dog on the gardiner expressway right now

[trixstar]

wow.. did someone forget their dog on the gardiner? ... its near the jarvis ramp.

[BluePhirePB]

inb4YUPOSTSTUPIDCOMMENT

Yikes, hope he/she's ok. Perhaps the dog jumped from a moving vehicle or from the adjacent condos?

[yao416]

Its hot outside!!

[Simaahoy]

Are you serious? Rescue him...

[djcake]

it was locked in a car at the loblaws on jarvis... the cops got it out leashed up but it got spooked and broke off the leash... ran up to the gardiner... and you know the rest...

BTW it got hit by a car

[avalon1001]

inb4YUPOSTSTUPIDCOMMENT

Yikes, hope he/she's ok. Perhaps the dog jumped from a moving vehicle or from the adjacent condos?

Sad ending. The dog had actually been locked in a car at the grocery store nearby (Loblaws ? Supercentre ?) Firefighters and police managed to smash the window and free it, but it broke loose and ran away. They had it live on CP24. I went to the RESCU cameras and it appears the dog was hit by a car. He was lying in front of a car on the gardiner.
I think the idiots who leave animals in the car in this weather deserve to be locked in one themselves.

[hdave]

it was locked in a car at the loblaws on jarvis... the cops got it out leashed up but it got spooked and broke off the leash... ran up to the gardiner... and you know the rest...

BTW it got hit by a car

I was watching it go down on CP24 during my lunch break and it was awesome.
I hope that dog doesn't get hit by a car

[djemzine]

Yikes. Blame the owner?

[Simaahoy]

it was locked in a car at the loblaws on jarvis... the cops got it out leashed up but it got spooked and broke off the leash... ran up to the gardiner... and you know the rest...

BTW it got hit by a car


The owners need to get charged if this is for real.......:cry:

[Psubs]

Time to sue the police for killing their dog. :D

[mrperfect]

Irrelevant -- Dog is SAFE!!!!!!!

[appleb]

Still nothing on the cp24 website about this.

[Shaner]

it was locked in a car at the loblaws on jarvis... the cops got it out leashed up but it got spooked and broke off the leash... ran up to the gardiner... and you know the rest...

BTW it got hit by a car

Why would you post something like that? The dog didn't get hit by a car, it's perfectly fine. Thankfully traffic stopped and the dog was rescued. Can't believe the OP saw this poor dog wandering on a highway and didn't even stop to try to save it.

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/211479--dog-rescued-from-gardiner-after-being-freed-from-hot-suv

I hope the owners of the dog are charged. This is happening way too often, people need to start being held accountable for endangering their animals.

[LaserEnvy]

Truely sad.. Just imagine the Dog almost dying in the heated Car with oxygen deprivation, and then he gets rescued, only to die later as per above.
I feel sorry for the cops, and the driver who hit it? They must forever live with this thoughts in their mind, placed in an unfortunate situation due to a reckless act by the owner.

Im seeing this more and more, some people keep pets just for show off, and then they do idiotic things like this to put their pets at risk. Just the other day I saw a dog at the back of pick up truck unrestrained, and it was having hard time gripping on flat bed truck while moving.. I tried to honk at the driver only to be showed the finger and speeding off. :facepalm:

I've seen this too. It's usually ****************** who put their dogs in the back of their pickup while on the highway. I have no idea why they would do that. Maybe they think it's amusing? I once saw a German Sheperd in this situation. It looked like he was terrified for his life.

People shouldn't be pet owners if they are not committed to the responsibilities and well-being of the animal

[appleb]

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1215023--dog-freed-from-car-by-police-escapes-onto-gardiner-expressway


A dog has been rescued from the Gardiner Expressway after police released it from a parked vehicle at a nearby grocery store.

Police were called to the Loblaws parking lot at Jarvis St. and Queen’s Quay at about 12:30 p.m. after reports of a dog in a locked car.

Officers got the doors of the vehicle open, but then spent several minutes trying to coax the animal out of the car.

