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Impounded puppy Zai: commission requires neuter, daycare and training or fence and probation

5491164 · June 23, 2025
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After a public-nuisance determination and impoundment, commissioners set a package of conditions for a 9‑month-old golden retriever named Zai to be returned to owners, including neutering, daily daycare until a fence is installed, obedience training and probation.

The commission set a set of conditions for returning Zai, a nine-month-old golden retriever impounded by St. Joseph County Animal Control on Feb. 19, after neighborhood complaints and repeated running-at-large reports.

Owner Frederick Schultz said Zai had been energetic and that the household had not fully appreciated weather or confinement risks. Animal-control staff said the animal had been impounded on Feb. 19…

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