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A thank you would of been nice.

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Scoobydobbywho · 01/06/2019 20:38

So my dh and 2 ds were going out Wednesday evening, when our oldest ds spotted a dog running down our road on to a bit of green we have nearby. I tried to catch it as we couldn't see anyone with it but it was a bit skittish and ran back down the road towards a busier road. Eventually managed to catch it and get in in the car. No name tag so took it to the nearby vets who scanned it, luckily it was chipped. They called the owner who was going to come and pick up the dog. We left my name and number expecting a thank you. But nothing nada. Was I expecting too much. Sorry that was a bit long.

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WorraLiberty · 01/06/2019 21:59

The vet could have passed on the OP's phone number, as she'd given it to them for that specific purpose.

There would have been no data protection breach.

As an aside, I do wish people would put a tag on their dog's collar with the owner's details. It's the law and they can be fined up to £5,000.

ssd · 01/06/2019 22:00

Maybe the vet needed a name and address incase the owner never showed up?

quizqueen · 01/06/2019 22:00

I'm an (ex) Midland's girl. It is not a Midlands thing at all; it's incorrect grammar and it's never acceptable to write 'would/could/should of'.

thistimeofyear · 01/06/2019 22:01

oh mabel that did make me laugh! Grin

thistimeofyear · 01/06/2019 22:02

lorra lorra laughs - it's a northern thing...!

thistimeofyear · 01/06/2019 22:03

correction - liverpuddlian even...

NoSauce · 01/06/2019 22:04

Maybe the vet needed a name and address incase the owner never showed up?

OP says she left her name and address so the owner could say thanks.

FurrySlipperBoots · 01/06/2019 22:07

Maybe the owners weren't pleased you got involved! I've lost track of the number of times I've found a 'lost' dog running loose on a main road, only to be told they're allowed to run free. I found a dead one on the verge once. I couldn't bear to touch him so I called my sister, who's a vet, and she picked him up and kept him til the next day when she took him to the owners. The very next evening there was another dog all over the same (very fast) road, in the dark. In my experience people tend to get pissy when you report their wandering dog to them. I only ever had one thank you for it.

For me, my dog is precious, and it would break me to lose her. She did a runner once when she was young and she chased a pheasant. She was gone for an hour or 2 until a neighbour reported where she'd seen her and we were able to catch her. That was a huge relief! I don't understand some people.

TheLetterOfTheLawTheLetter · 01/06/2019 22:09

At our clinic - quite regularly - the OWNER doesnt even bother to say thank you when you call them to tell them you have their dog!!

vasillisa · 01/06/2019 22:11

If it was my pet who had got away, I certainly would go back to vets with a thank you card at the least. I don't think you are BU.

However, I guess you just have to comfort yourself that you got the animal to a place of safety and reunited with its family.

bowchicawowwow · 01/06/2019 22:13

I caught two staff ivies running loose down a fairly busy country road. There were cars pulled over and hazard lights on so I got out to see if I could help. I opened the boot and they both jumped in. They were very skittish and I couldn't see an owner anywhere.

Drove them both 5 miles to the vets, one was in the footwell, lead under my legs as I drove and it was quite scary. I had to call the vets from outside as I had no leads and my DD with me. They contacted the owner who turned up while I waited with the dogs so the vet could finish her lunch break. He was so ungrateful and he dragged both of the dogs off and said to me that he 'didn't even want the stupid bastard dogs' Me and the vet just looked at each other, mouths open. My DD cried and said she didn't want the dogs to go home with him.

I took the dogs to the vets for scanning as it was the right thing to do, not glory hunting. However a thank you would have been appreciated. I had gone 10 miles out my way, my DD had missed her gymnastics lesson and the inside of my car was a mess from the greasy fine staffy hair.

A thank you goes a long way.

pastyballbag · 01/06/2019 22:13

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NoFucksImAQueen · 01/06/2019 22:21

we had the same the other week. little dog wandering around unattended, friendly little thing as well. no tag and none of the neighbours recognised it so because it was after 6 I had to drive it to a vet about 5 miles out that was open a bit later. vet asked for my name and number incase the owner wanted to contact me. their details were wrong on the system so the vet said they would email them and let dog warden know etc. when I got home I posted on the local spotted group so more chance they would see and know their dog was safe. got a message from the page admin with photo of dog saying was it this one so I replied yes. owners didn't bother to thank me at all either on my post though the page or through the vet. it's not the end of the world or anything and I'd still do the same again but it would have taken, like 30 seconds to ask the page admin to tell me thank you after I spent the best part of an hour making sure their dog was safe.

SunshineCake · 01/06/2019 22:27

It's bollocks to blame teaching for the awful use of would of instead of would have. Since it is a recent thing that has come into use it can't have been taught to the adults who are using it here.

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Scoobydobbywho · 01/06/2019 22:29

As some pp have stated that I left my name and number so that they could thank us, that was not the case. The vet asked me to leave it.

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DownToTheSeaAgain · 01/06/2019 22:31

Grammar aside what's wrong with the pleasure of knowing that you did a good thing. Expecting instant payback kind of undermines the whole idea of selfless acts.

There are so many reasons why they might not even know your name. Even if they did what do you really want?

PavlovaFaith · 01/06/2019 22:33

@TheCanterburyWhales you are my hero Grin

PortiaCastis · 01/06/2019 22:34

It's also bollocks and very bad form to derail someone's thread with an entirely different subject

SentientPotato · 01/06/2019 22:37

Would HAVE been nice, not of. It's have. Not of.

WorraLiberty · 01/06/2019 22:38

Christ on a fucking bike.

Is MNHQ's post on this thread totally invisible or something? Hmm

SentientPotato · 01/06/2019 22:40

I actually am sorry for that. I'm a touch tipsy and there was no need for me to do that. I genuinely apologise.

YourWinter · 01/06/2019 22:40

You did the right thing and should be content with that. You don't need any more validation for stepping up and doing the best thing for the dog.

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ClaraMumsnet · 01/06/2019 22:42

AHEM

SentientPotato · 01/06/2019 22:43

Dude, I apologised!

Honeyroar · 01/06/2019 22:44

I did that with a cat that I saw hit by a car. I left my details as they hadn't found the owner at that point. Both the vet and the owner called me the next day to thank me. Perhaps they're still getting the dog home or still shaken up.

Whether you get a thank you or not, you did a good thing.

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