- Feb 25, 2011
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Driving into work this morning I noticed a little, white dog by himself, walking in downtown Los Angeles. He was so scrawny and such a cute thing and all I could do was sit there in the traffic, watching him cross the busy intersection. There was nowhere for me to stop safely and I was desperately looking for a police officer to flag down to help this pooch but I couldn’t find anyone. Also fumbled in my phone for an animal control phone number, which btw, I should have in my contact list at all times but did not! I was so mad at myself for not being able to safely stop somewhere to help this little dog.
There were pedestrians looking at him and also probably wondering to themselves why this dog was alone.
Anyways, I got into my work parking lot which is about 4 blocks from where I last spotted the stray dog and asked the security guard if he could help in some way but he was very hands off and pretty much told me NO. I went inside the clinic where I work to speak w/a police officer and told him the scenario. Luckily, this guy said he used to work for Animal Control and would contact them. I sure hope they find this dog. I feel awful right now b/c I couldn’t do more. I need to prepare myself better in the event that I do see a stray animal on the street. I’m going to put together an “emergency kit”—extra leash/collar, extra bowl for water, some treats, and of course, have the animal control phone number handy.
Any other suggestions or experiences with picking up or helping a stray dog would be most welcome.
There were pedestrians looking at him and also probably wondering to themselves why this dog was alone.
Anyways, I got into my work parking lot which is about 4 blocks from where I last spotted the stray dog and asked the security guard if he could help in some way but he was very hands off and pretty much told me NO. I went inside the clinic where I work to speak w/a police officer and told him the scenario. Luckily, this guy said he used to work for Animal Control and would contact them. I sure hope they find this dog. I feel awful right now b/c I couldn’t do more. I need to prepare myself better in the event that I do see a stray animal on the street. I’m going to put together an “emergency kit”—extra leash/collar, extra bowl for water, some treats, and of course, have the animal control phone number handy.
Any other suggestions or experiences with picking up or helping a stray dog would be most welcome.