Neighbours' dog

krlyr

svain wrote: »

!!!!!! .... You couldnt leave it could you. ?? ...

The dog could be sitting in his crate 24hrs day, could of been dumped at the roadside or could of been drowned for all you know.... it is beyond words of your irresponsibility in how you have dealt with this :mad::mad:

No, that would be all because of the irresponsibility of the dog's owners. OP cannot and should not have to control someone else's ability to look after their own pet.

svain

krlyr wrote: »

No, that would be all because of the irresponsibility of the dog's owners. OP cannot and should not have to control someone else's ability to look after their own pet.

Totally agree and therefore they shouldnt of got involved in the first place unless had at least some kind of safety net for the dog in the fall out.

monkeychops wrote: »

Being in a crate 24 hours is a crap life but at least he is in the warm. Being outside is just as !!!! but with the possibility that the cold could have killed him.

If he is not there any more, and I don't know that he isn't for sure, there is no reason to think the owner has not been responsible and taken him to a rescue, back to his breeder or found him a home.

Also, as I said in my post if you had bothered to read it properly, I don't know how long they have had the dog. It could be they have had been several years and don't shove him in the garden in the winter.

Why assume he was dumped at the side of the road other than to have a go at me? Even if he had been maybe someone nice found him? I have rescued a cat that I found dumped on a motorway and kept him.

I don't think I have been irresponsible. How was I supposed to deal with it in your opinion? You are just about the only poster who seemed to think the way the dog was being treated was ok and that I was just being a busy body. Doesn't say much for you or your attitude to animals to be honest.

It is irresponsible in that you cannot know the consequences you have created for the poor dog. You have risked it to a far worse fate than its current situation.

As you were hell bent in getting involved at least have the guts to attempt to deal with it personally. Dropping an anonymous leaflet from the likes of Peta (who are a bordeline extremist in many people's eyes) does know more than potentially inflame the situation at further expense to dogs well being

I really hope up you have been lucky and your actions has improved the dogs life but although your intentions may of been good, your actions are ill thought out.

shazzablue

Are you some kind of troll?...have you ever had the joy of looking after a dog?...monkeychops attempted to help this neglected dog,and to start you reply with !!!!!!!.if you can watch a dog suffering and think nothing of it do not berate other people who genuinely care about a dogs welfare,in fact you have brought nothing to this thread..i,m being very polite just now where you are concerned.:mad:

svain

shazzablue wrote: »

Are you some kind of troll?...have you ever had the joy of looking after a dog?...monkeychops attempted to help this neglected dog,and to start you reply with !!!!!!!.if you can watch a dog suffering and think nothing of it do not berate other people who genuinely care about a dogs welfare,in fact you have brought nothing to this thread..i,m being very polite just now where you are concerned.:mad:

If you think i dont have the dogs best interest at heart then you are very much mistaken (and thats me being very polite)

krlyr

svain wrote: »

Totally agree and therefore they shouldnt of got involved in the first place unless had at least some kind of safety net for the dog in the fall out.

They don't have any kind of obligation to provide a safety net. The dog's owner shouldn't put the dog in that position in the first place. If they've acted on this leaflet to put the dog in a worse position, that is all on them.

When I moved house, my dog had separation anxiety and would bark when left. I didn't know until a neighbour told me. Whether that was face-to-face, as it was, or if it had been an anonymous letter, it was still on me to deal with my dog. Had I decided to just leave my dog stressed, or dump it at the side of the road, or whatever I'd done - that would have been my decision. As it was, I took the time off work/made alternative arrangements when I couldn't and sought help to deal with the issue until my dog was comfortable being left at home.

This owner may have dumped the dog, they may have brought it in to care for it. That is all their decision. The OP simply sent a leaflet that triggered to the owner to do something, the leaflet obviously wouldn't have advised dumping the dog or crating it 24/7, so I don't see how anyone reasonable would blame the OP for that situation, if that's what's happened.

sheramber

svain wrote: »

!!!!!! .... You couldnt leave it could you. ?? ...

The dog could be sitting in his crate 24hrs day, could of been dumped at the roadside or could of been drowned for all you know.... it is beyond words of your irresponsibility in how you have dealt with this :mad::mad:

So, what would you have done? Ignore the situation?

warehouse

svain wrote: »

!!!!!! .... You couldnt leave it could you. ?? ...

The dog could be sitting in his crate 24hrs day, could of been dumped at the roadside or could of been drowned for all you know.... it is beyond words of your irresponsibility in how you have dealt with this :mad::mad:

Such a shame there isn't a dislike button on this site.

svain

sheramber wrote: »

So, what would you have done? Ignore the situation?

Difficult to say without knowing the situation and the neighbours. I however would never of done something that potentially leaves the dog open to worse abuse.

catkins

avogadro wrote: »

I certainly wouldn't advocate spreading gossip around the neighbours and plotting to snatch/steal the dog!

This person does appear to have a lot of time on her hands.

That said, I do hope the dog is being looked after a bit better now.

So if you thought an animal was being abused/neglected you would do and say nothing would you? Would the same apply to a child?

I think the OP is doing the right thing. Too many people turn a blind eye to what neighbours get up to.

When there is a terrible story about pets being badly treated, left to starve etc I always wonder if none of the neighbours had any idea that something was wrong. The same when I read all the awful stories about children. Sorry but there must often be a neighbour or even family member that has an inkling and they should act on it.

I too would always get involved if I thought a child or animal was in danger. I have intervened in the street when I saw someone hitting a dog and I also reported a family for child abuse even though it meant I lost my place to live.

It's not being nosy or a busybody, it's being a caring person

Batman2017

ehdx wrote: »

Reading this has really upset me. The poor dog. We have a Labrador and she doesn't even like going outside to the toilet when it's cold so I can't imagine how it must feel for the poor dog being stuck outside on it's own with no interaction. I'd call the RSPCA, you have nothing to lose by giving them a call. If they aren't willing to do anything maybe you could ask them what they advise you should do? Clearly this treatment is not fair.


If not, I'll come and steal the dog and give it a home. Poppy is looking for a little friend.

its not stealing, its rescuing