These are my stories of stealing dogs.

Ten years ago my mother and I were at a family reunion. For seven days we
listened to a dog near by screaming like it was being tortured day and
night.   The last day before we left I had to go investigate. A few doors
down I snuck in to a yard with a young lab tied up to a stake in the middle of
the yard. He had no shelter and was bombarded by the scorching sun during the
day and the freezing rain at nights. Having wound himself around this pole he
could not reach empty dishes and was sitting in his own excrement.   After
little thought my mother and I decided to steal him.

It was a total Bonnie and Clyde. I snuck back in the yard to unchain him.
The young pup and I hid by the road in some bushes. He was so happy and knew
we were being sneaky to run away!

My mother slowly drove down the street with the back car door open. As soon
as we saw the car I yelled "Come on buddy"! He didn't hesitate as we both ran
and dove in to the back seat, skidding off with door slamming shut.

He had never been in a house before and acted like he had ever interacted
with people. As I trained him I became an Animal Health Technologist. Years
later I developed Multiple Sclerosis and trained him to help me do laundry,
walking etc.

I am happy to say that now Hunter is a beautiful old man who brings joy to
every one he meets.   My mother still cries when she talks about how we found
him.


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Recently I came aware of a chained dog down the street.   He was a little
shih-tzu who had neighbours calling SPCA frantically. They constantly came and
handed out warnings but left the little guy in minus 30 temperatures during
the winter.

A neighbour who witnessed the owner beating the dog with a pair of scissors
while trying to groom him. This same neighbour built a house for him out of a
cardboard box as he had absolutely nothing. Other neighbours took him in when
the owners left for work and trained him.

   For two years this went on with the owners using this little fluff ball as
a guard dog, never even recognizing he was there. Until he got loose and came
to our window.   This was my opportunity.

I gave him to my friends to foster so I wouldn't get busted and found him
the most loving warm home where he shares his masters bed. His new family
immediately got him neutered and medical attention.

My only regret was that I didn't steal him sooner!