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we could start a gofundme page.

Might even raise enough for ALL of us to go see Sam!!! and the dog!

However, no Bud light! Must have real beer.

I bet we could raise enough to buy the dog it's own car

Net Jets and a limo!!

There were some previous PM's from other members and I am going by who responded first.


Thanks for the offers but for the time being no financial help is needed.



And to be totally clear this is a little bit of a sketchy deal and I do not want to get anyone's hopes up. It's not like I'm giving away my dog.

This dog was either dropped off at the house or 'belongs' to someone who is never at the house.

I have no idea if it would be starving to death or not but I think it would be so that's why we took it under our wing.


I've been hoping we would run into the 'owners' because I would like to nicely ask them what's up and maybe get the dog free and clear without resorting to what could be considered theft.

It's just a bad situation.

And here I am talking about it on the internet which is probably not very smart but whatever, something has to be done.



We were up feeding cows this morning and were about a mile away from the house and I could hear a pack of coyotes howling and yipping away. Sure enough we drive back out to the gate and 3 of them were looking over towards the house and road. Get closer and no dog. My heart starts sinking but luckily we find him down the running down the gravel road. He might be dead right now if we didn't stop and scoop him up....



And if the 'owners' read this and get pissed whatever. They probably wouldn't have a dog now even if I didn't take him.


Guess I don't consider it stealing but nonetheless it's one of those deals where you just wish everything was out in the open.


I don't want to create any problems for a potential owner.


Just wanted to get that out there to everyone.

so we're not all coming to your ranch? Well Dang!

No big fancy ranch, just a muddy little cow farm on the side of the road!

good for you, Sam. that is saving a dog. there is NO way that's theft. I'm still very much behind doing what's best for the dog.

If the dog needs a plane ticket to get a good loving home I'm in for cash as well. Leaving a dog at an abandoned house with no attempts to care for it is bullchit and they don't deserve to have a dog IMHO.

I may or may not have left more then 1 duck hunting spot during -10 + temps with ice having a 8-12 week old puppy more then we came with. Amazing how puppies just wander off in state land parking lots, also amazing how my buddies female yellow thinks every puppy is hers and loves em up in a kennel so they stay silent for the get away.

Yeah, I wouldn't be sleeping very well tonight if we hadn't grabbed him.

Been worried about coyotes moving in but hadn't seen any until today. And you know they'd kill that big pup in a second.

Thanks again guys for all the generous offers.

Thanks for the heads up Sam. If anything changes, please let me know as I'm really interested in him. Right now I could only do about a 12 to 14 Hour drive round-trip if something were to work out.
Thanks also to Toad and everyone else willing to help out to get him here.

For what it's worth, I live on the very far west side of Las Vegas and we have a bad coyote problem, killing small to medium size dogs, cats, whatever they can get a hold of. I know it's going on over on the south side of town also, hopefully he'll be ok.

Good for you Sam.

Hoping it works out.

Yup….pretty danged terrific the way this place can rally to support just about any need or cause.

And while we all insert a fair amount of humor the intent is always positive and good. Although, in this case I believe Richard was freaking a little about the possibilities.

Let us know pard!

the only issue I can see with his past is if he is chipped, the vet may call the previous owners. vets have the latitude to just change the owner in the pet chip data base if they want, so the history of feeding and saving this dog from being killed by coyotes may have value.

another way to play this is to take the dog in for a check-up and shots. then if the previous owner is called they'll be on the hook for the vet bill and would probably give the dog to ya rather than pay the bill.

ME! FREAK??!!
I may be coolest man in North America.

We are three deep in dogs the way it is.

"Our", latest is a walk on, dumped dog, we call Lucky.

I don't want to talk about cats, the wife feeds many cats, and the word must be out to get rid of cats here.

You want some Japanese KOI!!??

Sounds like I've lost my 1/2 gal maple syrup jug.

Sam, I'm thinking the "owners" don't give a damn.

If they did, the dog wouldn't be in that position.

Usually, I warn the dogs with a good scare when I find them here. The second encounter isn't quite as healthy for them.

Damn someone that doesn't take care of their own animals anyway!

And it's not even open for debate.

Bustard HAS to be a good guy!