#dogtip

Yes he did it again. This morning i walked taz and everything was going dandy and all of a sudden Taz took off running in one direction. I think he saw a cat. I screamed and shouted and nothing helped. I waited for about 40 minutes calling him and whistling but no Taz.

I was really worried and scared that maybe he waw hit by a car or that he caught the cat and get hurt. I did not know what to do so in the end I decided to go home and call around if anyone had seen my dog.

As i walk to my front gate i hear some light footsteps and from the corner of my eye i see a wagging brown spotted tail.

It was Taz. I couldn’t be mad at his face and I ran up to him and gave him a big hug and took him inside.

The message is that probably at some stage your dog will run away, but the important thing is not to get too worried and think positive. The chances are that they will come back home.

And in order to be sure your dog will get returned to you, you should put your phone number or address on his collar so if someone find him they can contact you.

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