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I saw this towards the end of a big walkabout so I had to do a double take to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. From Columbia Heights:
Living large:
From the Cleveland Park listserv:
“I saw a coyote this weekend on the corner of 39th and Rodman by Rock Creek Park. I just thought all of you with cats or small dogs might want to know.”
Th S Street Dog park is located at S Street at 17th Street, NW and New Hampshire Avenue, NW. Looks like they’ll be back in about three to four weeks.
17th and S St, NW
Update: Hermosa was returned this morning! We couldn’t be happier. Our signs and listserv postings paid off and we were emailed this morning. Hermosa was safe and very well taken care off by this woman and her children. We are very lucky. Thanks so much for your help!!
From an email:
Hermosa was picked up in front of 145 Rhode island avenue nw at around 3:40pm by a white middle age woman in a van with 3 children. She has not been surrendered to any of the humane society offices yet. Hermosa is very well behaved and unfortunately likely to not put up a fight If taken by anyone.
Please contact:
Verenice 301-704-6033
[email protected]Or
Ryan griffin 202-262-8921
[email protected]
Dear PoPville,
My dog was brutally attacked last night at about 7:30 at the corner of New Hampshire Ave NW and Webster St. I hate to say it because I know this breed gets a bad rap, but it was a short, very stocky, light brown pit bull type dog. The owner either was letting the dog drag it’s leash or she did not have a good hold, as when I looked over I saw the dog charging us from a block away on 5th St. Fortunately my dog was able to defend herself, but a puppy or smaller dog would have surely been killed.
In all of the commotion I believe the woman called her dog Roscoe, but I’m not sure of that. There were two women that looked to be in their mid fifties, but I didn’t get a great look at them and they left after we separated the dogs. Please be cautious when walking your dog in this area, and pass along any information you may have about this dog and it’s owner to Animal Control.
From the MPD-1D listserv:
I wanted to pass this message along not only in my capacity as PSA 104 Citizen Co-Coordinator, but also as a concerned neighbor. Tonight, my wife and I were walking with our 9-month-old son and our dog. As we rounded the corner on 8th St NE, at 8th and L, we were immediately spotted by an extremely large dog who then charged us from nearly 10 houses away. This and another dog were off leash, sitting on the porch of a house in the middle of the 1100 block of 8th St NE. The dog was white in color, probably 120 pound American Bulldog (it made our St. Bernard mix look small). Fortunately, after kicking, screaming, and (stupidly) pulling the dog off of our dog, we were able to escape the situation. A number of neighbors and passersby also rushed to assist.
It was brought to my attention by responding MPD officers that this is not an isolated incident for this address. The owners of these dogs have been cited multiple times, but unfortunately the dogs are still there (perhaps more unfortunate that the owners are still there).
So, my messages are to 1) avoid this block if you are walking your dogs or children; and 2) if you experience anything remotely like this incident, please call 911, regardless of whether you or your dog were hurt. In this case, it is very important that there are multiple incidents on file in trying to deal with a problem property and irresponsible pet owners.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Nikoo’s Photos
Dear PoPville,
I live in Shaw and have been biking around town for about two years and haven’t encountered many dog owners who don’t pick up after their dogs, but then this past Saturday I was biking through Georgetown (distinctly remember being at 29th and P) when a lady literally threw her dog’s droppings in the street, narrowly missing me as I passed by. I looked back and was suprised she was tossing it in the street, as she had a plastic bag on her hand. I mean seriously, she had a plastic bag, why couldn’t she bag it up? Just wondering if you’ve ever heard anything like this before?
I once saw a lady throw her dog crap in a sewer but never just randomly in the street. Pretty freaking disgusting.
“Our dog Mr. Big got out of our yard today(around 4) and 14th and Jefferson, if anyone sees him we would be very happy to have him back home. He is very friendly and up to date on all shots but not microchipped and has no tags.”