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The owner of a dog found floating on ice floes Friday afternoon wasn't able to claim his pup today, but will be reunited once more Sunday afternoon.
Nerijus Steponavicius claimed his lost dog at Animal Care & Control Friday night and was told he could pick him up Saturday afternoon, but now he must wait for retreiver to be neutered and microchipped before he can go home.
Steponavicius said he will be back with his father Sunday afternoon to pick up the dog, but was happy he was able to see his beloved pup this afternoon.
"He's really shy and he started jumping," Steponavicius said.Steponavicius said the dog had no history of running away and would have never run away if he was there.
He planned to take his pup to his parents house to play with their two labs, but that trip will have to wait."I’m just a real disappointed," he said
Rescue crews captured the dog at about 4:30 p.m. Friday after he was seen jumping from ice floe to ice floe off Howard Street Beach.
The dog's name is reportedly "Pifas," and he got loose nine days ago when Steponavicius' landlord was changing locks while Steponavicius was at school.
He's posted several notices on Facebook about his missing dog and said he drove straight to Animal Control when his sister called him to tell him about a dog on the ice.
A quick comparison of photos assured him the dog was his and he immediately rushed to Animal Care & Control, he said.
Pifas was about 200 feet off the shore of Lake Michigan when word reached fire officials about an animal on the ice.
Rogers Park neighbor Dave Kenhast also saw the dog and jumped into action, grabbing his wetsuit and kayak to hit the water. Fire officials responded with a boat and a helicopter.
With Kenhast inching close, Pifas jumped about the ice fragments, sometimes landing in the icy water and pulling himself out.
"I wanted to just grab him because it was shallow enough where I could stand, and I just wanted to get my hands on him but he wanted to bite me, it looked like. He didn't want anyone touching him," said Kehnast.
Eventually, the dog jumped into Lake Michigan and swam the short distance to the snowy shore. He took off from there, eluding authorities as he ran around nearby apartment complexes.
Crews eventually caught up with the exhausted animal and ushered it into the back of a white utility van.
"The biggest lesson, once again: keep those dogs on leashes along the lakefront in the wintertime," said Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief Ron Dorneker. "This is what can happen when they get out there on that ice and they fall through and they get a distance off-shore.
It gets to be dangerous for them and for us."Steponavicius said he's looking forward to showing his appreciation to those who helped rescue Pifas. More importantly, though, he said he's looking forward to his reunion with Pifas.
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If I jumped into Lake Michigan and made it to shore I'd be freaking out too! Another man's best friend story this week. Doesn't anybody name their dog Lassie anymore? Gmus.
GM StonePipe
When my wife and I returned to the US in 1997 from 4 years in Jamaica, we adopted a dog from Jax Humane Society - they had named him after an apartment complex that the Animal Control picked him up from. He never responded to that so we thought and just coming back from Jamaica - we named him Montego and he was quite the character!!! He picked up that name and responded regularly to it after only 1 or 2 days! He was 1 year old and lived with us through 2011 when he died, he was approx 16 years old and lived a great life.
Once we get back to US from Barbados, we will adopt another Humane Society "lucky pup"! I doubt we'll call him "Bridgetown", LOL.
This story can go way to many ways. I'am glad he got his dog back, but with a chip? It's your call. I mean it.
So the dog police seized the thing, mandated surgery, and added expense?
The landlord let him out. Cut off his balls and let the pup keep his.
Chips do nothing to locate an animal. They only help identify them once in custody or found dead.
Repeat rapist and pedophiles can keep their balls but if a dog gets loose they get theirs wacked off?
How is that fair?
@Blutowski--- You make me laugh so hard. It's a dog. Do you even have one. It's not the dogs fault. He's just being a dog It's the people that had the heart to go and get him.
@Blutowski. Sorry I took your comment wrong. I'am sorry. How do I delet my comment.
No blood = no foul
I love animals more than humans
On a separate note,,,,,, I love the flu virus more than I love politicians.
