Am I overreacting?

[poofy]

My nephews have 2 dogs next door tied up, they had a chow and coonhound tied up for 15 years till they died, I cried over those dogs, and these to,its makes me so sick. .THe pit would some times get lose and come over here, she is so sweet..and so is the rottie.. I go over n make sure they have food an water all the time, the usually do..but still..I would walk them, but dont know how aggressisve they would be with other dogs we might come across, and they drag me, Im not strong enought to hold them..I had to take leah back to the leash many times and belive me it was a reall tug of war she loves to play..ans so does chujo..they are very sweet dogs, and it just hurts my heart, and evey time I think of the chow and coon that died, im glad they have crossed the RB and are free to run and have fun..

[K9karen]

BTW.. I saw the kids across the street today with an Akita puppy. It was all I could do to keep my big trap shut. In the last 12 years, they've had 6 dogs. The Rottie, who was constantly tied up in back to a tree, died. The cockapoo, Finnish Spitz, Chow, and PitBull, unfortunately didn't fare well either. Some lasted a few weeks, some a few months. Either the kids got tired of them and since they're teenagers, had more important things to do and the poor things were all given away. I found the Chow, one freezing, sleeting winter night in the middle of the street. After much coaxing, I put one of Cody's leashes on him. Nobody was home at their house. I left a note taped to their door. I fed him, walked him, dried him off and laid one of my thick throw rugs down so he could lay on it, and tied him to their porch. (It's a covered porch). I waited and waited until they came home. The story was that he got out in the morning and because the daughter was late for work, she didn't have time to search for him. Then she was upset because the dog was so wet and shivering! One week later, the poor thing was out of there. These people buy dogs like trophies. After the 2nd dog, the father said to me "No more dogs if the kids can't take care of them". It's sickening. They're healthy but ignored. I waited 40 years for my 1st dog. I begged my parents my whole life. I waited until I had the time and knew I'd be responsible. I travelled all the time and knew that I couldn't be a loving pet owner before that.

Thanks for your sweet comments about my Logan. "He" is a she, named after our beloved fellow PTer..Logan.

[areias]

Aww those stories are so sad. Poor husky.. it probably escapes the fence and they don't know how to deal with it. Or they don't want poop all over their yard.

My Uncle had some property out in South Carolina-had a Rottie in a chain link kennel, and a Malamute on a chain. The rottie would come out once in a while, but the malamute had never been off the chain in 7 years. It got real mean-we were having a family reunion type thing over there and my grandma, being her typical self was teasing the dog. When my uncle went over to feed it, it grabbed his arm and tore it to shreds. They killed the dog and it came back positive for rabies . Poor thing..live all that time on a chain and you get a horrible festering disease and just end up getting killed at the end. The rottie eventually got poisioned by some neighborhood kids, but its probably better that way.

[poofy]

I never had a dog of my own..We had a few family dogs when i was young, but they really belonged to dad..MY kids had some, but I was never home and worked all the time..said I didnt want a dog till I could spend time with it, and wanted one I could keep inside and it be part of my family..so Sammyj is really my second dog.The first got stolen ,many years ago and so I waited to get another..and im glad I did..I dont like dogs on chains..their are 2 on the other side of me that have a big chain link fence and and a large covered pourch and their owner takes them in all the time..and he comes out and plays with them..Hes a local truck driver, but takes a lot of time for his dogs..that makes me happy to see that.

[4theloveofzoe]

Oops... lol Sorry *blushes*

BTW.. I saw the kids across the street today with an Akita puppy. It was all I could do to keep my big trap shut. In the last 12 years, they've had 6 dogs. The Rottie, who was constantly tied up in back to a tree, died. The cockapoo, Finnish Spitz, Chow, and PitBull, unfortunately didn't fare well either. Some lasted a few weeks, some a few months. Either the kids got tired of them and since they're teenagers, had more important things to do and the poor things were all given away. I found the Chow, one freezing, sleeting winter night in the middle of the street. After much coaxing, I put one of Cody's leashes on him. Nobody was home at their house. I left a note taped to their door. I fed him, walked him, dried him off and laid one of my thick throw rugs down so he could lay on it, and tied him to their porch. (It's a covered porch). I waited and waited until they came home. The story was that he got out in the morning and because the daughter was late for work, she didn't have time to search for him. Then she was upset because the dog was so wet and shivering! One week later, the poor thing was out of there. These people buy dogs like trophies. After the 2nd dog, the father said to me "No more dogs if the kids can't take care of them". It's sickening. They're healthy but ignored. I waited 40 years for my 1st dog. I begged my parents my whole life. I waited until I had the time and knew I'd be responsible. I travelled all the time and knew that I couldn't be a loving pet owner before that.

Thanks for your sweet comments about my Logan. "He" is a she, named after our beloved fellow PTer..Logan.