UGH Venting! Bad Pet Owners!!

[andrea2289]

Ok, so I bought my house five years ago and since the day I moved in I have had to see my neighbors poor dog cooped up in a 'pen' that isn't big enough for a puppy let alone a big 100 pound dog. Rain, sleet, snow, hail, and heat...the dog is ALWAYS out there. It breaks my heart! I can't count the number of times I have just cried seeing this poor animal out there. They only come out to THROW it food and that's it. They never interact with it, they never play with it, and it is just in this cage in the very back of their property by itself ALL the time!! I live way out in the country and many of the 'old timers' and 'red-necks' just don't care and the so-called animal service around here is run by these kind of people so they are no help. I want to just let the dog go free!! I know I can't say anything to them because I don?t know if I could control what came out of my mouth and they are the kind of people that I just I wouldn't get anywhere with! UGH I am just venting. WHY do people even get pets that obviously want nothing to do with them...ok I'm done

[linanglab]

There are a couple of "those" around here too. One poor dog was chained up in his yard for a year after the family moved away. He just had someone throw it some food. Had NO interaction. Luckily, there is a sweet lady around here that takes these 2 dogs on walks everyday. It definitely breaks my heart. When we were under a tornodo warning, they left the dog chained up. Very sad.

[faithhope]

I can't understand why people go to the bother or expensive of having a pet if it isn't going to be loved. It breaks my heart... My father had a neighbor who chained their dog up all day with no shelter in the Florida heat, and the poor puppy would often step in his water dish and spill it all... for a while my father would jump the fence to give the dog water during the day...but finally he couldn't take it anymore, and just knocked on their door, and said..."Can I have your dog?" they said sure and handed over the dog... The dog has been a wonderful companion for my father... a big dog full of puppy energy and needing lots of love and training...it has really been a great match.

I think it says alot about a person... in how they treat their animals...

Sorry you have to see that every day.

[schaery]

Your stories made me very sad that people would treat animals like that. My 2 "babies" dug out from under our fence yesterday morning, and we have been driving around looking for them ever since, except for sleeping last night. We love them (and miss them) so much that I can't understand how people can mistreat their pets. I'm glad your dad's neighbor was willing to give the pup to him.

We live in S. AL and our neighbors have a Husky that they keep chained up outside. I feel so sorry for him as I know he must be soooo hot.

[faithhope]

Originally Posted by schaery

My 2 "babies" dug out from under our fence yesterday morning, and we have been driving around looking for them ever since, except for sleeping last night. We love them (and miss them)

oh Schaery... I'm so sorry... the pain of a missing pet is bad... I hope you find them soon

[lanny76]

Originally Posted by schaery

Your stories made me very sad that people would treat animals like that. My 2 "babies" dug out from under our fence yesterday morning, and we have been driving around looking for them ever since, except for sleeping last night. We love them (and miss them) so much that I can't understand how people can mistreat their pets. I'm glad your dad's neighbor was willing to give the pup to him.

We live in S. AL and our neighbors have a Husky that they keep chained up outside. I feel so sorry for him as I know he must be soooo hot.

Oh, I hope you find them too.
I always felt so sad as a kid when something happened to our pets. Once we had a cat missing for 9 days - we thot he was gone gone. But one day we heard a dreadful sounding yowl outside the door and there he was!! Got shut in somewhere because he was all dusty. -- Anyway, it was like a small miracle to us - and I hope for one for you, too.
And yes, I find it hard to understand why people who don't care about their animals even want to have them, or keep them in the first place! Give them a chance to go somewhere they'd be appreciated! -- However, there are people who have kids who don't really care about them or treat them well, either, and I find that even harder to understand. Sometimes I guess, some people are missing a little something called the ability to love and give. How sad.

[askomsky]

Originally Posted by schaery

Your stories made me very sad that people would treat animals like that. My 2 "babies" dug out from under our fence yesterday morning, and we have been driving around looking for them ever since, except for sleeping last night. We love them (and miss them) so much that I can't understand how people can mistreat their pets. I'm glad your dad's neighbor was willing to give the pup to him.

We live in S. AL and our neighbors have a Husky that they keep chained up outside. I feel so sorry for him as I know he must be soooo hot.

Oh no! I hope you find them soon!

My elderly neighbor has a german shepard that she has for "protection". I understand she's in her 80's but we live on a street with either very young kids or retired couples.. Anyhow that poor dog used to be left outside on it's chain all day long, 100 degree humid temps. My other neighbor called the township bc the dog would bark the second someone walked out in their own yard. We couldn't even enjoy a dinner out back without her barking. A new family moved in on the other side of her and within 2 days had a privacy fence put up. She blamed me for calling the township and getting the noise ordinance put into place. Which I never did, I tolerated her barking for 4 yrs before the other neighbors called. What I DID do was call the local animal shelter or SPCA (our local county office) and complained that this dog was being left outside all day long in the heat with no water etc. They did come out and investigate and you know what, she wasn't left outside for long periods of time after that! As much as the barking annoyed me and the dog itself scared me bc of my young kids (she was there for protection and has gotten off her leash) I hate to see any animal suffer like that.

Our county's are pretty tough on abuse to animals, I think Oprah's show a few months ago on the puppy mills featured one or two from the county near us, it happens a lot and of course Phila has a lot of animal fighting rings that get busted.

I do agree with Lanny, as bad as I see some people treat their animals I see kids being treated the same way. These types of people don't derseve to have anyone in their care!

[andrea2289]

Originally Posted by schaery

Your stories made me very sad that people would treat animals like that. My 2 "babies" dug out from under our fence yesterday morning, and we have been driving around looking for them ever since, except for sleeping last night. We love them (and miss them) so much that I can't understand how people can mistreat their pets. I'm glad your dad's neighbor was willing to give the pup to him.

We live in S. AL and our neighbors have a Husky that they keep chained up outside. I feel so sorry for him as I know he must be soooo hot.

OH my goodness! I am so very sorry! You and your babies will be in our prayers

Originally Posted by faithhope

I can't understand why people go to the bother or expensive of having a pet if it isn't going to be loved. It breaks my heart... My father had a neighbor who chained their dog up all day with no shelter in the Florida heat, and the poor puppy would often step in his water dish and spill it all... for a while my father would jump the fence to give the dog water during the day...but finally he couldn't take it anymore, and just knocked on their door, and said..."Can I have your dog?" they said sure and handed over the dog... The dog has been a wonderful companion for my father... a big dog full of puppy energy and needing lots of love and training...it has really been a great match.

I think it says alot about a person... in how they treat their animals...

Sorry you have to see that every day.

Your Father is a hero in my eyes! What a wonderful thing to do!

[disney_girl]

It's so frustrating and sad to see how some people treat their animals- they definitely don't deserve them.

[sunshinecindy]

I"d knock on the door, they'd have one warning from me. If they didn't do something about it, and the county or local humane society didn't help out, the dog would be set lose. Period. I don't tolerate animal abuse or ignorance. When I had my rescue group, we recovered a little hunting dog and gave it back to the owner. The second time it happened, and we found it in the mouth of another dog being shaken, it didn't get returned. I made a phone call and it left the state that night and is now living a great life.