What does one do?

[Cry Tears]

Were at a resort by the sea....Cape Kiwandana Oregon. We've been here 2 days. The first night we arrived we were greeted by this huge dog we've dubbed Monocle (he's only got one eye)...and my be deaf.
He's not an older dog....I'd say 3 or so? Not sure. But he's sooooo sweet!
He's a Bureinese Mt Dog...huge dog! But has part of something else...not sure of his true breed.
He's been wandering the beach for days...no one knows who he is or his owner. This is a very tiny town, off the beaten path and quite remote.
So everyone around is talking about this dog...who is he? Where's his owner?
He seems to be frantically looking for his lost owner.
As soon as someone arrives on the beach he runs up to them wagging his tale, head down, but looking hopeful. Then he goes his way once he makes contact. He's freindly to other dogs as well.
I don't know if he's aloof or his personality that makes him this way.
Is he heartbroken and afraid, lonley, wanting his family back? He looks, looks looks at everyone and everywhere up and down the beach for hours.
They've called animal control and the Sheriffs dept....no such reports for lost dog.
Now my husband and I are considering taking him home with us. If he doesn't chase horses...and stays on our property...these dogs make perfect farm dogs. They chase off the coyotes....thats a plus! We've lost several cats to Coyotes recently...fences don't keep them out. So this may be a blessing, then again...if he's aloof, a wanderer, horse chaser...just won't work!
And if animal control picks him up....who would take a one eye'd huge dog?
These dogs are one step under a ST Bernard...so no small dog!
We know they'll just euthenize this big teddy bear! How can we NOT take him home. But if he doesn't work out for us...then we'll be stuck trying to find a home for him!
What does one do?
Thanks for inputz! We need another animal like we need another hole in our head! But....with having property...one more won't hurt!
blessings, cheryl

[Buttons2]

Well Cheryl, as you know I needed a big dog like another hole in my head also, circumstances led me to Rags, I sure didn't go out one day to the shelter to adopt a dog!:D

Now he's my best buddy! Never let's me out of his sight!

First, I'd find out if the local shelter is a no-kill shelter? Why is this dog still running on the beach? Male or female? If male,fixed? Has anyone tried to find a chip?

I've only been around one of these Mt. dogs, he was a pup-very active! I think they get around 100#?? No idea how this might go over with the horses. Do you happen to have Satin's crate with you? Is there a local vet?

Can you get the dog on a leash?

Probably someone dumped this dog.....can you see ribs? Have you tried to feed it?

Let your heart be your guide, if you decide to take it home you can see how it works, if it doesn't seem a good match....make sure you'd have the option of taking to a shelter or foster home.

Good luck!
Buttons

[joy]

i'm not going to retype this again. so i'll make this short, lol. are you going to be able to handle the stress if you health or larry's declines? i'm in tears and it only bcause i had to miss playing in the snow with emilee today. meaning your health is already not good.

we got another nasty phone call to come get meaness. he will NOT stay home. we're trying everything. he can roam 4 or 5 miles and does! this dog may just like the beach and have a home, it's not been easy to get rid of meaness or he'd be gone. something to think about.

[Buttons2]

Joy, are you saying you have a dog named Meaness? That's even more weird than naming a dog Rags!:rolleyes:

Cheryl, we are waiting to see if doggie comes home with you.....

Wherever you live Joy I'm glad I'm not there in snow!:eek: Hope you feel better soon,dry those tears OK?

Take care,Buttons

P.S. I didn't name Rags,the shelter did,figured he'd been hearing that name for 6 mos & didn't want to bring more confusion into his life!

[joy]

hi buttons, yes meanness. i had cats at home that i missed terribly! so one day got a call that one of the 3 remaining ones, and my favorite of the ones left, had died. i sobbed so much. i had raised those kittens in the house, there were 3 and one older one we had, and they were all special. so the next Sunday we were at a reunion in march at the fire department near mother's. so after we went to check on the place and trook scraps to throw away before going to our home for awhile. there was this tiny barking. we found a puppy and took it to my neice's trying to find where it lived. it belonged to them. between my neice and her new husband they had 4 girls. there was a bunch of puppies! they offered us the puppies. i said i'd think about the one i found. i went back and got her and named her mem in short for in memory of. she helped with my loneiness while i stayed at moms. at the coldest part of night i'd hear the mother dogs leading the other puppies by the house. and they kept running over them with their vehicles!!!! when there was 4 left, they looked starved, i took all 4 because the girls each wanted one. this dog was called meaness because he was the wimp of the litter. meaning he was such a softy and not a mean part to him! not his size as he was large. the girls maybe saw the dogs twice.