Why did the send out a helicopter?
Who will be billed for that?
Just stand on the shore eating a bag of hamburgers or playing Frisbee and that dog would have come right in.
You got that right. I'am laughin. My dog is my dog and if he's dumb, then he's dumb. If you make it back OK, but if not astalovita baby.
The dog was male, therefore "Lassie" wouldn't be appropriate, and neither would "Eliza," who was famous in fiction and film for ice jumping with her baby in her arms to escape slavery.
"I love the flu virus more than I love politicians."
Between the two, there is no question which organism works for a living...
Many cities require animals to be spayed/neutered. This dog got loose, so you figure it out.
"This dog got loose, so you figure it out."
Through absolutely no fault of the owner... the stupid landlord let the dog out, so the owner should be able to sue him for the dog being altered. Especially if it was a purebred with papers.
The rule about "Many cities require animals to be spayed/neutered" almost always applies ONLY if the dog is let out off leash. Since the owner did not let it out, in this case the dog should not have been mutilated... the landlord, however... should be culpable for this intact dog now being unusable as a stud. Even if it was a mutt!
So, did the landlord let the dog loose or what? When you think of the time and money spent, boats and helicopters, you realize what a waste of resources. Hope they send the owner a bill.
Male dogs who keep their balls are more likely to wonder off and get into trouble, not to mention, unaltered males do 70% of the reported bites and 90% of deaths, by dog, due to hormones. He might be a good dog, but it is good policy to neuter, anyway. For all you guys know, he might have gotten a female dog pregnant on his way to his adventure. Millions of dogs a year get put down, because people don't spay/neuter, and many of those pregnancies are a result from dogs wondering off. What's the point of saving one dog, when the puppies he may produce will be put to death?
Dogs are not dumb. They are unable to speak (which is what 'dumb' means), but are far from stupid. Only the owners are stupid, and you are a good example. You make a pretense of taking care of an animal, but will make no effort to find it if lost? Please do the animal world a favor and don't have any.
Who give's a horse's patoot how the dog got out? It matters not a whit.
Dogs wondering off vs. dogs wandering off....
I guess if you're going to create a new definition for the word, "wondering," it would be a good fit here.
"Who give's a horse's patoot how the dog got out? It matters not a whit."
Try using that one in court sometime and see how long it is until the judge laughs in your face. :P
Not true, I have owned 7 dogs 2 chows, 2 boxers, a rotty, a dachshund, and a bull terrier, the chows were very smart, the boxers, 1 especially not so smart. My brother has a pekinese right now that is really really smart, more so than some posters(no names mentioned).
I agree, if that truly is marywhatever's attitude, she should not have pets, except maybe a pet rock.
Chili dog becomes hot dog.
Antistupidity: In my opinion, humans shouldn't judge how smart or not-smart an animal is by what we expect of them. Dogs are smart at being dogs. Some people view 'smartness' as how many tricks or commands the animal is willing to do to please its master. They're mostly into survival; and since our pets are completely at our mercy in that regard, they will do humiliating things to please us. I don't ask that of my animals. We have a bond that is inseparable, but it is based on love, trust and respect.
While I have enjoyed your comments, I have to point out that you could easily get hypothermia in any of the Great Lakes in July.
Jack, if your dog was quite a character I can only say "monkey see" ! have a great evening.
PJ. This dog avoided rescue and swam to shore on his own.
'Astalovita'? Really? There is no such word. You may have wanted to write 'hasta la vista', which is Spanish for 'see you later', which, apparently, you didn't care if you saw your dog again or not.
