over the last few weeks i have been told 'stories' about two dogs very local who keep escaping. the reason i have been told is that they are the same cross breed as my dog, and people think they are my dogs.
today i was walking mine, when a bloke chased me up the street shouting 'London!' i turned and said 'no this is ralphie, your dog is female, this is a boy' lifting up my dogs front paws so the bloke could check. i found their dog later on the walk and called the owners.
the family have had a broken fence for at least 6 weeks. other people keep finding their dogs, calling the number on the tag, then sometimes waiting hours for someone to come and collect the dogs. they have waltzed into peoples homes, gardens etc.
I have called the dog warden, as aside from the fact the fence needs fixing to stop them escaping, the two young men i spoke to (the one who called my dog by his dog name, and the one who collected the dog), didnt seem interested in keeping the dogs secure and safe. we live next to a busy road, and one of the men have aid they have found them over the fields before (across 4 lanes of traffic).