i've come across several stray dogs but this is only the 3rd one that i've been able to approach and catch. i saw this poor little girl scavenging for food and when i approached her, she was nervous but still wagged her tail.
she ran away initially but when i approached her again, she barked nervously, wagged her tail, then came towards me. when she finally came to greet me, she lay flat like a pancake in full submission. i felt so sorry for the little lamb. you can tell from the pictures that she was matted and dirty. she smelled so bad.
she had some feces stuck to her rear that i couldn't pick off her. she just wagged her tail and sat on my lap during our car ride.
due to my circumstances, i couldn't take her home at the time that i found her. i reluctantly took her to animal services just to get her off the street and so that she could get washed and fed. we previously had a horrible experience with them when we found a stray pit. but this girl was different. she was a small toy breed that was totally adoptable. still, i knew i was taking a chance.
in the end, this was a happy ending. after 3 days of no one claiming this sweet stray, she was adopted (!) on new year's eve-- the first day that she was deemed "adoptable".
this totally renewed my faith in animal services as an option that always doesn't turn out bad. it also reminds me of what is meant to be and at the end of the day, you just have to always trust your gut and just do the right thing.