That is not at all what I meant, for example my brothers Pekinese was trained to use pee pee pads. The dog figured out that if he only took half a leak, went to get his treat and then finished leaking he could get another treat. That has nothing to do with survival, it does have to do with pleasing my brother but the dog took it further and figured out how to get 2 treats for 1 leak. As a kid we had an African Grey that could open any lock we put on the cage, it even learned to pick a small padlock, we then changed to a lock that was to heavy for it to turn the tumbler, it learned to chew at the welds on the cage bars, break them and then bend the bars enough to get out(I say it because we didn't know the sex). I now have an African Grey that can open any door on her cage from the outside, she cannot reach the locks from the inside but has learned to dummy lock the doors to her bowls so she can get out when I am not home and has done it. I now make sure the doors are locked when I leave because she does not know not to bite electric cords and if she does she wont get an opportunity to learn from that mistake
#1.28 Antistupidity: Yes, have heard that the A.Greys are very smart. I have also seen videos of crows figuring out how to get food by using tools and a complicated multiple-step process. A very intelligent bird. Generally, humans think we are the smartest species on the planet. I do not. The only reason we appear smarter is that we have technology, and the animals have just what they are born with. I bless them all and pray for their survival as we continue to push them out of their homes.
hmmm what if this was a akc registered show dog? Would they force the neuter then? I do not see where they have the right to force a spay/neuter procedure if the dog was claimed by the owners. This is why we pay double even triple the licence fee for the city licences on the dogs that are used for breeding. If that happened to me I guarantee it would be a lawsuit instantly. For both animal control and the landlord for letting the dog get out. Guessing he did not inform the tenant that he was changing locks?
It doesn't appear that any leash laws were broken as it indicates an errant landlord caused this problem. This very expensive rescue needs to be billed to the landlords property insurance as neglect and not the taxpayers!
I'am with you dragonmaster. But if they weren't doing this, what would they be doing? I think it's stupid , but if they were just sitting around playing domiones, then what the hell.
I agree! This is why I NEVER allow maintenance to enter my apartment without my being present. The person who changed the locks should be held accountable.
We need to follow Britain's lead and make it mandatory to get all pets microchipped. I breaks my heart when I rescue a stray animal, take it to the vet, and don't find a microchip.
Does anyone ever notice 4 or 5 firemen at a time, shopping for the firehouse groceries?
Why not just one? It's understandable if there's a call while they're shopping, they must be able to respond, but if only one shops, without the fire truck, he can still hop in the taxpayer paid car and head to the location of the call.
This is one of the many, many reasons our taxes are so high, but could be reduced, and are not.
So what should a fireman be doing when he's not fighting a fire? Since you never know when you're going to need one, and response time is critical, should other commitments be made with their time?
Anything would be better than wasting time and taxpayer money. Let them volunteer to pick up the trash along the roads and freeways, or help seniors in need clean up their residences. There is always something useful to do with time other then sending 4 to 5 people to do the job of one.
It's just as easy to drop a shovel or a trash bag to head out for a call, as it is to drop a basket full of groceries.
Let welfare recipients pick up trash on the side of the highway.. I hope the fire department is busy rescuing a dog if YOU need them
So we add 15 or 20 minutes to the response time, at best. If my house is burning, I want that time spent on my house.
It's the same 15 or 20 minutes whether they're shopping for groceries, or parked alongside a road picking up trash. In fact, it probably takes more time trying to get out of a crowded shopping parking lot than already parked on a roadway cleaning up trash.
People love to bitch about how much they pay in taxes and how their tax monies are wasted, but are actually the enablers of the waste.
And I do agree, since welfare recipients are also being paid by my tax dollars, their time has a value and should be put to use.
sandra, something tells me you contribute little to no tax money; thus, the reason behind your response.
How about we all stop throwing our trash on the side of the highway? Then we don't have to gripe about who should pick it up.
That would be wonderful if we lived in a perfect world; unfortunately, we don't. So dream on.
WTF! They get in the fire truck and go to the fire. Where do you think they shop? 7 counties away from their district. Don't let them take a @!$%# either. Might raise our taxes if they're taking perilous seconds to wipe. We should be kissing those guys asses, not looking up them.
