Tony, the girls and I made our usual Monday walk to the Marcado up the road, and there was a small beagle there.  She followed us home.  I guess she liked the smell of us, or the cookies I was feeding her.  But she was a cute girl.  I started calling her Lucky, because she has a bad habit of running into traffic. A lot.  But she never got hit.

I could have been tempted to keep her.

I could.

But.

There's always a but*.

I tied a rope around her and we tied her to the porch post while we waited for animal control to come get her.  I am sure someone owned her at one point.  However, Lucky had fallen on hard times.  She's super skinny, and very small.  I think she had puppies.  IF she is the true beagle she looks like, perhaps she had a chip.  I know after the 6 days she will spend waiting for an owner to come (then she gets offered up or adoption), she will have had a de-worming and will start to fill out.  I bet a cute, small, sweet, quite dog like Lucky will get snapped up in a heartbeat.

I think I did the right thing.  I know I didn't want her to be hit by a car.  I'm only pretty sure that we shouldn't have kept her for ourselves.  Ugg! That was a cute dog.

There are a lot of comings and goings of families in my neighborhood.  Some of these folks leave in a hurry, many abandon their pets.  My friend Bambi had TWO families in a row leave dogs next door; first a Jack Russell and then a Rottie.  It confounds me that people can up and abandon an animal that depends of their love and support.  Then again, I also don't understand the people who French kiss their pooches either.  I guess I prefer livestock to pets.  You know, the kinds of animals that one can herd and happily leave outside.  (Note to Bayou Woman - Really?  A Raccoon???... Really?)

I guess I want to know what you would have done?

* But we aren't really pet people.  But we can't afford any vet and kibble bills.  But I hate dog hair.  But we are going on vacation in a few weeks.  But I really don't need any more poopers to clean up after.

I am an 8 year old female English Bull Terrier.

I ran away while visiting a friend in Bakersfield, California on Thursday 6/26/2008 in the morning from Wetherley Dr. & Oakdale Dr., Bakersfield. I was wearing a red harness.

Last Seen: on Oakdale Dr., close to Verde around 10 AM.

Cross Streets: Real Rd., Stockdale Hwy., Hwy 99. & Palm.

I have lots of allergies - #1 is Wheat Based Dog Foods and I need my Rice Based Food and my Medication. The only food that that doesn’t make me sick is Purina Weight Management Formula ( rice based with less wheat than the other so-called Rice based foods including Purina’s Rice & Chicken or Turkey formula’s) & Paul Newman’s Dog Cookies.

Medication: I take ½ of a 20Mg table of Prednisone every other day. I needed one on 6/27/08. So I am probably feeling pretty sick right now. (See My Vet Info)

Please call!: 559-781-2696 or 559-788-0772 or 661-619-5267 or 661-619-1373.

Please call!: my mommy misses me very much and wants me to come home.

Trying to locate a lost Jack Russell Terrier for a friend who is out of town. R.J. is my Lucy's brother and we are all very worried for him. R.J. was left with family and we think he wandered off looking for his owner. R.J. is much loved and missed. He is just over one year old. White long hair with light brown ears and eye patches. Went missing on or about Tuesday, May 6th in the Marshall/Orlean area of Northern Virginia. If you have seen or found R.J. please respond to this post.