Neighbours dog left in the car in the cold

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

If the dog is really being a nuisance, and she is locking it in a car to avoid unpleasantness with the warden of the housing development, then the odds are that she will be forced to give it up sooner or later, as they will probably withdraw permission to keep a dog. It's a toss up whether or not it happens before the dog dies in a hot car in Spring or not. I'm sure the warden will have noticed the dog in the car as well.

So - if anything is said to the warden, it could backfire, if nothing is said, the dog could end up in trouble.

What to do???

terrierlady

how quick do you think thr rspca will be on reacting to your concerns? by next summer they may get round to calling to see the dog is ok, they dont seem to be as good as they used to be at animal welfare now adays, never seem to answer the phone always seem to be on answerphone when you ring, speak to the person direct face to face is usally best.

hethmar

RSPCA is pretty ineffectual Im afraid. When I rang them recently about someone threatening to kill a dog they said that it wasnt an emergency or cruelty because he was only "threatening to do it". How bleedin useless.

chucknorris

This thread makes me wonder if I should start leaving my dog at home when I go out to play bowls, I normally leave him in the car (because he much prefers that to being left at home). He just goes to sleep on the backseat of the car, on his large duvet (ie 14 tog double bed duvet), this is in Surrey (so not exactly the Scottish highlands). It would be a shame because he loves to come with me and hates to be left at home. He is a lab/springer cross, 8 years old and has long thick hair. He is left there for 2 hours, about once a week, but he loves to go for a walk afterwards (no matter what the weather) and shows no signs at all of being cold. Maybe I should buy him one of those dog coats (although as I said he shows no sign at all of being cold).

hethmar

Chuck, the weather lately has been exceptionally cold. If your dog has all the necessities to keep him warm and safe and you are checking on him, then I cant see he is in danger

chucknorris

hethmar wrote: »

Chuck, the weather lately has been exceptionally cold. If your dog has all the necessities to keep him warm and safe and you are checking on him, then I cant see he is in danger

I was thinking more of discomfort rather than actual 'danger'.

Strangely my parents just asked me if he would appreciate a dog coat for xmas, but I said that he wouldn't really need one and he would probably get it covered in mud and tears in no time. But I am now thinking it wouldn't hurt to put one on him when I take him out in the really freezing weather ie when I feel it necessary to put my ski trousers and mountaineering coat, balaclaver on.....which I do not normally wear as it's not yet cold enough for all that, although I am taking him up to Newcastle tonight for the xmas break tonight. Ironically if we did happen to get stuck in the car, it will be him keeping us warm.

lostinrates

chucknorris wrote: »

I was thinking more of discomfort rather than actual 'danger'.

Strangely my parents just asked me if he would appreciate a dog coat for xmas, but I said that he wouldn't really need one and he would probably get it covered in mud and tears in no time. But I am now thinking it wouldn't hurt to put one on him when I take him out in the really freezing weather ie when I feel it necessary to put my ski trousers and mountaineering coat, balaclaver on.....which I do not normally wear as it's not yet cold enough for all that, although I am taking him up to Newcastle tonight for the xmas break tonight. Ironically if we did happen to get stuck in the car, it will be him keeping us warm.

I heartily recomend equafleece coats. My dog wears the ''dog suits'' with back legs, and they wh easily, dry quickly. They are without buckles/fastenings, which in my experience is where coats tear/ are weak, when worn by a really active dog, and they also creat points of slight restriction, whch my dog hates. She likes her dog suits though.

eta: they are also British made, by a small enterprise, so thats good too. I bought mine at a dog show but they supply mail order and have a decent website...the colours of the fleece are a bit lurid, I'd prefer a grey one, but, ultimately, the dog doesn't care much.

spike7451

hethmar wrote: »

RSPCA is pretty ineffectual Im afraid. When I rang them recently about someone threatening to kill a dog they said that it wasnt an emergency or cruelty because he was only "threatening to do it". How bleedin useless.

Yeah,I agree.A while ago when I was working for Virgin Media,I called at a house off the Creage Rd in Belfast to disconnect them for owing a few hundred quid,every window in the house at the front was either borded up or smashed.The neighbour told me they were pisheads & were away somewhere,he was glad of the quiet!
The was a big dog,Doberman IIRC, looking out the top window over smashed & jagged glass.
I caleld the USPCA to be told to go to the PSNI (Police) as they (USPCA) were'nt concerned it was an issue!!
I was paying the USPCA £5 a month as a donation (as well as CPL,SSAFA,RAFBF & ABF,the 4 charities I support each got £5 a month)
but cancelled it when I got home.

chucknorris

lostinrates wrote: »

I heartily recomend equafleece coats. My dog wears the ''dog suits'' with back legs, and they wh easily, dry quickly. They are without buckles/fastenings, which in my experience is where coats tear/ are weak, when worn by a really active dog, and they also creat points of slight restriction, whch my dog hates. She likes her dog suits though.

eta: they are also British made, by a small enterprise, so thats good too. I bought mine at a dog show but they supply mail order and have a decent website...the colours of the fleece are a bit lurid, I'd prefer a grey one, but, ultimately, the dog doesn't care much.

Do you definitely think your dog benefits from the coat?

hethmar

My two have coats for the rain and really bitter weather but if your dog is wrapped up in a 14 tog duvet already in the car

My coats are outhwaites - same material as horse blankets and very quick to put on and take off with velcro.

Since we got Ralph with his two stumps, it has made me aware how really dogs could all do with boots when they go out. I mean Ralph wears his prosthetics but when you think how much glass and stuff is about nowdays and how cold it must be on their paws ........