They eventually slipped a leash around its neck and got it out of the vehicle.

However, the dog slipped out of the leash almost immediately and ran up the Jarvis off-ramp, where police eventually caught it.

Its condition was not immediately known.

The accident temporarily shut down westbound traffic on the Gardiner. Eastbound lanes are currently closed.

[manmanny]

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1215023--dog-freed-from-car-by-police-escapes-onto-gardiner-expressway

http://oi45.tinypic.com/2mziers.jpg

[diggler649]

Regardless of the happy outcome, the noob owners should still be charged with animal cruelty. FACT.

[hdave]

I'm glad the dog is safe
Owner should be charges
It was really funny to watch when the dog ran away

[dragon_drift]

it was locked in a car at the loblaws on jarvis... the cops got it out leashed up but it got spooked and broke off the leash... ran up to the gardiner... and you know the rest...

BTW it got hit by a car

WTF. ban this guy for trolling.

[djcake]

WTF. ban this guy for trolling.

WTF how am I trolling?

[longitude]

WTF. ban this guy for trolling.

Please read my sig.

[trixstar]

i couldnt stop to save it.. it was on the jarvis exit ramp and i was flying by the gardiner towards the dvp when i saw it.

[Shaner]

i couldnt stop to save it.. it was on the jarvis exit ramp and i was flying by the gardiner towards the dvp when i saw it.

Fair enough

[Shaner]

WTF how am I trolling?

Why did you write that the dog got hit by a car?

[rsasp]

The owners need to get charged if this is for real.......:cry:

For sure.
Animal abuse.
Can't believe the owner would do such thing in a weather like this.

[yao416]

Lol at people blaming OP for not saving the dog in the middle of the *****ing highway

Give me a break

[LaserEnvy]

Lol at people blaming OP for not saving the dog in the middle of the *****ing highway

Give me a break

I would have saved him.

[Shaner]

Lol at people blaming OP for not saving the dog in the middle of the *****ing highway

Give me a break

Somebody has to. He didn't specify the cops were present to chase down the dog. If I was driving down the highway and saw a dog running free, you bet your ***** I'd stop and try to catch it, if possible. It apparently wasn't possible for the OP to stop as he was in the opposite side, but he didn't say that at first.

[Tornado F2]

Somebody has to. He didn't specify the cops were present to chase down the dog. If I was driving down the highway and saw a dog running free, you bet your ***** I'd stop and try to catch it, if possible. It apparently wasn't possible for the OP to stop as he was in the opposite side, but he didn't say that at first.

On a busy highway? I hope not. You'd end up being a serious danger for both yourself and other motorists, and likely couldn't save the dog either. Leave a job like this to the police.

Definitely report it in though so they are aware of the situation.

[Tornado F2]

http://oi45.tinypic.com/2mziers.jpg

No wonder the dog ran.

[flashy_mcflash]

Somebody has to. He didn't specify the cops were present to chase down the dog. If I was driving down the highway and saw a dog running free, you bet your ***** I'd stop and try to catch it, if possible. It apparently wasn't possible for the OP to stop as he was in the opposite side, but he didn't say that at first.

Not everyone is as comfortable dealing with a loose, strange dog as you or I. Or would even know what to do in that situation.

[manmanny]

Somebody has to. He didn't specify the cops were present to chase down the dog. If I was driving down the highway and saw a dog running free, you bet your ***** I'd stop and try to catch it, if possible. It apparently wasn't possible for the OP to stop as he was in the opposite side, but he didn't say that at first.

Totally useless or wrongheaded advice. Never jeopardize your safety on such roads. Especially on Gardiner expressway.

[a-tree]

Totally useless or wrongheaded advice. Never jeopardize your safety on such roads. Especially on Gardiner expressway.

Let him be. He should be able to risk his own life for some dog if he wants to.

[Marcanadian]

Why did you write that the dog got hit by a car?

