Update: According to two comments below, Judd’s owner has been found.

Earlier: Lara tells us she found a medium-sized dog, likely a Beagle mix, near Aurora Avenue North and North 85th Street on Thursday night. The male dog did not have a collar.

Stopped at the Jack and the Box parking lot at 10:45pm and he jumped into my car. Several other people, along with me, were very concerned he would be hit by a car on Aurora. Nobody claimed him, so I brought him home with me. He was wet and scared with long nails, but otherwise looks healthy. He is likely a Beagle mix. He can sit and is friendly with dogs and people. Lots of energy. Likely 40ish lbs. Brown and white color (Fawn). Long tail with curled end.

If he is yours, or you know who he might belong to, please call 206-799-8309. We hope to bring him to the vet tomorrow morning to see if he is microchipped.

Lara just told us this that the dog did not have a microchip.

Elizabeth tells us she saw a dog that looked lost at the southbound 358 bus stop at North 85th Street and Aurora Avenue North around 7:10 a.m. today.

This morning I saw a dog that seemed to be lost. It was small and black, possibly a terrier mix, with a green or blue collar and no tags that I could see. It seemed friendly but confused, more like a lost pet than a street dog. I couldn’t take it to my apartment for safety, but if its owner reads PhinneyWood maybe s/he can find it before it wanders far.

It’s an ongoing issue that regularly pops up in the MyBallard forum (here, here and here) – dog owners who don’t scoop up after their dog.

Monday morning while out walking our dog Elsie (with plastic bag, I might add) I came across these signs that show obvious frustration by the homeowners.

Two signs with notes front and back are staked into the planting strip along 8th Ave NW near NW 75th Street.

One note that starts with “Please stop! It’s gross! It smells! Clean dog poop!” continues on with, “Here’s the thing: We bet you and your dog are nice, wonderful, caring members of the community. So why do you keep crapping on our lawn? (please stop it!)”

Update Sept. 26: Jed’s owner has been found!

Earlier: At the risk of becoming all-pets-all-the-time, we’ve got another lost-and-found pet to tell you about.

Jed found a puppy on North 95th Street and Aurora Avenue North about 10:30 p.m. Sunday night.

It looks like a pitbull or pitbull mix, a very young male tan dog in good health with white belly and white toes on front feet and black collar, no tags. We will bring him to the animal shelter tomorrow morning and post the location but if anyone knows where his home is, please call me at 206-354-5194.

Update: Heidi tells us that the dog ran away from her home late last night, near NW 56th Street, heading down 2nd Avenue NW. Has anyone else seen him or know if he made his way back home?

Earlier: Heidi tells us she found a dog in Phinney Ridge on Thursday, and she’s keeping him safe until she can find the owners. She said the dog is black with some brown on its feet, weighs about 50 pounds, male, and might be lab/rottweiler mix. He was very hungry and thirsty.

If you know who the dog’s owner is, please email us and we’ll get you in touch with Heidi.

A small black cockapoo with white markings was lost on North 102nd Street near Greenwood Avenue North on Saturday morning. Leah is nine years old. If you’ve seen her, contact Cliff Mass at 206-685-0910 or cliff@atmos.washington.edu.

The Seattle Fire Department confirms that a house fire that killed a dog in Greenwood last Saturday was caused by a build-up of lint in the dryer vent.

From SFD’s Fire Line:

The quick actions of Seattle firefighters prevented a house fire from spreading to nearby homes. On Saturday, June 25 at 6:30pm, a neighbor reported seeing smoke coming from the roof of a home located on the 200 block of North 90th Street. Engine 21 arrived within four minutes and began battling the fire in the one story wood framed home. With Engine 35 supplying water, the crew gained control of the fire in less than 10 minutes. The crews contained the flames to a back corner of the approximately 750 square-foot house. Firefighters from Engines’ 16, 24 and Ladder Trucks 5 and 8, assisted in knocking the entire fire down in less than half-an hour.

Investigators determined that lint built up in the vent system of the dryer started the fire. Damage to the home is estimated at 25-thousand dollars.

The National Fire Protection Administration (NFPA) estimates between 2003 and 2006, one out of every 23 home fires was caused by the dryers or washing machines. In 2006, the NFPA estimates firefighters responded to 17,700 fires caused by the household appliances. The leading cause of these fires according to NFPA is failure to clean the lint from the dryer. The NFPA recommends regular cleaning of the lint vents, making sure the air exhaust vent pipe and outdoor vent flap are not restricted.

Capt. R. Shakoor-Asadi of Fire Station 21 looks at the burned dryer where the fire started on June 25.

Update: A Phinneywood reader wrote on our Facebook page that owner and dog have been reunited.

Jim found this black and white dog wandering off leash around 3 p.m. today on North 79th Street, near Dayton Avenue North.

If you are the owner, or know who is, call Jim at 206-784-9626.

Update: Dog and owners have been reunited!

Erica and her family found a collie outside the Green Lake Zeek’s Pizza Thursday night around 8 p.m. and took the dog home with them to keep it safe.

My kids and I saw this adorable dog at Ben & Jerry’s/Zeek’s at Green Lake tonight around 8. The guys at Zeek’s said someone found him running around loose, and tied his leash to a lightpost. (The Zeek’s guys were very willing to take him home & help track down his owner when their shifts were over–very sweet!–but we took the little sweet pup home with us bc my neighbor is a vet.)

I’m assuming the purple dog leash attached belongs to the dog, but I’m not positive.

He was super friendly to my kids. He has a teeny limp; hope he didn’t get that while roaming about today.

My neighbor will bring him to Northwest Veterinary Hospital tomorrow to see if there’s a chip.

Scott says his Husky mix named Pepper ran off from North 82nd Street and Linden Avenue North.

Pepper weighs about 45 pounds, is a fast runner, and is sweet and shy. She is mostly black with tall white socks and a white belly. She is wearing a collar with her name on it. If you’ve seen Pepper, please call 206-228-0391.

Stephanie sent us this note about a stray dog hanging around:

We have a very friendly stray dog around our house. She seems to be underfed with some injuries to her claws. We do not have a fenced yard and cannot bring her in (due to children and cats). She understands “sit” and “stay” and brought my husband a stick while he was outside. She does not have a collar. We’re wondering if there is a family missing a dog.

Jamee tells us she found what appears to be a lost dog this morning, but couldn’t get close enough to catch her and bring her home until the owners are found.

At around 11am this morning I was driving past West Woodland Elementary near the intersections of NW 58th and 4th Ave NW and saw a dog run across the street by itself. It’s a very pretty shepard mix with blue eyes and looks like it could still be near puppy age. I think it’s a she because she has a hot pink collar with paw prints on it, but no tags. She seemed friendly and playful but definitely scared and skiddish and was apprehensive to approach me. She did not look mangy so I’m guessing she may have gotten out of the yard where she lives. I would have taken her to my back yard so she was safe but I think she was too scared. Very sweet dog so I hope she’s okay.