shots and trips to the veterinarian for some of the others. Other cool park visitors like Betsy Hanson, Debra Gardenier and Cyndi Carmichael have helped the poor pooches find new homes with nice owners.
These kind people said they know that when people lose their jobs or homes, one of the first things to go are the pets. They said that since the city’s no-kill shelters are full, maybe the dog abandoners think their pooch will have a better chance at the dog park than the dog pound.
Well, I say GRRrrr. If you ask me, anybody who can just walk away from their pooch at the dog park is a big ol’ coward and there is not a single excuse to justify it.
Even if you lost your house or job, your pooch still adores and trusts you, so the least you can do in return is make an effort to find the pup a home. In Dallas alone you can try Operation Kindness or Frisco Humane Society or A Different Breed or CraigsList.
Just don’t leave the poor pup all alone and scared at the dog park. And good humans of Dallas, please contact your city officials and law enforcement to make sure this sad practice ends.
PHOTOS: gooddoghometraining.com, DallasNews.com
I’m sick of all the “paw” puns you use, such as “pawsome”. Do you dog cultists have a fetish for dog feet? In any case, it sounds childish
Dog “parks” are eyesores. Ugly sand pits or dying grass pits, full of dog feces and spectacles of dogs sniffing each other’s butts. You dog cultists are easily amused.
I’d hate to live anywhere near a dog park. YUCK.
People who dump off dogs are smart. They realize what a pain dogs are. And how useless they are. And they know some sap will come along and take in the dumped dog.
Go figure, there’s a law against dumping dogs, while abortion remains legal. Looks like America cares more about mere dogs than about unborn babies.
Paul, thanks for taking the time to leave all your comments! Sorry you don’t like us pooches very much. I’m sure most of my readers would disagree with you that people who dump dogs are smart, and that dog parks are eyesores. And like me, maybe they’re wondering why someone so anti-dog is spending time at my website, BOL! ;O)
TJ – don’t feed the trolls. Just delete his comments an make room for people who are really interested in dogs.