The other day, I took Mazie in to get her first set of shots, which she did very well... not even a yip!
We were waiting for the doctor to call her in and the phone rang. The lady at the counter appeared to be trying to calm down the person on the other end... When she got off the phone, I overheard her tell the other receptionist that she was just talking to a woman whose dog was just stolen and they were on their way to that vet to have her put down because she was too agressive and bites people. She gave the description, name, breed.. Her name is Precious and is a black lab/chow mix. Sure enough, 10 minutes later, a lady walks through the door, dragging a black lab/chow dog behind her.. I talked to her and asked her the name... She said, "Her name is Precious. I'm having her put down because she bites everyone." ... She did not bite me, nor show any signs of agression and was extremely playful towards Mazie. She told me she's been looking for a home for Precious for quite sometime and just couldn't take care of her anymore...She went up to the counter, and the vet/receptionist refused to put her down because she wasn't showing any signs of agression and had no proof of the bitings..this angered the woman to no end.. Me, knowing that the dog was stolen, offered to take the dog home with me... It took awhile for me to convince her to let me have the dog, but she finally gave me the leash and walked out the door. After she drove away, the receptionist called the upset lady back. She gave the license number for the dog and described what she looked like. Shortly after, she was at the vet's office, and couldn't have been happier. She thanked me and offered me a reward, but I turned it down, saying that my reward was seeing a young, non-agressive dog live another day and go home with its rightful owner. She thanked me again and went home, Precious wagging her tail the entire way to the car.
Now who says reverse psychology doesn't work?
-J