Thank you for helping a found dog. Many people look the other way, and these days especially, with so many unwanted animals out there, we need more members of the community to step up and care for a found dog, rather than just dropping at our overcrowded shelters or expecting overcrowded rescues to take. With that said, caring for a found dog is a lot of work. While we can assist with basic vetting at our vet clinics, the finder is responsible for driving the dog back and forth to the vet, continuing care at home (giving meds, medicated baths, changing bandaging, etc.), picking up supplies from us in San Bernardino (food, crates, and other necessities), and keeping this dog safe until either owners are found or a new suitable home is found. Please also know -- just because a found dog is in bad shape, does not mean the dog was abandoned by his/her owner. Dogs can get out of loving homes and wander for awhile, thus the skinny, matted appearance. Others may pick up and then try and keep, and not take very good care of the dog, and then let the dog go or the dog re-escapes; and still there is an original loving owner out there looking. As the finder, you are committing to doing your due diligence to reunite the dog with owners with proof by posting at the very least on Pawboost.com, Next Door, and reporting found with receiving shelter. Stray hold is 30 days -- if an owner with proof is located within that timeframe, you must return the dog to rightful owner. If there is concern for the dog's safety, rescues and finders have no authority to seize the dog or refuse to return to owner, so the finder would have to bring to the shelter at that point and allow animal control to handle, if finder is not comfortable giving back to owner. Proof of ownership includes pictures, vet records, licensing records, etc. Please also note - if the dog is rehomed after stray hold and vetting, and the adoption does not work out, as the finder, you are obligated to take the dog back into your home while we reinstate the adoption posting and search for a new adopter. We will not be able to take the dog into our overcrowded foster homes should an adoption not work out, and it is always a possibility that an adoption will not work out. If any of the aforementioned is not acceptable to you, we are unable to help and your only recourse is to take this dog to the shelter.