Debi whatever your problem is..
I am single with no dependents and work 50 plus hours a week... I pay A LOT in taxes...
That is why I suggest welfare recipients pick up trash rather than firemen who are contributing members of society..
Tagging and dragging vehicles in low income areas during snow emergencies (funny, they never seem to plow the area they dragged the car out of...in order to plow, supposedly) , pulling over traffic violators (I pass a police and fire training facility on my way to and from work. They are in their police cars from many different areas, and almost all of them break traffic laws), waiting outside bars to capture the really big money makers, the person that has more than 3 drinks and dares to drive....
Our "protection" is a money making racket. A couple of years ago, I had a 7-8 car police chase in my neighborhood. They chased the perp though my yard. It was a kid on a stolen bicycle who broke into a warehouse. Ooh, I feel so safe.
Anyone receiving my tax money should be earning it, and that includes firemen (and welfare recipients).
How many firemen should it take to screw in a lightbulb, or grocery shop? You may not realize how much you are actually paying for 4 to 5 firemen to grocery shop because it comes out of a general tax fund paid by many.
No wonder certain public employees/politicians feel they deserve being on a pedestal; some of the public treat them as living gods and are the ones who put them there. They're doing a job, just like anyone else. You may appreciate their help if and when you ever need it (odds say you won't) more than say a plumber, but they're still human beings and put their pants on one leg at a time, like everyone else.
Debi,
You seriously haven't thought through the concept of making other commitments with a fireman's time. For instance, if they were committed to picking up trash (or the other examples you've given), and had to respond to a fire-call, how do they get back to the station quickly (you certainly must admit it is obvious they don't go directly to the fire, so I wont go there)? Do we pay tax money to refit their personal cars to be emergency vehicles....sirens, heightened safety checks, custom pain job, etc, etc, etc? Or do we pay tax money for each of them to have 'company vehicles" equipped for safety?
Then you've still got the 15 to 20 minute delay, at best.
Get real. You're living in a dream-world.
"This very expensive rescue needs to be billed to the landlords property insurance as neglect and not the taxpayers!"
I disagree. As was pointed out also "If they weren't doing this, what would they be doing."
Quite often, it's practice drills and training. Not only do firemen feel it's their duty to protect animals as well as humans, they also look on animal rescues as practice for saving human life while keeping their skills sharp. It doesn't cost more to run a helicopter for rescuing a dog than it does for a training drill.
Debi is a bit confused. Firefighters get paid the same whether they are sitting in the firehouse or taking the truck to the store. The truck and crew have to stay together while they are on duty. Picking up trash is not part of their job description. If they get a call while at the store they are can respond right away. The store will usually hold their groceries until they return.
It's wonderful this dog was able to be safely captured and is being taken care of. At least the owner was found, and now his animal will get the important identification needed, it should have had to begin with. Hopefully other owners who haven't, will take steps to ensure their beloved furry companions all have tags, chips and are kept safe so they don't risk getting into dangerous situations.
No animal or humans deserve to be placed in harms way because of careless actions.But should an animal get loose, those tags/chips can make the difference between an owner getting their precious family member back, if not quickly, and never seeing them again. Some have even been returned years later, from across the country, because of chips. They spoke for one who couldn't. I was able to get so many pet owners notified when their animals had been hit in traffic, or lost. I sure wish more had been so thoughtful.
Oh for chrissts sake, all you line toe-ers. Microchip yourself. The chip does nothing but enrich the chip placers. A tag with your phone on it with a good strong dog collar is all thats needed.
All you people have your dog's nuts cut off, too. Line toers. It does not control dog population. It is the FEMALES that need to be spayed. All it takesis ONE MALE DOG. All you people have neutered your males for nothing. How can guys do that to other guys?
