Anyone missing a BMC with brand on right hip.

[courtneywidacki]

Was the dog found over by Needville area? There is a guy we see for lunch who owns a line of black mouth cow dogs. I dont know that he brands them, but its worth a shot. Adam, you still got his number?

[Circle C]

Dog was found in Humble,Tx   

[kaycee]

If you talk to Jimmie Belt again you might want to tell him that a bubba daniels in the nome area used to brand his dogs like that.  I tried to find his number but since moving north I didn"t stay in touch with the ranchers and farmers down there. Tell Jimmie Belt that J. Worthy used to have a dog with that brand also.

[Circle C]

kaycee,
    Thanks for the info.  I just got off the phone with Jimmie and he is going to call a couple people in Nome ( Rusty Hall, and others) to see if they know how to get in contact with these men.  Fingers crossed!

[got2catchem]

Chris,
I wish there were more people willing to do what yall are trying to do in finding the owner of the dog. It wasn't too long ago, that my hunting partner lost a dog. Six months later some young guys show at my house, excited about catching their first pig, with the missing dog in the back of their truck. I asked them were they got it and they explained that they had bought it from a guy that lives a couple of towns over. I had them call the guy and ask him where he had gotten it(on speaker phone). He said he couldn't recall, but funny thing is, he told them when they bought it where he got it from. Needless to say, they were so excited that I didn't have the heart to take the dog back. Not to long ago another guy I know, purchased some dogs from the same guy a couple towns over based on reccomendations from another guy, who had already knew what this fella had done. Didn't make a whole lot of sense to me, but it worked out fine in the end. Yall are proof that there are still some good people out there.

[aladatrot]

I got really peeved at the mentality of the "rescuer" (not to be confused with the great bunch of folks who actually sprung the dog). She was adamantly opposed to the practice of branding dogs, and mentioned that if the dog wasn't wearing a tag and wasn't chipped that she didn't consider anything else a form of ID. Of course, she was also peeved at me for having the mentality that freeze marking was acceptable for a dog - nevermind that it isn't near as hard on the dogs as say NEUTERING or SPAYING.

At any rate, there are so many variables that can happen when in the woods and there is also a real possibility that a pound or shelter could be called to pick up a hog dog once it has been captured by folks who believe it to be running loose. For this reason, I really am thinking about paying the $10 each to have a couple of my dogs chipped in addition to their brands. I guess you could say that it's a little extra added protection that doesn't cost much. To me, a brand is identification you can't pull or wash off. To do gooding city folks who aren't necessarily keyed into our agricultural lifestyle it just doesn't constitute identification.

My thought is that we should continue freeze marking our dogs because it is a highly visible and outward sign of ownership. However, if the local pound won't call the sheriff to report a branded dog it may be that the chip might someday get your dog home. An extra $10 on my vet bill isn't going to hurt me much.

cheers
m

[catchrcall]

I agree, most of my dogs are both chipped and freeze branded. if a $10-$35 dollar chip brings back a five hundred dollar dog just once then it's money well spent.

[Wmwendler]

A brand is a legal method of identifying onwership of animals and has been for hundreds of years........Recognized by LAW.  Despite her opinion of it, she is obligated to NOT overlook the brand.  By her ignoring the brand sets her up for negligence.

A paramedic has the responsibilty to respond to all motor vehicle accidents they are called to, and cannot withhold aid to a person because they disagree with the way the person was driving which caused the wreck.

Waylon

[aladatrot]

Waylon,

I set out to locate the laws that offered protection to branded livestock. Dogs were not mentioned in the brand section, but were mentioned in the tatoo section along with sheep, goats, pigs, and horses. It is illegal to have in your possession a tatooed animal without proof of ownership. Kinda redundant, but it is illegal to transport that animal on texas highways. I was pleased to see that dogs were included in the law, but a talk with a texas and southwestern cattle raisers association legal specialist said that although dogs are mentioned in the law the state does not considder them as livestock. He said that none of the protections apply because the state considders them pets. My question remains. If they are specifically mentioned in the livestock law, why would the protection by branding not apply?

Grrrrr
M

[Silverton Boar Dogs]

I wonder what we could do to change the law regarding brands and Dogs. This falls into the realm of legally separating hunting/working dogs from pets. I have that on my list of things to do and research for the TDHA.

[aladatrot]

Paul,

I for one believe that once a dog is branded (and/or wearing a tracking collar) he is no longer a pet. At that point, he should be afforded the same protection as a horse wearing a brand.

Cheers
M

[djhogdogger]

I agree, there is a huge difference between a pet and a working animal. No difference between a horse used to pen cows or pull a wagon and a dog that hunts or drives livestock.