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Date: 25 May 2007 11:13:51
So there's this dog that I've seen the last few days in a street near my house. It's small and white with a brown face. And it stands in the middle of the road. The first time I saw it, I thought it must just be a local dog that had escaped temporarily. But then it was there tomorrow. So I pulled over and approached on foot. The poor thing was absolutely petrified. I sat on the ground for a while, and it did come up to me but then shied away as soon as I moved. It has a collar and tag, however reading the tag will require catching of the dog.
Last night it wasn't there when I drove past. But then this afternoon the brother and I saw it again, and we did some very gentle cornering manoeuvres (we were there for about half an hour I think), however had no luck. We did, however, manage to avoid getting in trouble for trespassing on at least three front yards. But it looked like it had a sore hind leg - I'm fairly sure it wasn't avoiding walking on that leg yesterday. :(
I went back just then, with some food, and some advice from a fellow med student who did half a vet degree. But no sign of the dog. I think I'll go tomorrow morning.
Hopefully it likes thai, as that's the only food in the house at the moment. It's not very spicy... I know from the oreo ad that I can't give it chocolate, so that means I had better not give it a bowl of milo flakes...