all irrelevant. They did not take your dog. In fact, since there are no witnesses to how they secured the dog, especially you, you don't even have a reasonable claim of the lack of a warrant affecting you because you do not know if one was actually needed.
there is witness-animal control officer was here. the sheriff were given a completely false report of there having been some sort of physical confrontation involving a request for return of the dog (never happened) and a hostile refusal to do so.
this never even remotely happened. however, it does give a little insight as to the attitude the deputy had upon arrival. I am afraid the local authorities need someone to step in to provide proper training in procedure. this is not uncommon type of search/seizure...it is one of little consequence. but it happens in such a vast amount of cases that until people begin to speak up for themselves-it continues as a normal part of this system. no one (official with authority to provide change) wants the responsibility of cleaning up a mess they did not create, can't blame them.
my concerned is for the dog, mostly. it allows me to become distracted from the fact that the sheriff had overstepped his boundaries by opening my gate and removing anything without first acquiring a warrant to do so. animal control told me she tried to scan each one of my dogs, only one was chipped, and she did this through the chain link. okay, there you have probable cause for a warrant, correct? why not obtain said warrant? I did not steal the dog that this woman abandoned over four months ago. animal control has a file on this dog now, and two sides to a story that is just ridiculous...on both sides. I should have reported to animal control that I found a dog. I posted flyers, but did not officially report it so it is heresay. my fault.
now, in all reality, I do not see reason for me to pitch such a fit to the sheriff because what will happen? nothing. I am not the criminal in which some of you feel so certain. I may have stirred up things on another board (Px Hx....right?), but that was because it seems those that have to deal with a criminal element asll day long tend to forget the "innocent until proven guilty" thing...and with whom lies the burden of proof. hmmm...obviously, an unforgivable offense, however, I am just abrasive. I am not the enemy. I don't take myself too seriously....I am too often wrong about things to do so.
sorry for wasting your time. I guess I am just wasting your oxygen, right?