Now, the pounds won't even give your dog back with his intact nuts. What BS. Once, my totally whimpy Russian Wolfhound was impounded and they gave me this same line of bull. I said OK but I want to have MY VET do it. I had my shy and gentle male dog get a vasectomy. If he had no testosterone he would be too whimpy to even live.
Fawna, you are clearly clueless about spaying and neutering. Unless you are planning to breed your dog, there is no reason for male or female dogs to not be neutered. It does keep male dogs from roaming so much and it mellows their temperment. That's why they neuter male sex offenders, too. It is unfortunate the young man who owned the dog,didn't have it microchipped, as it would have been much easier to track him down as owner. A doggie Vasectomony does take away all of a dogs testerone. Geez, learn a little biology, please.
You must have missed all of the "lost dogs" stories where someone else had the dog, someone else claimed the dog, but the microchip proved original owner.
No way can you seriously think this. Unbelievable! But just as stupid as a good collar is all your dog needs to not be lost.
Fawna, I've had many cats and dogs, and they've all been spayed or neutered. An un-neutered male is more likely to run off, and un-spayed females are more susceptible to uterine cancer. Spaying or neutering does not change their personality.
Marti Bridges, you're almost as bad as Fawna if you think they neuter male sex offenders, which would be illegal. Some are given a drug that would do much the same thing, but it's dependent on actually taking the drug daily, which is really hard to enforce. Also, neutering or spaying does not mellow a dog's temperment besides the actual 2 or 3 day recovery time. Our 4-year old crazy mutt is just as crazy as he was before being neutered, and still constantly humps our female dog. He still has a tendency to run, he's still a serial raccoon killer and coyote chaser. The only change is he can't impregnate an unfixed female.
Not be a party pooper but who is going to pay for the microchip and surgery???
Who is going to pay for the helicopter?
ObamaCare will take care of it, all free.
Normally, the owner would pay for these procedures (they are not very expensive and there are low-cost neuter/spay centers), but in this case, it would be fair to bill the person who changed the locks and let the dog get out.
That's called a "win-win" situation.
I think the helicopter was more for the guy in the kayak, or for any other people who may have tried to rescue the dog.
If locksmiths have to be responsible for the costs of pets activities when they're trying to do their job, locksmith costs are going to go through the roof. It was the owner that made the decision to take the risks of owning a pet, not the locksmith.
I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally let someone's pet out when I was arriving or leaving, and I'm not even working on the door, I'm just passing through it.
"If locksmiths have to be responsible for the costs of pets activities when they're trying to do their job, locksmith costs are going to go through the roof"
No, it would simply require you to PAY ATTENTION!
There are low-cost vets who can help owners with spaying and neutering costs. Male and female pets must be neutered to solve the pet overpopulation problem.
A dog's testicles are not your own testicles. Spay your female and neuter your male. Both animals must be sorted out to avoid unwanted reproduction. As many as 8 million cats and dogs every year are euthanised because they are unwanted at shelters every year. If you don't want to contribute to this number, do your part to be a responsible pet owner, unlike this person above in complete denial who thinks he can leave his dog intact and it won't be responsible for litters of puppies. What an irresponsible lackwit.
All my pets are neutered and spayed, male and female. They're microchipped. If they get lost I want them back. The guy above is an irresponsible moron who doesn't care about anyone but himself. He doesn't deserve to have a pet.
Simpleton.
"Simpleton."
For suggesting (correctly) that when you open somebody's door you ARE indeed responsible for protecting their property you call me a name?
You REALLY need to learn how the law works before you try to toss flames. You're the one who looks like that word you said. If you open the door and let out a pet, it is on your shoulders - just like if you left the door unlocked and the neighbor kids ran in and stole some property it would likewise be your fault. Actionable due to your negligence.
Too funny!
A friend of ours lives in an apartment. The complex requires that "all pets be in a wire crate/kennel while the owners are out of the apartment, the crate/kennel must be large enough for the pet to comfortably stand,turn, and lay down."
