There Is This Dog

[lizbud]

I kept checking on the dog today & there's still nobody home.I noticed
an AC van driving down the alley & flagged them down.They knew the
address that I reported & said they had already left a notice on the owners
door about the dog & if they had not responded by by 5:30pm today, they
would come back and take the dog.It's now almost 7:30pm and the dog is
still there. Maybe there was another emergency, I don't know.

I just went back over & fed him another can of food & dog bisquits.I have
been careful not to leave any evidence that I've fed him. I cut the dog
food roll of meat & just drop it over the fence onto the concrete walkway.
Not the most hygenic way to feed a dog, but. he eats every bit. I figure
it might help to keep him warm during the night to have something in his
stomach. Weather at night is in the 40's. I can't figure out how to give
him any water, but believe having the wet food does give him some water.

The AC lady assured me that would be back to pick him up tonight, but
now that doesn't seem likely.

[Logan]

Oh Liz, you are an angel to him. Thank you for doing what you are doing. This is just horrible. What in the world is wrong with people????? A dog, padlocked to a tow truck chain??? No water, no food???? Sometimes you really have to wonder, don't you???

I hope he will be ok.

Logan

[zoey]

Why people can't simply take animals to the shelter, rather thatn leaving them to dehydrate and starve is beyond me. With all the services available in this day & age, how can people can still be so cruel and neglectful?!
That poor doggy out in 40'. *cries* I'll say a prayer for him.
Thanks for giving him attention, love and food Lizbud. You are an angel!

[lizbud]

A little update on the dog.When I went out this morning to check on him,
he had a brand new blue nylon collar on.The heavy chain that was wrapped
around his neck was still there, but now it's hooked to his collar clip and not
weighing him down around his neck.I also noticed a new stainless steel water
bowl. I'm sure AC must have reached someone in the house & laid down
the law to them.I'm going to keep checking in on him for awhile yet to see
if they follow through with a dog house shelter for him.Food, water and
shelter, that's the law.I can't make them treat him as I treat my animals
but at least he'll have what he needs.

Boy they are sure missing out on a lot by just leaving him in the yard all
the time, he's a very smart dog.He knows who I am already & brightens
up whenever I go near his fence.

[critter crazy]

Well tat is good news! I do kind of wish that they had taken him, but now they will probably check on him to make sure he is being taken care of properly!

[Ginger's Mom]

At least you have made his life a little better, Lizbud. Thanks for getting involved. I hope his family follows through.

[Logan]

Some progress, thanks to you, Liz. I hope it will continue.

[trezurdelites]

thanks for caring about this neglected furbabie !!

can you post what general area youre in ???

living a life on a chain, is no life for a dog.......

if I were there, I would take him and either rehome him myself or contact a pit rescuer to do it...




The Family Dog

The family's dog was bought for a guard,

Chained to a post in a chilly backyard,

Housed in a shed that was airless and dark,

And every few weeks had a run in the park.

When boredom set in with no fun and no work,

One day it broke loose and went quietly berserk

Pa couldn't fathom just why it went wild,

As it flattened his wife and then bit his child.

The police were called in to sort out the mess,

And the whole sorry tale was revealed by the press,

The Rescue Society was really annoyed,

So, the dog was re-homed -- and the owners destroyed.

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