Trisha had a dog named Chips. He was a good dog, great with kids, friendly, and about as obedient as dogs get. When Trisha moved, she adopted him out to a family in a neighboring county with 4 kids that lived on 9 acres. She was so relieved to find such a good home for him.
I just swung by Trisha's old house to get a plant she left outside for me and lo and behold, Chips came running up! He was so happy to see me. I couldn't tell if he was more excited about meeting an old friend or the prospect of getting food from me. I was flabbergasted. For lack of a better plan, I bought a cheap bag of food and set him up with some water. He was ecstatic.
Trisha's former house is somewhat secluded so he should be safe to stay there without human supervision for awhile. Our best guess is that the adoptive family dropped him back off. What could they have been thinking? Now Coondog and I have to figure out what to do with him so he doesn't starve or start scavenging a neighbor's trash and get shot. The pound here stays close to maximum capacity and dogs are abandoned right and left this time of year if they don't perform well on deer hunts so there's not much prospect of finding him a local family. Anybody want a dog?
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