I DOUBT IT. If Shiney had anything to do with Scooter we will probably never see him again. I AM STILL HOLDING ONTO THE IDEA HE WAS TAKEN IN BY SOMEONE THIS WINTER. Damn caps button! If they did and knew he needed meds they probably took him to the vet. Did he have a chip or any tattoo? 
I don't think so. I had talked to Pest about spay and neuter over on Hey Martha, and I know he said he did spay/neuter at least one of his dogs. I don't remember which. But I don't think he did microchipping.
Microchipping is essential anymore. The yellow lab's mom did not have her chipped, and though she had a collar, there were no tags. A tag would have saved this dog from hunger and confusion, as the workers at the Country Fair in Cochranton where I found her said the dog had been hanging around for a couple of days. Fortunately she didn't get hit by a car or worse.
I was preparing to take her to the vet to see if she had a chip the day the mom called from the ad I placed in the paper.
I know many times dogs slip their collars, and truthfully the collar should be loose enough that a dog can slip it in case of emergency. So, the microchip is the next best thing.
For those thinking that a loose, easily slipped collar would be unthinkable for an outdoor dog, consider that they shouldn't be chained to a house in the first place, and that an appropriate kennel should be built for them instead, with plenty of room for them to run and play. If you don't allow your dog to run and play then you really shouldn't have one.
You're not doing them any favors by "allowing them to live" chained to a house, or living in a cage being eaten alive by fleas, mosquitoes and other insects and intestinal parasites for 15 years.
One situation I witnessed, the woman didn't have any dog food, so she poured out a box of kid's cereal in a bowl for her chained Beagle and went to go vacation at the Brookdale campgrounds, where she had a camper/trailer. I know because at the time I was trying to negotiate with her a rescue of a Great Dane she had in a pen with no doghouse, and no food in sight. She wanted me to pay her something for the Great Dane.
Most rescues discourage this because people try to make money by mistreating animals then getting paid to relinquish them to a rescue. It is my understanding that another rescue did get this dog.... but I am thinking it was the same woman who was arrested for starving Danes to death in Bradford in 2007. I hope not, but I just have this bad feeling about it. It was about the same time.
The only shelter this dog had from the hot summer sun and deer flies was a tiny tarp, and the shady spot moved around with the sun. The water was hot and dirty, and there was no food.
Yes, I took this picture. Calling Shiny was out of the question for me then because of his attorney's paper.
http://www.spottydawg.com/mystory.html What really surprises me is the women who lack any kind of compassion for animals. I know one woman who stabbed a dog with a screwdriver because she was jealous of her boyfriend's love for the dog. He didn't file charges on her, but did take the dog to the vet and eventually broke up with the girl. I saw her at Staples not too long ago and it sickened me to be in the same building with her.
She had taken the dog for a long ride previously to the stabbing, and dumped her in the country. The dog was a beautiful brindle boxer. The dog was found at a farm, and the farmer called the ad in the paper and the dog's "dad" was reunited with her.
The girlfriend had told the guy that the dog got away from her, so he believed that story, but kept them separate much of the time. Then they had a fight of some sort and she stabbed the dog.
Some people are nuts. They have literally lost their minds. Here's a woman with a heartless cruelty about her, wandering around this town and shopping in the same stores as we do, and so few people know. God only knows how she treats children.
And worse...because she was never charged I can't reveal who she is.
There is a proven link between those who would abuse animals and those same individuals harming children, elderly and other weaker adults, and of course anyone else they can.
So... it is imperative that we have an actual humane agency that acts quickly on animal abuse issues, and a district attorney who will prosecute and seek harsh penalties for offenders.
