Istanbul stolen goldens

Since we started looking for a home for Kent I have received exactly 16 emails from people who said their goldens have been stolen.

In ALL the cases the dog was a young male. Less than a year old. NOT neutered.

One of the member who wrote to us told me she went to most shelters in Istanbul looking for her dog. She saw a total of 11 golden retrievers.

She adopted none of them.

What does this tell you? Do you really believe there is a gang of thieves in Istanbul looking for young golden retrievers to steal?

Ok, let me tell you what is happening here:

1. You have failed to honor your responsibility towards your dog. You have lost your dog.

2. Your dog has run away, in most cases, because he is unneutered he has gone following the scent of an unneutered female on heat.

3. You have failed to conduct a proper search for your dog. There are tens of lost goldens in Istanbul shelters waiting for their irresponsible owners to show up. Chances are they wont… instead they will go to a petshop and buy another one (they will loose him again).

Others will come to me with the story of their lost Golden retriever and I will send them away..

How to solve this?

1. Your dog must live inside your home, not in the garden.

2. You MUST neuter your dog, male or female. If your vet tells you not to do it based on any supposed health reasons please pls report your vet to me and I will expose him in front of our community.

3. Please TAG  your dog. None of the “stolen dogs” were wearing ANY tags.  If the dog has been lost how do you expect anybody to find you? Telepathy?

3. You must become educated on animal / animal welfare issues.

Lack of education is the root of all problems and I am in absolute shock at how uneducated animal lovers in this country are. I suggest you read all the post in this blog and conduct your own research on the net.

Educate yourself. Start right now.

Best

Viktor

v.larkhill@googlemail.com