As my partner and I left the house this morning, I turned to close the door and noticed a dark shadow behind Mike. Standing at the door to my neighbours house was a huge black dog. My first thought was 'they don't have a dog', followed swiftly by 'whose dog is that?'
I looked around for an owner, while the dog darted towards one of the local cats. I started to follow it and it sniffed around the close for a bit and started jogging down the road. We tried to follow it but the damn thing was too fast. There was not a person in sight who looked like they were walking this dog, so my question is, how in the hell does a dog that big just 'slip away' un-noticed? What kind of owner lets a dog like this off its leash in the high street?
Anyone on here missing a dog in the Teddington (Middx) area?
I rang the local vet and asked them for advice. They said they would ring the dog pound. I chased it half way round the block but couldn't get near to it, but it did have a collar and tag on it, so hoping it will find home!
Quite sad how most people see a dog walking around lost and simply walk on by isn't it!

awwr i hope the owner and the dog get reunited

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Apparently there are now 2 dogs roaming our area. The vets were contacted by someone who had lost their puppy, so they mentioned that I'd seen a dog. I got the owners number and called them, but theirs is a different colour and size. They said it was hit by a car and ran off?? - How could they not run after it? They also said they've had a few calls from people who have seen a big black dog around.. Isn't it weird how no-one seems to be looking for him!? I'd expect to see posters or something!

There doesn't seem to be a lot of effort going into searching for that poor pup! It could have internal bleeding or anything, they should've done everything within their abilities to catch it if it'd had an accident so bad

as for the big black dog, is it wary of people or friendly? it might be an idea to leave some food out or something next time you see it, try and gain it's trust, then if it'll let you, you can at least have a look at the tags. If it's got tags on though, maybe it's just done a disappearing act from it's garden and got a bit lost. If you can get near it, it's definately worth trying to trace the owner.

I found quite a few dogs just roaming the streets when I was younger, and many a time i'd trace the owner from the tags and take the dog back to a very relieved family, it was always a good feeling

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R.I.P Buster - Causing mischief over the bridge, sleep tight soldier

Yeah if that was a dog I knew (and I'm not a dog person) I would have run after the dog until I couldn't breathe! The sad thing now is that it could have just run off to go and die somewhere, and they will never know what happened to him. They have put posters up and did search around.. I guess there is only so much you can do?
As for the black dog, he was scared when I tried to go near him, but looked healthy. Shiny coat, good weight, wasn't aggressive with the cats he chased.. just looked like he was distracted by them. He did have a collar and tags, but god knows if anyone will get close enough to read them. As I was still trying to work out if anyone was with him, I didn't have enough time to react brilliantly, but I did run after him and made myself too ill to go to work! lol. (I wasn't well to start with tbh) *If* I see him again, I'll try the food trick.. will he eat cat food? - It's all I have.
Last year I drove past a scottie dog that was just running along on his own. I made my friend turn around at the next roundabout and go back. We searched all over for him and eventually caught up with it at the back of Sainsburys. I held onto it (had no tag).. and then was like 'now what?' Luckily the owner was actually looking, and a car pulled up next to me and this guy said 'that's my dog'. Turns out his kid had just left the door open and the dog obviously made a bid for freedom. He wasn't actually all that grateful tbh, but I felt better knowing I hadn't just driven by. I seem to always be driving back to places if I think I see a lost or dead animal at the side of the road.. starting to feel like my own little animal welfare service! haha

The person who has lost the black dog might not even know.. There was a staffie outside my house one morn.. I had two staffie's so couldn't let it it.. so i put it in my car.. drove to the vets and it had no chip.. I couldn't keep it so had to call the warden (no one else would take him) I rang the warden the next day.. He had been re united with the owner that morn.. The guy had a dog flap. Owner had gone work and the dog had some how got out of the garden.. He search for his dog when he got home but the pound was shut so they couldn't do no more till the next morn..

Not everything is as we see it...

I hope all dogs in concern are re united with there owners..

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he might eat cat food, he'll still be able to smell the meat in it and if he's hungry, I doubt he'll have a particular preference you could also try a bit of cheese or meat, like a slice of chicken or something, anything that'll smell good really. Like someone else said, I also wondered if maybe he was an escapee and the owner hadn't realised....sometimes my dog is out in the garden for ages, we wouldn't know if he'd escaped for quite a while because we're so used to him being out there enjoying himself for so long. Sometimes they will just make their own way home, but it does make you worry about cars and things

aww, i'd be so grateful if I was the scottie owner! He should be relieved that someone was kind enough to take it and find where it belongs! Not many people would do that, and I know i'd never be able to thank anyone enough if they returned my dog after he'd got lost....some people are so ungrateful!

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R.I.P Buster - Causing mischief over the bridge, sleep tight soldier