If your neighbor adopted a dog who had been abused and was either being medicated or re-trained, would you consider that to be an unreasonable threat to your children?
I don’t care about the dog’s past. I work in rescue, and previous treatment really isn’t as important in a dog’s current and future behavior as people believe.As I write this, I am listening to the two dogs that my roommate’s parents own and who are staying with us for a week. Neither has a history of any trauma or abuse, and they are both nervous wrecks who haven’t stopped pacing and whining except to poop on the floor, growl at me, and howl their grief since she left for work this morning.Meanwhile, I have worked with dogs who had documented horrible things done to them - like being set on fire and left to die horrible. Most of those bounced right back in a few weeks or months into well within “normal” parameters for canine behavior.All that to say, I care very little about the past of the dog in question as in what was done to it, but I care a great deal about current behavior, and a moderate amount about past behavior.I am opposed to the adoption of dogs with histories of “real bites” to the general public, or to live in any but the most controlled conditions. In most cases, real biting is so far outside of normal canine responses to humans that the dog can really only be safely kept by being humanely destroyed - most dogs have very strong instincts that keep them from biting humans and that moderate the force if they do bite. Yes, even when horribly abused, 95–99% of dogs will never give a serious bite to a human. A dog that has done so is one that I can’t justify passing through a rescue when they will likely never be safe around others and when there are still non-biters who could be saved with those resources.So… what is the history of the dog in questions behavior? What does their behavior look like now? Does their owner keep them properly under control and not running loose? That is what I need to know to know if the particular dog in the particular circumstances felt like a threat to me or anyone else.
I am worried my dog will escape through my neighbours fence which he keeps promising to repair, what can i do?
My neighbour has been proimising to fix his broken fence for years and keeps making excuses everytime we ask over the past couple of years. I ama pensioner and now have a beautiful dog i am afraid will get out or be stolen. We have always got along well with this neighbour, now he has rented out the property and is working abroad for 2 years. The manageing letting agent say that it is nothing to do with them although they can pass a message on. I really dont wont to go the legal route but of sopmeone could help me explain my rights. We have even offered to contribute. It sounds like he just does not want to spend the money or cant afford it at the moment (well 3 years actually) and we have corresspondance via e-mail saying would have been completed last year. Please help
My neighbor abuses his dog - what can I do?
My neighbor's have a black lab who is about 7 yrs old now. The dad has always been known to be a strict disciplinarian with his kids but I really think he abuses the dog. She is a lovely dog, nicely behaved but every once in awhile, she bolts from their yard. They do not leash or even have a collar on her. She comes up to our house since she likes us( I used to puppy sit her). When I try to take her back, she is ok if just the mom is home but if she sees the dad, she runs the other way with her tail between her legs. She refuses to go to him, she shakes and trembles. He speaks so softly to her but I can see the absolute and utter terror in her. I always try to sneak her back into their yard so he doesn't know she was gone. Now, mind you, I have never actually seen him do anything, heard anything and the dog ( as far as I know) has no external injuries. She is well fed, she looks like she is a good weight and healthy. There have been rumors among the neighbors that he mistreats her but no one ever has said yes, I saw him do x. All I know is she is a terrified dog. I feel that I am helpless because I know what is happening but really can't prove it. Not only that but this guy is a state police trooper and if I raise the issue or challenge him, I think he could make life miserable for me, my kids and such. What if I raised the issue and nothing could be done; then I haven't helped the poor dog but brought on misery to my family? I am half tempted to just take her sometime, hustle her in my car and take her to a shelter. But then if I am caught, I can be prosecuted, right? It makes me sick - I get so upset everytime I see him with her. What would you do?
I'm worried that my neighbor may be sexually abusing his dog?
Okay first please only respond with serious answers. This is not a joke, it's been making me sick, I can't stop worrying about it. I hate to even come to this conclusion about someone but I just have a feeling that something is terribly wrong. This guy is really strange, he will never say anything when I've tried to say hello, and any time I've tried to talk to his dog and asked to pet her, he just grabs her off the ground and goes inside. I just thought he was weird... but my other neighbor pointed out how whenever he walks her, he constantly tries to stand where he is blocking other people's view of her. She's right, he does. But yesterday I finally got a good look at her and my stomach immediately sank and has been in knots ever since. It's a little chihuahua,I noticed she walked kind of funny but what I saw from behind is what is upsetting me. This little dog's anus/vagina is hugely protruding and gaping. I mean I'm talking swollen to the size of a beer bottle. I've seen dogs in heat and this was something different. Am I being over paranoid? Thinking very seriously of calling Animal Control, but this is such a huge and disturbing accusation to throw at someone. I don't know what to do. Suggestions?