Simple and effective solution. If maintenance needs to do some work the dog/cat is safe in the apartment, the worker is safe from injury(dog protecting his territory etc..)
Seriously, the landlord was a careless idiot and all should be billed to him/ her. Thank goodness the pup is okay and will be reunited with its owner.
The Landlord may have been careless, but the Fire Chief needs a reality check also:
>Deputy District Chief Ron Dorneker said; "The biggest lesson, once again: keep those dogs on
>leashes along the lakefront in the wintertime,"... ... "It gets to be dangerous for them and for us."
Leash laws and keeping your pet safe are of course important, but this is so far from the point in this case. More laws or higher fines for an unleashed dog on the beach is not the point here.
It sounds like the dog didn't really need help and could have made it on his own. But Good job to the guy who put on his wet suit and went in to save him.
I think responding with a boat and helicopter is asinine. Will they bill him for that too?
Hey you, Watch out as I'm a saggy old man who's balls have dropped! Nobody is going to take them anywhere but me!
Poor dog gets loose and now he has to be castrated and microchipped in order to get back home. I guess when I get older with the alzheimer's I'll need a microchip. But I don't want to be castrated.
But the way saggy old man balls dangle you might trip over them. Safer to have them removed.
No, just put down.
TMI. The person who cares about your testicles is you.
Forced neutering and chipping? I believe most pets should be neutered, but...forced? Somehow that seems a little heavy handed. I had quite a few dogs at a time, for over 30 years, and only had a couple of accidental breedings over all that time. Does government really have to insinuate its control into every aspect of our lives?
@ Steve. -----I got a letter from the goverment that they want me to have all my chickens chipped. Can you belive that. I'am for real. I was shocked. What do I do about the ones the Hawks get.
I read your comment 4 times and I still can't believe it.
Soon they will be micro chipping all newborn humans. Can't be more than 10 years away. They keep testing the waters and keep getting a little closer.
You shouldn't be surprised when a mayor can dictate what size sodas and how much trans-fat you are allowed. Liberalism at work.
They'll demand you chip the hawks Mary and then fine you or seize your property for interfering with a bird of prey
If it comes out of government it has to be stupid! Thats why I believe it!!!
Just an FYI that in most cities in the US, dogs have to be licensed. And as a condition of licensing, unless the owner is an AKA licensed breeder, your dog is required to be neutered and microchipped.
Here the license costs more if the pet is not neutered but neutering not legally required. Chips not required. Heck, if my dog had had a chip we would not have been able to get him from the pound, because previous owner would have been found.
No it's actually not liberalism at work. Liberalism means favorable to progress or reform it does not mean favorable to big brother sticking their nose where it doesn't belong. Pick up a dictionary and learn for yourself. Oh wait I forget, conservative means disposed to preserve existing conditions and to limit change. (I'm not making this up). You aren't allowed to learn anything new so you might want to wipe my comment from your memory immediately.
Obviously they do. Take a road trip to a high kill pound and see what an innocent oopsie it is to let your dog accidentally breed.
SRM - all you need to do is change the owner's name on the chip registration.
Unless you want your dog put down at a high kill shelter, get them chipped.
Call your local shelter and ask them how many animals they put down each month. The number will surprise you.
Call your local shelter and ask them how many animals they put down each month. The number will surprise you.
Steve, only a couple of accidental breedings, huh? What happened to those little accidents? I've had multiple dogs for over 30 years, and they've all been fixed, males and females, so no "accidental breedings" at all, and no unwanted puppies ending up in shelters.
Even one is too many Steve. Ooooops! is not an excuse.
The landlord opens the door and the dog runs away. Really? My dogs and cats know who daddy is, know where home is and don't stray too far away when accidentally get loose. One cat got out through a loose window screen in an apartment in a busy urban area while I was at work. She sat on top of the front door awning all day until I got home when I heard a meow above me. One dog jumped out of the car window when we were being chased by a female in heat five miles away from home. He was missing for three days and found his way home. Treat your pets like your kids and their worst fear would be to see you leave and not come back.
