<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n7. Call Animal Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Alert animal control unit of a stray lurking in your neighborhood. You may have escaped the stray today but it is possible to encounter him again tomorrow. Calling animal control on the stray also helps keep your neighbors safe from the same situation with the dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you find a stray in your home compound, stay indoors and call professional dog handlers. If the dog shows signs of friendliness and is wearing a tag, it most likely strayed off from a nearby home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only approach the stray if you are sure it will not attack. Find out the owner from its collar to help the dog get back home safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/strong>
All dogs are different which means each encounter with a stray dog will require a new judgment of the situation. Nevertheless, the above tips can help in getting out of the situation safe and also finding a safe home for the stray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Encountering a stray dog on one of your morning or evening strolls is not uncommon. However, how you react to the situation determines whether you walk out of it unscathed or with serious injuries. Whether you are alone or walking your dog, these tips should help you handle a stray pooch safely. As a disclaimer, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[312],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog.jpg",1280,720,false],"grid-featured":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog-270x100.jpg",270,100,true],"yarpp-thumbnail":["https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/what-do-i-do-if-ive-found-a-stray-dog-120x120.jpg",120,120,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Encountering a stray dog on one of your morning or evening strolls is not uncommon. However, how you react to the situation determines whether you walk out of it unscathed or with serious injuries. Whether you are alone or walking your dog, these tips should help you handle a stray pooch safely. As a disclaimer,…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1549"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8070,"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549\/revisions\/8070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppy4homes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}