that was way back in 97 or 98 i think so that is why i've been sorta telling cheryl no about a dog. they can last longer than your strength, lol. and i can't bear to give him away. but will have to do something soon and it looks like that is what i'll have to do. the neutering him did not work. he just loves to roam and be up the road, down the road, etc.

yes we got a big enough snow. i was so excited as the last one i did not get to play outside with emilee and it was a couple of years ago. did not get to go to her side of town the last one. but as things happen i was hurting too much this morning. i was back to thinking about taking antidepressants again but as usual think i have talked myself out of it again. i am on so much and want to not have a dry mouth so i can use my c-pap machine.

i'll be fine. but i already knew it would be rough as march is coming up when mother died. if i could just drive more or clean house or do crafts or anything, it would help tremendously. but i'll be okay i'm sure.

i agree you did the right thing by keeping rags name the same. they sure are loving things most of them. but i really don't need meanness right now but can't stand the thoughts of someone else getting him and mistreating him. i tried forever to give the last cat away. even to the woman who we had given 2 kittens too. dad and daughter. she is the woman who now is giving such trouble about meanness after feeding him! but that's the way it goes.

the man had to put his cat to sleep because his wife had cancer and his cat was so old and he had to give her medicine and bathe her often. so it was too much. he talked about it at the funeral home and how he'd wanted that cat to live 18 years. it almost made it. the kitten we gave the girl was a manx and had urinating problems. i did not know this as i'd never kept the kittens in the house. the mother kitten was washing them so it was never wet. that is what that young girl had to do with that cat all his life. she had so many bills. her mother worked with my husband and said many times she wished her daughter would have the kittten put to sleep. the vet suggest it would never recover and it didn't. the girl did not marry until some years ago! she loved that cat and made it her life. when the cat was gone, she married a divorced man that lived next to her, but not until. i offered many times to take the kitten back at first. we had NEVER had one to have that problem before or since. her vet said it was something about the manx having a different bone structure or something. i always hated it and from then on made sure if we had kittens, we kept them in the house long enough to see if they were ok. soon after, i just made sure all cats were fixed. we fixed the female dogs we kept on the farm and not the males. it was expensive enough for two. but went ahead and did it to meanness not too long ago hoping he would stay home. i'm just hoping something will work out. he loves to chew up stuff still.

i just got so stress with too much to take care of when mother was in hospital with her broken hip. my good shoulder froze up, i fell and as usual i was worried about hubby's heart and daughter's seziures and keeping emilee. just too much for me at one time and mother did not get my usual watchful care i did the best i could but it will always hurt.

hope everything works out for cheryl and the dog. but i really do wonder if he is just another doggie like mine that likes to roam. he if he is bad looking with his eye and everything, he could still belong to someone. i guess if he was skin and bones i'd consider taking him to a close shelter if they would not put him to sleep. but even as much trouble as meanness is, i'd worry myself to death if i could not find him.

my goodness, here i have written a book. and a bad one at that. sorry

[Buttons2]

Joy, I have a feeling the dog will be left on the beach, Cheryl's hubby wasn't too keen on taking him. Since he's well trained he must belong to someone! Also I mentioned to Cheryl that he may have gotten lost in the bad storms there on the coast?

I used to have a dog named Rufus, he was part choc lab & probably Newfoundland,big dog, not fixed,never trained. He would go everyday to the little town I worked in,about 6 miles, no way would he stay home! This was many years ago-long before I knew much about dogs!

I don't have any advice on how to keep your dog home-wish I did! I'm very fortunate that Rags doesn't leave this place, no fencing!

Perhaps a shock collar would work for Meaness? I realize that might not be possible but that's the only thing I can think of that might work.

Take care,Buttons

[joy]

nope, not even 2 shock collars. and on the farm he's go through an electric fence made for horses! so he just loves his freedom. i keep hoping he will take to this inside loving care and all will be fine. when the weather warms up, i'll kill myself trying to be out with him. i did it with the grandkids and i guess i'll try it with the dog, lol. i just pm'd that i'd use the golf cart to help with walks. he likes to ride that too though. a funny dog. and so lovable. and gentle. they are so hard to resist. i know. i'll support cheryl no matter what. who really knows what is best anyway? we don't know the future and it is probably a good thing. might be just what they need.

say has anyone heard of donkeys or burrows used to chase off coyotes? i wonder if coyotes bother the horses at their place? or just smaller animals. if they bother horses, i'd have me whatever helped to keep them safe if i could if i owned the horses. i know cheryl and larry just keep the horses for someone else. but that doesn't matter. my emilee and i fall for them too no matter who they belong too. lol.

bty, i just googled that place where they went. it is beautiful. i hope they had a good time. i just saw some other pictures not to long ago of oregon's coast. all beautiful. oh how i wish i could travel easy. i'd love to see places.