Comments by "Jo Brock" (@jobrock1079) on "Brave Mama Dog Asks Strangers To Save Her Babies | The Dodo" video.

@Mezzy.. If you go to the original video it says that the shelter got a call from people about a dog sleeping in a drain pipe which would only come out when people passed by. The dog was looking to people for food & help. In the original video he drives then trudges in the snow to find the pipe, then he whistles and it takes 10 seconds for the dog to come to the entrance of the pipe, and then it runs out towards him. Its tail is rather low wagging with narrow sweeps which suggests some nervousness or mixed-feelings. Meanwhile the puppies actually growl when the man first looks inside the pipe.
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@mozartfx1 It says at the beginning of the video THAT HE GOT A CALL about a dog that was living in a pipe and would only come out when people passed by. He runs a dog shelter and rescues dogs for years - he has hundreds of them and there is a BIG PROBLEM with stray dogs in his country & in surrounding countries. Travelers, travel-bloggers & bikers who go through the country have noted these dogs and bikers have been chased by packs of stray dogs & have had to fend them off.
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@evelinboerner2160 He's prepared because he had received a call to his dog shelter about a dog living in a pipe which would only come out when people passed by. So he was told BY THE CALLER where it was and he went prepared to get that dog. That is what he does: rescues and runs a shelter and tries to find (new) owners for them too. So EVERY TIME he gets a call about a dog/puppies he will bring a cage, etc. so he can bring them back to his shelter. He shelters hundreds of dogs.
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@mozartfx1 Wrong. If you go to the original video it says that the shelter got a call from people about a dog sleeping in a drain pipe by the regional road. And they said the dog would only come out when people passed by. The dog knew that (some) people would feed it - knew it needed help. There are many people who will feed a stray but won't take the extra more involved step of bringing it home.
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@TheLuthier1959 Dogs are energetic and barking a lot at his shelter. Dogs in poor condition would be lying around and quiet.
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I try to explain this to people who keep thinking this is fake/staged. They find it hard to believe that there are so many stray dogs, but visitors, tourists, bloggers, bikers, etc. have noted/photographed and have videos of stray dogs in the region and there's many stories of bikers who were chased by packs of stray dogs and have had to fend them off.
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@CloudOmegaVII No they are not. Serbs are South Slavs. Most South Slavs, including Serbs, are genetically different than the other Slavs, which Russians are. Serbs are closer genetically to people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia & Montenegro.
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@TheLuthier1959 People who dump their dogs will often purposely put it in place where others will see them. They do this because they no longer want to or can care for their pets but want other people to take up the responsibility of caring for their dogs. There are some people who are worse and will drown or kill unwanted puppies but those who leave them in the countryside or near a shelter or public area are likely assuaging their conscience that they are at least giving the dogs a chance of survival.
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@marrqi7wini54 She was probably fed by strangers for a while because in the original video it says the shelter received a call about a dog sleeping in a drain pipe by a regional road which would only come out when people passed by. So the dog's behavior was to look for help from people, who were likely feeding her. The dog would apparently come out for anyone. Plus in the original video the dog doesn't come right out: he whistles and waits for a bit before she come out.
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It is often the pushy and demanding people who get what they want, so if you need help, then go ahead and ask.
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Brainjock So he spends all that time in the cold and snow - an hour/s - to get the puppies out? In the original video from the rescue center it is longer and it gets dark by the time they get all the puppies.
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In the original video it says the shelter got a call about a dog living in a drain pipe which would only come out when people passed by. He specifically made the drive to find and rescue the dog because that is what he does. He has a shelter with several dozens of dogs. Also the original video shows it takes the mother longer to come out of the pipe. He whistles and it takes several seconds for her to appear at the entrance. She pauses a couple seconds more and then bounds out. What is shows here is very edited and even the original video is edited. Seeing it in real time would mean hours out in the snow and cold. People would be bored watching that.
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The mother dog was very needful of help & food. People called the shelter saying there was a dog sleeping in a drain pipe which would only come out when people passed by. Some of those people were likely giving her food. She is also a very friendly people-person dog. She is very affectionate & seems to focus on the man more than her puppies. If you had a whole bunch of dogs at once they probably weren't as close to people. They'd be more oriented towards the other dogs since they couldn't be given that much individual attention by you & your family.
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No. It's because the dog was like that and was desperate. In the original video it says people called the shelter about a dog sleeping in a drain pipe which would only come out when people passed by. So it was already observed looking to people for help. In the original video he has to whistle, then after several seconds the dog comes to the entrance and pauses a few more seconds before it runs out. Plus it took him a long time (probably hours, as it gets dark) to get the puppies out - and that's a lot of time in the cold & snow. Not easy & convenient work.
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Strangers were likely feeding her. In the original video it says the shelter got a call about a dog sleeping in a drain pipe which would only come out when people passed by. So the dog was already observed going to people for help. More people will feed a stray than will bring the stray into their home or take it to a dog shelter themselves.
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