AIBU to think escaped dogs are becoming far too common?

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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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I’ve never seen this and we have loads of dog owners on our road

They're googling "how to operate door locks" in their down time?

Loads of lost dogs where I live but it's more getting lost on walks than from houses although there is some of that too.

Haven't experienced it with big dogs. We do however have 3 terrier breeds in our town that constantly seem to be escaping. All 3 have the same thing in common if commenters on the local FB area page are to be believed - dog incompatible with owner lifestyle and escaping is their enrichment and exercise. Two are left outside in their gardens all day whilst their owner works and their enrichment is escaping. One seems to mooch down the road and take itself to the local park before someone picks it up and posts it on the local FB page. The other seems to always end up in the supermarket car park where lots of people fuss it and someone always takes it home and puts it on the local FB page. The other belongs to an elderly lady who has very limited mobility and it escapes when she opens to door, it seems her housing does not come with a secure garden and she cannot chase it - her adult dc are always retrieving it from various roads/ gardens.

Mine too! I always think how come all these crazy dog lovers keep loosing their dogs!

It's ridiculous isn't it. There was a dog nearby who escaped daily. The owners found it hilarious, despite it biting people. It was then found dead. So sad for the dog clearly let down by its owner.

Quite possibly, they can be very devious. They're clearly planning to take over the world! And to be honest, I think they'd do a fabulous job! Naps and treats? I'm in! 🤣

All I seem to see recently on Facebook is lost dogs or cats, maybe with more people owning them are more careless now I'm not sure but definitely see posters up for missing pets and see posts on Facebook more now.

Mines escaped twice, once when a delivery driver left the gate open and once when it blew open during high winds. I always always check now. We're right by the sea and he's absolutely stupid enough to chase a rabbit off a cliff!

There's not more, you just see more about it because of social media. Like so many other things!

My dog is lovely and chilled and will often sniff around the front of the house/driveway if Im pottering about sorting the recycling down the side of the house, watering plants. People walking past often call me and declare 'your dog has escaped!!!!' A couple has given me a "tutt" as if Im the worst dog owner ever.

Lost/ found dogs are a well known bait and switch post for local groups. Are you sure you are seeing genuine posts? You can usually tell the AI ones because they have a sob story worthy of X factor.