My neighbors never let their dog inside, what should I do?
I’m gonna play devil’s advocate here.We need to assess the situation to see if this can be considered abuse.Where do you live? (Please don’t answer this one in a comment or something. Never give your address online.) If you live somewhere that’s warm all the time, like Central America, or Hawaii, having an outdoor dog isn’t actually a bad thing, so long as you can see that the dog has some sort of shelter from the heat (shade, a dog house, a porch), and is supplied food and water regularly, as well as some toys.Are you absolutely sure they NEVER let the dog inside? This takes close monintoring. If the dog yelping, whimpering, or otherwise seemse uncomfortable and the dog is not being let in, I’d be suspicious. Keep a close eye on them and see if they truly keep the dog outside 24/7, or if they bring him in during bad weather, at night, etc.Do the owners ever come out to see the dog? If he’s just left there, and the owners never come out to see him at all, that’s neglect and you should immediately call the animal police*. If the owners regularly come outside to see the dog, give him attention, and seem to care about the dog, then a little more analysis needs to be given to the situation.Is the dog chained up or in a fenced-in yard? If the dog’s chained up, it’s an automatic call to the animal police If the dog’s in a fenced-in yard and has lots of room, he may have a doggy door that allows him to go in and out on his own accord.Does the dog seem to be unhealthy? If the dog is dirty, underweight, has a mangey or ratty coat, etc, action should quickly be taken.Before someone calls the police on their neighbor, you really need to assess the situation. It is great that you care for the wellbeing of animals, as you should, but making a wrong judgement could put your neighbor and their pet through serious stress and trauma. Monitor the situation closely. If they do not come out to see the dog and the dog is forced outside for over 24 hours (and you see the owner is home at least part of the time), immediately call the animal police. I might even recommend setting up a camera to watch the dog and owners for a time just to make sure you’re not wrongly accusing anyone.If you’re unsure or on the fence about if the situation seems wrong, stay on the safe side and call a local animal humane society. I’d only call the real police if the situation seems urgent, as in, someone comes out and starts hitting the dog urgent.*SPCA, animal control, or the actual police.
Scared of neighbor's dog. What to do?
My neighbor has this huge black dog. It's like a small horse. I'm scared. There is a 6 foot chain link fence, but that thing could go through it if it wanted to. Should I call animal control?
There are neighbours of mine who abuse my family members because we feed stray dogs in our area. Is it right?
The trouble is, not everyone wants strays hanging around. They can carry disease, fleas and be a nuisance. Like going through bins, chasing cats, fighting dogs on leads, and crapping on lawns and pissing all over the place.Its a very nice thing you’re doing. And nice should conquer all. But it doesn’t. You can do what you like in your own home, but the streets are a shared thing. We’ve all got to get along.Maybe ask the neighbors what exactly they’re worried about, at least then if the dogs are NOT doing this you can nicely point that out. These dogs are acting fine. IF they start to cause a problem I will deal with it. Offer to pick up the dog shit if thats the problem, not sure what you’d do about them chasing cats and turning bins out, but I’m sure you can figure something out, and if not, you might just have to properly adopt a pet and encourage the strays away.Sadly you don’t own the whole road, and everyone has a right to be happy not ust you and the strays.
If your dog kills the neighbor's declawed cat out in the yard, should you pay the vet bill?
absolutely not!!. first of all the neighbor im sure declawed it so it wounldnt scratch either the kids or the furniture. which is taking the cats ability to defend itself. and its very possible the cat was let outside which makes it free game to either a car or weather or preditor.. its the owners responsability to keep there pets on a leash or inside away from harm. sorry to hear about the cat. but when you take its defense away then you take the fight out of it.. and leave it meat for the dog.. it could have scratched that dog on the nose in defense and the dog run away.. thats what usually happens.
Neighbors keep dogs in garage, is this legal?
I don't think your neighbor is doing anything wrong. At least the dogs are penned so they're not running around getting into things and getting hurt while their owners are gone. No dog owner can be with their dog all the time so it's not bad to leave it alone for a little while, especially on a holiday weekend. Now, they shouldn't be left in the garage all the time. Do your neighbors take care of the dogs when they're home? I don't think this is as serious a situation as you're making it out to be. I'd be more worried that you're peeking in their garage.