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sorefeet

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38. I have called the authorities once this year

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 02:11 PM

Jul 2012

and confronted people on two different occasions for leaving their dogs in cars. I refuse to walk away without helping the animal.

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Yesterday we dialed 911 in a parking lot [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2012 OP

How quickly did police respond? lonestarnot Jul 2012 #1

Read it again. Brickbat Jul 2012 #4

Three minutes Omaha Steve Jul 2012 #5

Sorry, I apparently overlooked that in your OP. Glad he was happy. Thank you and the doggie thanks lonestarnot Jul 2012 #17

3 minutes he says in OP. GREAT response time. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #6

Good for you! nt snappyturtle Jul 2012 #2

Seconded GCP Jul 2012 #49

Good for you. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #3

Too many people don't want to interfere - you did the right thing, that's for sure. Siwsan Jul 2012 #7

Good job. I hope they learn too. nolabear Jul 2012 #8

In states with laws like this... Chan790 Jul 2012 #20

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. nolabear Jul 2012 #31

My beliefs on leaving children or animals in cars..... Mutt22 Jul 2012 #9

I love it! GCP Jul 2012 #50

Nice work !!!! orpupilofnature57 Jul 2012 #10

Thank you for doing that!! Inkfreak Jul 2012 #11

I would do the same thing - TBF Jul 2012 #12

How was the dog after 15 minutes? leveymg Jul 2012 #13

Poor baby! TahitiNut Jul 2012 #32

Guinness dog coming up! leveymg Jul 2012 #47

See? See how much happier he is? TahitiNut Jul 2012 #51

Naw, labs don't give a shit. harmonicon Jul 2012 #71

Now that's clear animal abuse Scootaloo Jul 2012 #76

Thankfully you live in a city nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #14

Good going! I once was driving by and saw an officer slim jim an SUV and pull a baby out. brewens Jul 2012 #15

Something like that happened to me Politicalboi Jul 2012 #33

Good Job! DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #16

Well you did the right thing. I would do it. OMG today here where I live in Tn it is soooooooooooo southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #18

I knew someone whose sheltie was stolen from their car when they left it inside. undeterred Jul 2012 #19

I did that last summer. murielm99 Jul 2012 #21

A cop in Tucson left his drug sniffing shepard in his car too long last week. panader0 Jul 2012 #22

Thank you, Steve and Marta! I wish there were some way for those young ladies to just get patrice Jul 2012 #23

More people should do this. n/t Marcia Brady Jul 2012 #24

I would never, never leave my dog in the car in the summer even with the windows rolled down. RebelOne Jul 2012 #25

thank you cindyperry2010 Jul 2012 #26

2 comments MNBrewer Jul 2012 #27

+1 freshwest Jul 2012 #29

Thank you both! lunatica Jul 2012 #28

Good call and, agree, hope they will think twice in a similar situation. pinto Jul 2012 #30

good for you! progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #34

"please don't put your judgement on me mam" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #35

Actually, that's not enough. An inch down won't really MineralMan Jul 2012 #36

Agree! Since there were two of them... livvy Jul 2012 #65

I'd love to have seen their faces when the cop approached. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #37

I have called the authorities once this year sorefeet Jul 2012 #38

Good on you! a la izquierda Jul 2012 #39

You did the right thing riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #40

KandR Dystopian Jul 2012 #41

I did that once outside a Trader Joe's - saw a car with a beagle inside tularetom Jul 2012 #42

i bet she was lying too. barbtries Jul 2012 #44

Actually I think she may have been a vet but that makes it even worse tularetom Jul 2012 #46

wow then i guess she was. barbtries Jul 2012 #62

Thank you Steve and Marta! horseshoecrab Jul 2012 #43

I hate reporting stuff like this... Kalidurga Jul 2012 #45

I just checked the call log in the phone it was 12:39 when I called Omaha Steve Jul 2012 #48

thank you for caring, calling and staying to make sure magical thyme Jul 2012 #52

Nice job Steve & Marta. greytdemocrat Jul 2012 #53

K&R! Kudos to you and Marta!!! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #54

Whoa! Iggo Jul 2012 #55

Good job Beringia Jul 2012 #56

But still, you shouldn't have put your judgment on them... wakemewhenitsover Jul 2012 #57

And if you live in a dry climate and leave your dog at home alone, JDPriestly Jul 2012 #58

Great job! LeftofObama Jul 2012 #59

So - one person couldn't have walked the dog on a leash while the other ran into the store? hedgehog Jul 2012 #60

I saw a dog in the heat of the summer locked Seedersandleechers Jul 2012 #61

I had the same experience -- the police arrived just before the owner did LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2012 #72

Wooferly comments here Smilo Jul 2012 #63

One thing really bothers me about this.... Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #64

you are now and I feel always will be good people, my friend. I feel the pleasure of God roguevalley Jul 2012 #66

ANYONE who would be so caring as to do what you did ailsagirl Jul 2012 #67

Thank you Steve and Marta chknltl Jul 2012 #68

Major Kudos! Y'all went above and beyond. Kennah Jul 2012 #69

Thank you for looking out for these little ones.... midnight Jul 2012 #70

I have noticed on the local posts a number of dogs in the cars ejpoeta Jul 2012 #73

goddammed self-absorbed little ****s BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #74

Real important purchase there. Life threatening purchase, in fact. Thank you! SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #75

I left my dog sulphurdunn Jul 2012 #77

Thanks for calling. cate94 Jul 2012 #78

Bravo! catbyte Jul 2012 #79

It's been very hot here in Omaha Stargazer09 Jul 2012 #80