This reminds me of something unexpected that happened to me a while back. I was taking a walk near my neighborhood to get to the hiking trails, and some lady's huge black dog (no leash or collar) started coming at me on the sidewalk, barking and growling. For a moment I thought, "Is this the day that I have to punch out someone's dog?" and braced myself for it. The dog gets two feet away from me, starts wagging his tail, whining, and licks my hand. It was the least likely thing I thought would happen.


And, Benjammin, there's nothing wrong with being set in your ways, especially since you ARE getting the dogs away from idiotic owners, but I'm going to stick with the others here and encourage you to turn the dogs in rather than turn them loose. Unless you are driving these animals to the doorstep of the next town's animal shelter, how do you know that you've given them a better chance? I'd much prefer to drive the OWNERS 50 miles out of town.

I spent 3 minutes on Google and found a slew of different rescue organizations in Washington State : http://www.pgaa.com/washington.html
Please don't let the extra effort deter you.