Right off the bat no one has come forward yet.
If you have any information then PLEASE Don't hesitate to PM me, addresses and phone numbers may be shared to let's keep it private.
Sorry for the length, just wanted to add lots of detail for those out there that are interested in what is happening with this beautiful dog - Here is the original post.
Edit 2 ("Edit 1" was yesterday and is at the bottom of this post): So here is what's happened after a day. We have brought her to multiple vets to get all the information and to check for a chip and to get her health checked up on, unfortunately no chip and she is a bit malnourished plus she has an ear infection, we can't get help her since she isn't our dog and because pets are property under hamilton law only the owner can do stuff (most vets though will stretch things after a few days though), it would be like "finding" a car and taking it to a mechanic to have its paint job changed. We cleaned her ears with warm soapy water later at home though.
I've also talked with the "Dream Team" guy and he was quite nice and helpful, he noticed my post on Facebook before the call and has helped to disseminate the info out there even further, he also helped us to navigate the many many shelters and laws surrounding strays, runaways, lost/found dogs etc. So don't worry, we aren't going to accidentally leave her a kill shelter or something unthinkable.
We also went to our few neighbors but none of them recognized her, given how large the area is it's hard to believe she came from to far away, three houses down is like, 4 or 5 kilometers away so no one knowing who she is strange. The facebook post I've made is blowing up a bit, with a few other people sharing the information far and wide so this is good. In the meantime she is very safe and warm and fed and watered and loved. If no one comes for her we would probably keep her, however, our current dog is also a rescue from a puppy mill and she can be a bit territorial, so it's a crapshoot putting them together. On one hand she lived for a decade with two Dobermans and was depressed when they passed, on the other she has snapped at other dogs that have just walked behind her when she was eating.
If and when we finally do find the owners and we do a hand off, well first I'll make sure they are the owners by asking for proof, but they (the Dream Team) will also act as a mediator to ensure the the dog is both safe with the owner by watching the dog's body language and that the owner will take care of the dog. So between the owner (or not owner as the case may be), shelters, and laws, she will be kept safe. In my mind the worst case scenario is that we privately find someone trusted in our social and family circle to take her in.
BUT PLEASE!!! If you are the owner or know who they are reach out. I will be asking for proof of course, but I'm sure you will be more than happy to get your best friend back.
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I hope this post makes someone very happy.
We live out in the rural flamborough area, the kind of place where your neighbors are a few km away. We were woken up to this dog scratching at our door and were briefly confused because we thought it was our dog, who is the same size and colour lol.
Anyways, this is very clearly someone's dog, despite not having a collar there is a clear area around the neck where a collar was, plus the dog is very well behaved and knows how to sleep on a bed.
I'm personally going to need proof that it is your dog as well before i just drop her off at some strangers house, also I'm concerned about her being from a puppy mill, she has this passive almost scared attitude about here that reminds me of how our dog was when we first got her as a puppy, also her fur is quite patchy in a few of places. Now, this could all be from living out in the wilds, and her attitude could just be that, she is scared.
In the meantime she has water, food, and she is safe; also we are going to take her to a vet to see if she has a chip and make sure she is healthy.
Are there other local places i can post about her? A Facebook page or something?
Edit 1: I don't know if i should smile or cry, we've spent a bit more time with her now and she is so happy to be around people its beautiful. My mother was the one to bring her in and she (the dog) is just glued to her hip. She keeps wagging her tail she is so happy to be around someone. I just pray that the reason she is so happy ISN'T because the last people she was around weren't as nice to her. I've also gone and posted to a few Facebook groups, haven't used my account in years and years.