It was originally reported on CP24 that the dog was hit by a car. They later retracted and said the dog was just laying under a stopped car.

[manmanny]

Let him be. He should be able to risk his own life for some dog if he wants to.

On second thought I agree. Let him do whatever he wants. But don't get in my way or get hit by my car. I don't drive daily but don't want to be victim for poor decision.


Is forum acting funny or displaying funny pages?

[CanadaGooseForumAdmin]

Did it roll back? Did anyone catch it on their dashcam?

[sylpherware]

Please read my sig.

+1

Oh wait, sig don't show up for temp-banned.

[Shaner]

Totally useless or wrongheaded advice. Never jeopardize your safety on such roads. Especially on Gardiner expressway.

Wrongheaded? I can't believe that's actually a word. I don't think I've ever seen or heard that word before.

Anyway, it's not like I would run out in front of moving cars, or stop my car in a live lane. If there was no shoulder, then I would try to pull off on a ramp somewhere and see if I could get to the dog. That's why I used the words "if possible." I know the DVP and Gardiner have areas where it's impossible to stop, so if that's the case, then I wouldn't stop.

[Sauerkraut]

No wonder the dog ran.


Please explain why this photo would make the dog run? (the dog's name is Parker btw). I really want to hear your logic, although based on your post history I think I know already.

[iridium001]

Just glad the dog is safe.

Idiots shouldn't be locking up their pets or bringing them with them only to lock them up in their car on a day like this!

[RemedialChaosTheory]

Just showed on the news the owners coming back to the vehicle at 5:30. Disgusting.

[Simaahoy]

Just showed on the news the owners coming back to the vehicle at 5:30. Disgusting.

CHARGE THESE POS:idea: 6+ Hours

[Supercooled]

Why would you post something like that? The dog didn't get hit by a car, it's perfectly fine. Thankfully traffic stopped and the dog was rescued. Can't believe the OP saw this poor dog wandering on a highway and didn't even stop to try to save it.

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/211479--dog-rescued-from-gardiner-after-being-freed-from-hot-suv

I hope the owners of the dog are charged. This is happening way too often, people need to start being held accountable for endangering their animals.

ARE YOU kiddinf me? Get out on a highway to play hero and possibly get kileed by a car? yeah no thanks.. I like dofs myself bit i like living much more.

[Marcanadian]

Just showed on the news the owners coming back to the vehicle at 5:30. Disgusting.

Probably parked there cheap then went shopping at the Eaton Centre or something. I don't get how clueless people can be sometimes.

[originalnutta]

We need a better system to become a pet owner in this city. Just walking into a store and being able to buy an animal isn't good enough.

[Syne]

Let him be. He should be able to risk his own life for some dog if he wants to.

At least Shaner has a sense of what the right thing is to do. Certainly his life is worth more than some of the useless do-nothings on this board.

[a-tree]

At least Shaner has a sense of what the right thing is to do. Certainly his life is worth more than some of the useless do-nothings on this board.

I don't get quite understand why saving a dog in the middle of a highway would be the right thing to do when you're putting yourself and other drivers, who happen to be human, at risk.

Do you know what a do-nothing is? It's when someone makes a story up about how his imaginary girlfriend wouldn't call him back after doing the robot repeatedly in public. It's when someone whines about how the interviewer couldn't tell the difference between your and you're then uses it to garner sympathy on an anonymous forum because his ego was too bruised by real world. It's when......actually just read every single one of your posts. You'll get the idea.

[appleb]

Just showed on the news the owners coming back to the vehicle at 5:30. Disgusting.

Wow, that is just crazy.

Lucky for the dog they got him out.

[hdave]

I think Shaner just worded it wrong.
I doubt he'd just throw it in park and run towards the dog (sorry forgot his name) trying to save him.

He probably just assumed cars were all stopped anyways and people were just sitting in there watching the dog rather than taking action.

[ssbtech]

If that dog was in that car for another three hours it likely would have died.

