Dear Editor,
Last weekend a friendly woman and her adult daughter knocked at my door to ask if I owned a “white, husky-type dog” and if it was missing.
They showed me a picture on their phone and told me they saw it wandering the neighbourhood (Maple Lane subdivision, Goldstream/Malahat/Waterton area) and said that it had spent some time on my front lawn.
They had approached the stray but it refused contact. We chatted for a minute and hoped that the dog and its owner would be reunited.
The next day I was coming home on my bicycle when I spotted the “stray dog” across the street from my house.
I watched it dart into my neighbour’s hedge when it saw me approaching.
My son saw the same animal later that evening near Gilbert and Bamberton. I reported the incident to BC SPCA Animal Control but because there was no human/animal contact, the only action they took was to note the location of the sighting.
People should never approach an unknown animal, especially one without a collar and tag.
Sandi Bezanson-Chan
Richmond
Editor’s note: The BC SPCA’s Richmond animal control officer is aware of the dog and is actively trying to contain it
