We have cats who go out on our rural property (2+/- acres) under supervision...
Had a neighbor from California move in a few houses away.
His dogs would get loose, so I would put all three dogs into my vehicle, bring them back to his home, knock on the door (no-one home), put them back in the fence then call and leave a message.
Never got a thank you or a return call..FWIW I’ve done it MANY times for other dogs/owners in my area...Why? I don’t want ANY dog to be run over by a car and I do not want a dog on my property chasing one of my cats.
Dr. California dogs continued to get out and I brought them back three times...on the fourth occasion when I knocked on the door, someone came up to the door and looked through the peephole - I announced that I had the dogs and was returning them...no one came out and I took the dogs to the pound. $50.00 each. It’s a very nice rural Montana neighborhood with lots from 1 to 8 acres so I did not understand my door knock being unreplied to.
After that the dogs would not get into the vehicle, we called animal control and all they needed was a photo of the dogs clearly on other folks property. I have a 115 power zoom on my camera so I snapped a few photos.
Animal control issued tickets of $150 each dog ($450) to Dr. California.
A few mornings later his dogs were on the loose, I took my camera and a cup of coffee, sat on my teak bench and snapped a few more photos..THIS time Dr. California called and said they were aware the dogs were out and they were trying to get them back.
I did not send the photos in ($500 per third offense) and he put in a hidden fence system.
I like dogs, but some dog owners just don’t understand property rights.
Sorry for your loss.
Unless someone has a spot for another dog we have to put them down. There are few things more dangerous then a dog pack.