{"id":1539,"date":"2016-11-06T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2016-11-06T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T09:33:00","slug":"sunday-dog-tips-for-capturing-stray-and-escaped-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1539","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Dog Tips for Capturing Stray and Escaped Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the third time in 6 months, I\u2019ve been part of three different groups that have managed to capture a loose dog on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. In two cases, no one was with the dog. In the third, the dog had broken free from a prong collar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Off Leash and Alone<\/h2>\n

Despite the number of dogs I see off leash in our parks, I still look around to see if I can determine if there is a scofflaw with the dog or if the dog is an escapee.<\/p>\n

In the case of a pretty Bichon Frise, a group effort caught her and this mesh water bottle holder<\/a> and its strap became a temporary leash. A call to the phone number on her tag revealed that her person did not know she was missing. He surmised she must have slipped out when a guest left the house.<\/p>\n