What is the point of your comment? I'm glad your pets have never strayed from home when they've gotten out. Doesn't mean yours have been treated any kinder than the pet owner in this story has treated his. All animals, like people, are different and have different reactions to strange situations -- anything out of the ordinary might freak them out. The dog in the story may have been very frightened by the landlord entering the house while his master was gone and fled in fear. Lots of dogs, when panicked, will run and run until they calm down, not knowing where they are. Also, to the poster who would NEVER let anyone into his apartment if he wasn't there: you think you can keep a landlord from entering the premises when you're gone? They can basically do it any time they like. This one just happened to be a total doofus who either didn't care about his renter's pet, or was too stupid to realize it might take off.
Kaydevo is absolutely right. A dog like this one, who the owner said is very shy, would freak out (apparently exactly what he did), and run. Right now, we only have two dogs after losing our angel to lymphoma last year, and the youngest is shy and timid, so if this ever happened to her, it's very possible she'd do exactly what this dog did. The other one would go on a hunting trip all over the property, but he'd come home when he got tired.
Kaydevo, not sure what state you are from but here it is law that a landlord has to give you 24 hour written notice that they are entering the apartment/residence for non emergency maintaince, if they do not you can sue them for breaking the law. A landlord can not just walk in willy nilly anytime he pleases, it is considered breaking and entering.
blutowski! You keep whining about the cost of the helicopter, etc. We spend millions to keep convicted murderers alive so they can serve their "life sentence" and we spend more than millions on benefits for politicians and ex-politicians. Get some perspective! Better yet, get a life.
A person on death row costs us taxpayers much more than if the loser was kept in prison for the balance of his life. Get some perspective.
Blutowski is a troll.
I wonder...if the expenses are not paid will they put the dog down if it is not adopted by someone willing to pay the expenses?
I saw the dog. It's a golden retriever and should not have trouble having it adopted. The kayaker who helped rescue him said the dog tried to bike him and that may be problematic for adoption, but the dog may have been just stressed out and afraid.
No doubt stressed out and afraid.
? Are you two reading the same article as me? This owner definitely has been located and very much wants his family member back!
The the owner does want him, he went to pick him up, but they wouldn't let him have him until after the neuter surgery. All you gotta do is read the article.
Jobseaker this is NOT a golden retriever. It appears to be a purebred austrailan shepard (ausie). I used to raise goldens and I do not see a speck of retriever in this dog.
Blutowski - My ex-urologist nearly took my manhood away during a botched prostate biopsy. I didn't have cancer, I still have my manhood and they will hang and dangle until my death. BTW - I have two dogs and one cat. They have been neutered and spayed.
Who cares fag!
Drop Dead Fred.
Sloppy journalism: bad grammar and clumsy headline. Using the colloquialism "pick up" is a way of confusing what the story is about. I thought this was about a very heavy puppy.
Yeah, I thought maybe the owner had turned up but was disabled or something
Still in the 19th century, John?
I legitimately thought he couldn't pick it up because it had frozen to the ice.
I agree. The headline was horribly confusing. I only clicked the story to see if I could figure out what the story was actually about.
Oh, those eyes tell the tale! Beaut doggie, and kudos to all who worked to save him!
Keep your dogs on leash!!!! this dog was let out by their landlord!!!
Liberals telling you when you can have a family member back, for real? I would sue these people over and over. This country is so messed up.
Um, what? Liberals? I think you've replied to the wrong article, Fred. Or have trouble reading.
Jerkoff, who do you blame for this law being in effect during the baby bush years when the country was conservative.
What about the stupid landlord that let the dog out in the first place.
