Ripped off my dog walker? Advice please...

KiKi

strikeDDD wrote: »

i don't pity your dog, but i pity your rabbits, they live in one boarding shed with your dog, do you know Dogs are natural enemies of rabbits ?

You seem to have mis-read the post.

A dog walker was recommended to her. The dog walker was known to her, because the dog walker has a boarding shed that the OP had previously boarded their rabbits in.

There is no dog in a boarding shed with rabbits. There is a boarding shed in another house somewhere, there were rabbits in it for a little while, and now there is a dog in the flat which is nowhere near the boarding shed.

I hope that helps.

KiKi

themull1

Wow what a life your dog leads, put in a crate for at least 8 hours a day, but hey, it has a view so thats ok!! if you want an animal in a cage, get a guinea pig. How cruel.

Kimberley

themull1 wrote: »

Wow what a life your dog leads, put in a crate for at least 8 hours a day, but hey, it has a view so thats ok!! if you want an animal in a cage, get a guinea pig. How cruel.

Have you ever seen dogs in kennels or a Pound? Have you ever looked into their eyes? The OP rescued this dog from a Pound. I bet it has a much nicer life now. Most Councils put dogs to sleep after 7 days in a Pound. Op I think you should ignore all negative comments like this and carry on loving your dog.

themull1

What, moved from one cage to another? i don't think the dogs life would be any different to living in the pound. Why have a dog to leave it all day? shouldn't be allowed. I hope the op does take note and does something about it!

Raksha

themull1 wrote: »

What, moved from one cage to another? i don't think the dogs life would be any different to living in the pound. Why have a dog to leave it all day? shouldn't be allowed. I hope the op does take note and does something about it!

Like what? Take the dog back to the pound were it will be in that same cage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year until either a) the rescue finds somebody who doesn't work, will never be out for more than 2 or 3 hours ever, or b) the rescue just runs out of space and this dog is deemed 'kennel crazy' and their behaviour has deteriorated to such an extent that it's executed (sorry OP, I can imagine this is upsetting for you)

gettingready

themull1 wrote: »

What, moved from one cage to another? i don't think the dogs life would be any different to living in the pound. Why have a dog to leave it all day? shouldn't be allowed. I hope the op does take note and does something about it!

Yeah yeah yeah - blah blah blah..... Thanks to do goodies like you there are 3847503760674567476 dogs in rescues as they will not rehome to flats/people who work/people with kids etc.

Wake up from your coocoo land and face the reality - dogs locked in a shelter with no human company on concrete floor no walks and the only PROSPECT - lethal injection.

Yeah you are right, it should not be allowed to let peole adopt them, feed them well, walk them, take them to vets and parks etc because you say so... because living in a home with humans (who may work but still give the dog what the dog can not otherwise get as it will simply be killed) blah blah blah over.

arbroath_lass

gettingready wrote: »

Yeah yeah yeah - blah blah blah..... Thanks to do goodies like you there are 3847503760674567476 dogs in rescues as they will not rehome to flats/people who work/people with kids etc.

Wake up from your coocoo land and face the reality - dogs locked in a shelter with no human company on concrete floor no walks and the only PROSPECT - lethal injection.

Yeah you are right, it should not be allowed to let peole adopt them, feed them well, walk them, take them to vets and parks etc because you say so... because living in a home with humans (who may work but still give the dog what the dog can not otherwise get as it will simply be killed) blah blah blah over.

Wake up from your cloud cuckoo land and read the posts. No one has said people in flats, who work or have kids shouldn't have a dog. What we've said is dogs should not be locked in cages for hours at a time. Dogs are not toys to be "put away" when they are inconvenient.

Caroline_a

Crates can be used for a variety of reasons. When I first got Oakley we crated him during the night and if for any reason he was left alone - my dad was alive then, so that was very rare. He went in quite happily, no barking, whining, etc, just went to sleep as he had lots of stimulation, walks, training etc. Then my dad became ill and quite frail and we had to have carers in. I was told in no uncertain terms that the dog had to be 'put away' as the carers wouldnt come otherwise. I bought a massive crate - it's around 8 foot long by about 4 foot wide, bigger than most people's kitchens, and he happily stayed in there while I was at work. I came home every lunchtime and let him out, played, walked him etc.

Sadly my dad died last year, so I left the crate in the dining room/kitchen with the door open. Oakley slept in it. So much for it being a dreadful torture device. Eventually I moved it out as it took up so much room, but people who haven't tried crates shouldn't judge! A lot of dogs look upon them as their 'cave'.

Lifeisbutadream

For those who 'don't agree with crates' how come my dog still sleeps in his crate now, even though the door is always open? surely if it was so awful he would run a mile from it?

I have found the crate extremely helpful - it is a place my dog can feel safe and secure (I have children, who are not allowed to bother him when he is in there), it is his personal space and for the first four months he lived here he was shut in there for 8 hours a night. He is/was fine - do people feel the same way about putting a baby in a cot??!!

gettingready

Zara had a create when I was in a bigger flat and she LOVED it.... she made it her treasure chest, dragged all her "precious" things (nicked from us - soft toys, shoes etc) into there, slept there.

There is nothing wrong with a crate for a dog.

I read all the posts, I am not saying I agree with dog being in a crate 8 hours per day as I do not BUT saying the said dog would be better still in a shelter with no hope to ever get uot is a nonsense.