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AIBU to think escaped dogs are becoming far too common?

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DriveVerySlowlyPastNumber23IWantThemToSeeMyHat · 20/04/2026 07:48

Has anybody else seen a rise of 'escaping dogs'?

In my city, its daily. Always a dog roaming and always the big dogs too! It's usually met with 'they've escaped again haha!' or 'yeah, they like to jump the fence, lol!'

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ohtowinthelottery · 20/04/2026 08:26

Our local Facebook pages have almost daily posts of "anyone know who this dog belongs to" type posts. I get quite cross when someone replies "oh, that's just Fido, he lives down the road, he'll find his own way home!" The dog is roaming on a road where cars are travelling. It could cause someone to have an accident, potentially injuring or killing someone if a car driver has to swerve to avoid it. The dog should not be allowed to roam free just because they live in a rural area!

Lomonald · 20/04/2026 08:25

MasculineProviderEnergy · 20/04/2026 08:21

In the 70s/80s we had a little jack russel, and he used to escape daily, to run with a pack of dogs that roamed the estate.

These days I see a lot of worried pet owners posting about their lost dogs on sm, but can't say I've observed lost dogs everywhere. A lot more dogs in general though.

Dogs used to roam free when I was growing up people just used to let dogs out 😀

PennyThought · 20/04/2026 08:23

I don't like cats.

GenieGenealogy · 20/04/2026 08:22

My local facebook page should be renamed "lost dogs" page.

MasculineProviderEnergy · 20/04/2026 08:21

In the 70s/80s we had a little jack russel, and he used to escape daily, to run with a pack of dogs that roamed the estate.

These days I see a lot of worried pet owners posting about their lost dogs on sm, but can't say I've observed lost dogs everywhere. A lot more dogs in general though.

Lomonald · 20/04/2026 08:16

I haven't experienced this, not with big dogs. There is a local terrier who is always on Facebook with cries of "that's Jim's dog" i think it burrows out rather than jumps fences.

Lurkingandlearning · 20/04/2026 08:13

I haven’t seen one for years. The last time the poor dog was obviously petrified. You’d think with their extraordinary sense of smell they’d be able to retrace their steps to get home.

Now I’m wondering if dogs can smell themselves 🤔

Dragonscaledaisy · 20/04/2026 08:12

YABU. It's not an issue where I live.

HoskinsChoice · 20/04/2026 08:09

As a dog owner I wander around 3 times a day, every single day. I've only ever seen one lost dog in 20 years. Where do you live that has so many dogs wandering around?!

Jackiepumpkinhead · 20/04/2026 08:07

No.

TheHungryHungryLandsharks · 20/04/2026 08:06

I’ve never seen this. Never heard of it either, other than in the news (and rarely).

Catza · 20/04/2026 07:58

I've never seen one. Although my own dog escaped once a few years ago. She saw a guy we talk to in the park and thrusted herself through the hedge to say hello to him. He immediately brought her home and we build a fence the very next day.