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ailsagirl

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67. ANYONE who would be so caring as to do what you did

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:49 PM

Jul 2012

is fabulous, in my book. That once happened to me-- a friend and I were walking down a rural road and noticed there was a dog in the back of a station wagon. The windows were cracked and the day was not hot but my friend noticed that the dog's water bowl was empty. So he took the liberty of opening up the back (which wasn't locked, thankfully) and replaced what tiny amount of water was left with water from a bottle he was carrying. No one noticed us (hell, we could have been breaking in to the car) and we went away feeling good that the dog now had plenty of water. And he was thirsty, let me tell you.

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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