I was at the superstore on walker road today around noon and a man parked next to me, left only his front windows down maybe 6" and went inside.... With his large dog in the back seat! I wasn't sure what to do, even though I've seen many posts from the humane society specifically telling owners not to leave pets in their vehicles. I stopped a women walking by, and asked what I should do. It was about 75 degrees at the time, but I know inside the car can get much hotter and fast. She was as concerned as I was. The dog was not in distress at the time, so she called non emergent police line and they said to contact the humane society. I called and they said they'd be right over. While waiting for the HS, a fire truck showed up to get groceries, so I went over and told them what was going on. They came over and one fire fighter waited with us while the HS was on their way. 15min later they showed up. At this point it had been 30min since the man went into the store. Basically the HS said there's nothing legally a bystander can do besides call them and report it, but most times the owners are long gone before they arrive.
I just don't understand with all the information these days, and the HS putting out so much information asking owners not to do this, it's still done. Every day. If you own a dog PLEASE do not leave them in your vehicles! If you are out running errands, leave your pets at home! Or leave your car running, locked, with the air conditioning on. There was another van parked a few over and I could hear the dogs barking but they had left it running with the air on. Use some common sense people! I am not even a big dog lover, but this still bothered me! When will people wake up??
I still don't know what to do if faced with this situation again. If a dog is in distress, and I brake a window, and help the dog, and call 911, what if someone comes out and attacks me because I broke their window? What if I get charged with vandalism? What if I have to pay for their window? That's not something I want to happen.... So what are we supposed to do??
What ended up happening was the fire fighter went inside and had the man paged by vehicle description and license plate and was told to come out. The total time he was in there was about 45 minutes, and he could very well have been longer if he wasn't paged because he came out empty handed. The HS handed him a pamphlet and educated him on he subject. I sure hope he learned something and will not do this again! The dog was ok.
We ALL should be paying attention to vehicles while we walk through parking lots this summer. At least 50+ people passed us during this time and no one else noticed. If we can all pay a little more attention maybe we can save some pets this summer!

Blue car with license plate PT BEAR was driving recklessly down the 401 East on Friday June 6th @ 6:00 PM. You were clearly over 160 km/ hr as you passed in and out of traffic. I hope you got a ticket for careless driving on the way to your destination, or before you hurt yourself or someone else.

To the girl (early 20's) in the Blue Hyundai (and yes I have your licence plate number) parked in the Value Village/ Pita Pita parking lot on Tecumseh road today. Leaving your Shephard puppy in the car while you shop in Value Village is NOT OK - EVER! Your poor puppy was panting and crying and you were not in the store for 2-3 mins like you tried to tell me you were when I advised you that I had already called the cops... I was there for 15! We had them make a page at the store and it still took you another 5 mins for you to come out. YOUR DOG COULD HAVE DIED!! When you opened the door and he jumped out you had to pick him up to put him back in the car because he already had no energy. Then when the humane society official arrived and tried to educate you (in a non-condescending manner) you rolled your windows up saying I know and ignoring all of the people staring at you in dismay. I urge you to give up that dog to someone who will love and care for it the way it deserves to be. If I ever see your dog left in the car alone again I will not be waiting for officials to arrive.

Spotted in my garden...thought I would share so br=eautiful and one of the first flowers to go out this year!

This past Saturday, I went to my sons soccer game at the Fogolar. On my way to the field I happen to drop my wallet not realizing it. So a few hours later once I was home,I noticed I didn't have it. I went back to the Fogolar searched the parking lot, and even asked the office if someone had turned in a wallet. Unfortunately for me no one did. I sent out an email to the soccer league hoping that maybe somebody at the soccer field might have found it. To my surprise I got a message back saying someone turned in a wallet, It was mine!!!!! Everything was still in it Cards, ID, and everything else. So to the kind hearted person that was honest about the find. Thank you for saving me a lot if trouble cancelling cards and getting new IDs. I am truly grateful and I thank you a millions times over. You have been spotted!!!!

We went to Baker's for breakfast this morning sporting our Toronto Blue Jays jerseys. We got our table, ordered our food and the man behind my husband asked if we are getting the Tiger's special that day. We shared a little laugh and our server asked if we are going to a game. We told her no and we are on our way to Vollmer Complex after to do the 5k walk for Juvenile Diabetes. We chatted a for bit saying that we love the Blue Jays and blue represents Diabetes and we thought as a family we should wear our jerseys. We told her about my son was diagnosed in November. So, we proceeded with the blood sugar check and insulin shot and ate our breakfast. Our server came back and told us that our bill has been paid for by the man behind us but told her not to say anything. He must have heard our conversation and seen the whole "routine" that my son goes through every day. It surely made our day, I started crying(my kids asked if I was going to be ok) and was deeply touched by his generosity. To the man sitting behind my husband (with tattoos) you have been spotted. Thank you for the kind gesture you have shown our family. May God bless you.

To the man in the Pepsi truck that slit the deer's throat on Riverside Drive this morning, after the poor animal had been hit by a car. You sir committed a crime, whether you think it was the right thing to do, or not. It was a very traumatizing and disgusting thing for my young son to witness. I hope that the proper authorities got in contact with you and your employer after we called to report your crime.

just wanted to say that finally the wheel eating pot hole in the parking lot at Home Sense on Walker Road has been filled... ty ty ty ty. now I can go to work and not worry about it.....