Conversations At A Shelter (Part One) 

Sometimes, truth is stranger (and funnier) than fiction. These are some of my more memorable conversations with people regarding their pets. Names have been changed to protect the clueless!

Gentleman walks into the office with a Husky-Chow type mix.
"Hi, can I help you sir?"
"Yes, I found this dog a few days ago and I don't know who the owner is. I need to turn her in."
Get name, address, phone number of gentleman and check breed, age, sex, etc. on the dog.
"That's all we need sir. Don't worry about her, we will trace the rabies tag and give her owners a call."
"Ummm…………you can get that information from the tag?"
"Well, yes. That is one of the reasons the tag is issued by the vet."
"Well, uh, then I'll just take her home and give the owners a call."
"No problem, that will be fine. Have a nice day."
Any guesses on who the tag traced back to? I just had to run it for the fun of it, and yes, it was his dog!

We pick up a Brittany with a license tag and call the owner. It was a bit strange that the dog was a long ways from home.
"Hi, is this the Smith residence?"
"Yes."
"This is Lori with the humane society. We have your Brittany here."
"No, you don't."
"Pardon? Do you not own a Brittany?"
"How do you know it's my dog?"
"Well, sir, the dog is wearing a tag that traces back to you."
"I'll come out and see if it is my dog."
"Well, OK then……………????"
Mr. Smith comes out and claims the dog. One week later we pick the dog up in the same area as the first time, but the tags were not on him.

We impounded a white Boxer and the owner calls in a lost report. I explain the fees, including licensing to him.
"His license will be $20.00 because of the impound, but renewals will be $10.00, or $2.00 if you have him neutered."
"I don't have to neuter him, do I?"
"Well, that is certainly entirely up to you, but do you know anything about Boxers?"
"No", stated proudly, "This is my first one!"
"Well, sir, solid white is a disqualification in the Boxer standard. It is kind of taboo to use them for breeding."
Long pause of silence on the other end of the phone.
"BLAST it! No wonder they GAVE me the dog!"

A couple brings in a Greyhound mix to surrender for adoption.
"Reason for surrender?"
"We are moving."
"Oh, I'm so sorry. No pets allowed?"
"Well, pets are OK, but the new house has all hardwood and tile floors. She really hates walking on hard, smooth surfaces."
"I see. So you thought it would be best to put her in a concrete kennel?"
Sometimes my sarcasm gets me in trouble!

A lady surrenders her 4-month-old Lab mix puppy for rough housing with the kids.
"He's just too mean and rough with the children."
"Is he just playing, or is he growling and being aggressive?"
"I don't think it's playing. We didn't get his last mistemper shot. I think that is the problem."
(to be continued, and continued, and continued!)