Who's the jackass that let the dog out in the first place? If you have animals, never let anyone in to do any work in your home. This is what can happen to pets when you are not around. There are many horror stories of what repair men do in apts and home when there are pets present and the owner is not there. I am so happy that he was rescued and will be reunited with his master today. Really Fred, the dog was neutered and microchipped. Don't you think he needed to be watched an extra day? Anything for a political slam! Sad!
I wonder if the dog was let out on purpose. Landlords don't usually change locks on doors unless they are evicting someone (do they?). Perhaps he was locking his tenant out, saw the dog and realized that it would be a problem if the owner could not easily retrieve him, and then purposefully let him out to avoid having to deal with him. All speculation of course, but it would be nice to know why the locks were being changed on this man's apartment while he was away from home.
Perhaps he'd just moved in and the old renters still had a key? Perhaps he'd had a break-in and the lock was broken? Perhaps his girlfriend moved out and wouldn't give his key back? The thing is, it doesn't matter why.
Years ago some friends of mine did the same thing and had to be rescued from the floating ice.
Boys and dogs have the same curiosity.
Liability falls with the owner in this case (assuming he did not let the dog loose deliberately). Rather than mandate neutering and micro-chipping of this animal, the FD should have simply billed the owner for the retrieval effort.
Yet another example of the "People's Republic" at work...
Failure to comprehend the article falls in AQ's court. The landlord let the dog out by accident. That's what happened. Another reading comprehension fail here in the US.
"The biggest lesson, once again: keep those dogs on leashes along the lakefront in the wintertime," said Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief Ron Dorneker.
"The biggest lesson, once again: keep those dogs on leashes along the lakefront in the wintertime," said Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief Ron Dorneker.
Good advice, Chief Droneker. However, this particular dog was not being walked - anywhere. As the article said, it got out when the landlord was changing the locks. So your advice is rather off point in this case.
As for the dog being neutered and microchiped - there are too many animals being euthanized every day because of overbreeding. And a microchip will help identify him if he ever does get loose again. I would hate for my girl to get loose and not be able to come back to me if she is found and they have no way to know whose dog she is.
@ Diane,
"As for the dog being neutered and microchiped - there are too many animals being euthanized every day because of overbreeding. And a microchip will help identify him if he ever does get loose again"
That's the owner's decision to make...not anyone else's. With your thinking, we might as well have the Neuter Police going door-to-door checking all households for unneutered pets.
For the love of God, this is not Nazi Germany (yet).
Diane, you better think again, they can already do what ever they want .. look around and smell the roses ..
No, it is not a decision for the owner to make. The city or county in most places requires the dog to be licensed. Unless the dog is used as a stud by a breeder, they have to be spayed/neutered in order to get licensed. If you don't like the reality of city life, live in the country.
I think this chipping idea is good, but lets start where it would do the most good with the idiot in Washington DC. First the president and vcie president, the all the senators and Representatives. From there to all those who work(?) for them. You know just so we could make sure we are getting what we pay for.
As for forced neuteringNO WAY. MY DOG MY DECISION. How about we cut the balls off of all the child molseters and rapist and politicians. Oh wait politicians don't have any ball to begin with....
Why would you want your dog to get out and create more puppies that will be put to death? With rights come responsibilities
Forced neutering & microchiping, while each may be a good idea, should never be forced & never should be legal. This is a decision that must be left to the individual owner. The vets want it because it's more money in their pockets. If their prices weren't already so high more people would be doing this already & they would be making more money. Sadly they are also lazy & just want the money, not the extra business.
If you take care of your dog and keep it from causing public officials to rescue it from a lake it won't be forced to be neutered and micro chipped. When you fail your individual responsibilities there are consequences.
Blame people who let their dog's breed and then dump the puppies at the pound for this law. If people had one stinkin' oz. of empathy or compassion or sense of responsibility, this wouldn't be an issue. But they don't.
sharky;
Did you not read the article? It clearly said that the dog got loose when the apartment manager opened the door for maintenance while the owner was gone, & accidentally let the dog loose. For this neither the owner nor the dog should pay the price.