I can't believe this s.h.i.t. happens. If I didn't think the dog would end up spending months in a shelter, I'd say the dog should be taken away and adopted through a rescue organization.

The news reports that the owners won't be charged. Christ. You can get a ticket/tow if you park too long somewhere, but if you leave your dog in an oven you get to drive away without any penalty?

[bromance]

I admit I laughed when I saw the owners

[edgedamage]

Please read my sig.

+2 oh wait the one about trolling, which is funny you got banned for trolling.

[ssbtech]

I admit I laughed when I saw the owners

Why?

[Swswswish]

Which idiot wanted the OP to go and try to catch the dog?

1. OP pulls over
2. OP gets out of his car
3. OP chases the dog
4. Dog outruns OP
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 a few times
6. OP gets hit by a car going 120 and dies

[Agafaba]

If that dog was in that car for another three hours it likely would have died.

I can't believe this s.h.i.t. happens. If I didn't think the dog would end up spending months in a shelter, I'd say the dog should be taken away and adopted through a rescue organization.

The news reports that the owners won't be charged. Christ. You can get a ticket/tow if you park too long somewhere, but if you leave your dog in an oven you get to drive away without any penalty?

Well I somehow doubt that the police will pay for the window so you can consider the fine as whatever it costs to repair the car.

[LaserEnvy]

Which idiot wanted the OP to go and try to catch the dog?

1. OP pulls over
2. OP gets out of his car
3. OP chases the dog
4. Dog outruns OP
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 a few times
6. OP gets hit by a car going 120 and dies

You can just dodge the cars. The 401 is a long, open stretch of road. It's not hard to see the cars coming long before they even get close to you.

[manmanny]

You can just dodge the cars. The 401 is a long, open stretch of road. It's not hard to see the cars coming long before they even get close to you.
:facepalm:Good one.
Unless you are trolling.

[LaserEnvy]

:facepalm:Good one.
Unless you are trolling.

Well the highway is not that wide. I'm sure someone who is still young could have quickly ran out and picked up the dog then run to the safety of the shoulder.

[Shaner]

Which idiot wanted the OP to go and try to catch the dog?

1. OP pulls over
2. OP gets out of his car
3. OP chases the dog
4. Dog outruns OP
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 a few times
6. OP gets hit by a car going 120 and dies

You guys really can't think logically can you? I said if possible, I would stop and try to get the dog. That obviously doesn't mean I would chase the dog into traffic. I know enough never to chase a dog as that would encourage it to run away. I would attempt to get it to come to me, I wouldn't chase it into the road.

I can't believe this even needs clarifying. Nobody in their right mind is going to run into traffic on a highway.

[Simaahoy]

Owner Has Been Charged
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/04/owner-charged-in-hot-dog-on-gardiner-case

TORONTO - A Kingston man was charged by Ontario’s animal protection agency with leaving a dog in a hot car on a sweltering day back in June — a situation that led to a failed rescue attempt and the shutdown of the Gardiner.


Later the driver and two others returned to the SUV, only to find a notice left by police.

The man was charged last week. If convicted, he faces a maximum of two years in jail, a $60,000 fine and a potential lifetime ban on owning animals.



http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-cool05.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

POS deserves the max especially coming back 8 hours later

[ssbtech]

Folks, can you please link to the article rather than posting the entire piece of copyrighted work here?

[Simaahoy]

Folks, can you please link to the article rather than posting the entire piece of copyrighted work here?

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/04/owner-charged-in-hot-dog-on-gardiner-case

[ssbtech]

Thanks for the link!

Poor reporting or did the facts change? The first news story said a "BC man" and now it says a "Kingston" man. The vehicle had BC plates if I recall correctly...

[UrbanPoet]

Better to call police. At least they can turn on lights and sirens to legally divert traffic to rescue the dog.

[a-tree]

Folks, can you please link to the article rather than posting the entire piece of copyrighted work here?

What's the big deal?

[vaportech]

Its illegal to be walking or running on a freeway.