Neighbour keeps feeding my dog

scottishchick27

Paparika wrote: »

Ahhh sorry i must be one of them who don't have a clue..... please tell me how to stay at home with my pup and still managed to pay all my bills, feed my child, clothe him etc, your obviously an expert or just plane insensitive.

Are you thick? Did you not notice this sign in my post :rolleyes: ? In case you are wondering this means "rolls eyes/sarcastic". I was meaning it was ridiculous to expect the OP to stay at home with her dog. By the way it's you're not your and plain not plane.

MrsTinks

Ok gang - please don't make me put my stomping boots on already Arkonite babe asked a genuine question - people feeding a dog that isn't theirs carries a number of risks both for the dog and other people - the dog obviously has a diet and getting human junk food should NOT be in it and certainly not when the amounts can't be quantified by his owner. How would you adjust the diet accordingly??
Also if the dog starts expecting everyone over the fence to feed him there is every chance he could get aggressive if someone DIDN'T feed him or at least be seen as aggressive because he was convinced that they had treats and were "holding out" on him

I am sure arkonite babe doesn't just shut the dog out in the back garden all day without shelter etc so can we stop jumping to conclusions please?
I live next door to a police dog and guess what? They live in outdoor kennels with no heating - and I'm pretty sure he doesn't mind, neither the cold nor being outdoors. If it's ok for working police dogs then why isn't it ok for pet dogs provided shelter, food and water is provided?

I have a dog, I work, my solution was getting a dog walker - she comes 4 days a week even when I am working from home to provide my dog with a regular routine. I would think it is far worse for a dog being shut in all day than outdoors provided the appropriate provisions have been made...

SO... can we keep on topic on solutions to addressing the neighbour feeding the dog and potentially putting the dogs health and welfare at risk? Please?

Remember - Be nice to ALL moneysavers

jackomdj

Our neighbour feeds our dog a bikki or two over the fence which we are happy about and she has done it since we moved in in 2000, the thing is now the 2 girls (age 4 & almost 2) que with him!

I don't mind at all. She is a wonderful neighbour & even came & sat with him whilst we were in hospital when I was having the girls so he did not feel lonely!

arkonite_babe

My dog, just to clarify the situation here, has a purpose built kennel outside, he has access to fresh water and food. He also has toys to play with. As soon as I or my husband come home from work, he's in the house with us. My job involves me being on the road all day and while I'd love to able to take him with me in the van, I didn't feel it was fair for him to have to sit in the van while I go in to do some of my jobs. The other issue being, I carry chemicals in my van which, if he were with me could cause serious illness, if not death. That I do not wish to happen.,

ivylinn

:mad: I have never understood why people see a dog and immediately get the urge to shove things in it's mouth.

I would try the "special diet" reason.
My dog really does have a special diet (allergies) and the majority of people don't try to feed him because he would suffer.
Of course there are exceptions who say "it's only one it's cruel to not give him anything", I ask them are you going to pay the vets bill when his ears start oozing and his skins covered in a rash?.

I don't know what to suggest if that fails.

Nile

I don't think anyone has suggested it so far, so I'd be tempted to add tooth decay to the little fib:

'the vet has warned me that the dog is overweight and his teeth are in a bad condition. The vet says if he continues to eat biscuits or any other titbits, the dog will develop diabetes and lose his teeth!':eek:


It's hard to say NO to a gorgeous dog with pleading big brown eyes but...........your neighbour has to stop the feeding. Surely if she's such a fan of the dog, she won't want to see it suffer ill health?;)

Nile

arkonite_babe

As I said before, she can be funny. There have been occasions where I've been in the yard with the dog and she will say hello to the dog and pretend I'm not there
The last time I spoke to her about feeding the dog, she promised that she wouldn't feed him any more. I said to her that he was putting on weight and he had to stop getting titbits. As she's feeding him rich tea biscuits, that I know of and dear knows what that I don't, I really need to take action this time to make sure she stops completely.

foreign_correspondent

can you not give her a healthier alternative to give him instead? or suggest a slice of apple or a piece of carrot rather than a sweet biscuit?

debralee_2

My parents dog stays at home alone. They have this wonderful thing called a dog flap so the dog can run in and out of the house as he pleases.

They had a problem once where the next door neighbours son (he is about 4yrs old) kept feeding the dog crisps and chocolate through the fence when he was playing in the garden, and the dog got really quite fat until my mum realised what the problem was.

My mum just went and spoke to the neighbour about it and the neighbour agreed to tell her son to not give the dog crisps etc cuz it was making him poorly, and moniter him more when he is in the garden and not letting her son take food outside.

The thing is your neighbour won't know there is a problem and stop feeding your dog until you tell them there is a problem. Otherwise they don't realise they are doing anything wrong!

Sorry for the lengthy post!

debralee_2

Opps sorry, just read the last few posts and realised that you had already spoken to your neighbour!