Roaming dogs are hazard
October 3, 2008 · Updated 2:35 AM
On Saturday, Sept. 16, I swerved while driving on Preston-Fall City Road to avoid hitting two dogs. My two young daughters were with me in the car.
I turned my car around with much difficulty and, along with several other drivers, rescued the dogs and used a cell phone to call the number on the dogs' tags. The owner said she was "too busy" to retrieve her animals that had just nearly caused several car accidents.
I took the dogs to the address on the tags. One dog apparently roams free enough to have "tie outside gate" engraved on its tag. I was not comfortable tying the dog next to the road and just leaving the other dog to wander back to the busy roadway and I was angry the owner would not come to the locked security gate.
I took the dogs to the Fall City Fire Department. I was now very late for a child's birthday party. Thankfully, fire department personnel took the dogs to call the owner.
To the Fall City Fire Department - a big thank you. My little girls were late to the party, but didn't have to miss the whole thing.
To the lady in the million-dollar house on Preston-Fall City Road - take some responsibility. You are creating a situation that is unsafe for your dogs and people.
Diane Brace
Issaquah
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