Two wild dogs captured at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

A pack of wild dogs roaming Boyd Hill Nature Preserve lost two of its canine cronies when Pinellas County Animal Services ensnared the pets at the St. Petersburg park Thursday morning.

At least three wild dogs remain at large, said Linda Britland, field enforcement manager for Animal Services. The dogs could be dangerous, she warned.

The dogs were captured after a park visitor called to report them, Britland said. Animal Services has been in pursuit of the furry offenders since Jan. 8, when the pack was first spotted at the nature preserve.

At the time, the dogs gathered in the parking lot as Animal Services officers tried to corner them. The canine culprits got away.

Then, last week, four of the dogs charged some visitors on a Boyd Hill trail before running away. 

Animals services will try to return the captured dogs to their owners. The dogs could also be put up for adoption if no owner steps forward. If the dogs become too feral, the county will have no choice but to euthanize them.

For more information or to report a wild dog, call Pinellas County Animal Services at (727) 582-2604.

- Cristina Silva, Times staff writer

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GOOD JOB ANIMAL SERVICES!....NOW THE MESSAGE NEEDS TO GET OUT ABOUT LOOSE DOGS AND AGGRESSIVE DOGS IN OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THERE SHOULD BE A DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN LEAVING INFO ON REPORTING AGGRESSIVE DOGS. THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS TO PROTECTING THEMSELVES.

CITIZENS NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THERE IS A LEASH LAW IN PINELLAS AS ELSEWHERE EVEN FOR CATS!

IF YOU WANT TO RUN YOUR DOG TAKE HIM OR HER TO A "DOG PARK" NOT YOUR LOCAL PEOPLE PARK OR LOOSE IN THE STREET.