Seeking Opinions - Neglected Dog.

[Freedom]

One of my employee's daughters . . . .

Is the mom involved at all in helping the dog? I mean, sounds like that is how you found out about it. Or is the mom saying, deal with the daughter directly?

I think I would do what scrain 2329 advised, try talking to her. You need to learn who the vet is, as you will want to get any vet history. Is she willing to give that to ya?

If you KNOW she didn't pay for the dog, why not say that when she says she wants what she paid for it?

Part of me just wants to report her to animal and child welfare!

Please don't do NOTHING, this doggie needs you or someone to help it, somehow!

Glad you are investigating options! Keep it up.

[lizbud]

I would pay & take the dog out of there. It's not the pup's fault she's
such a loser.

I think she'd probably jump at the chance for a fist full of cash. Best of
luck getting the dog away from that situation.

[Twisterdog]

I have already called Animal Control. I knew, based on decades of past experience with our AC, what the response would be before I even called, but I had to give the token effort. They said they would have to see and document the fact that the dog had no food or water, over a period of time, before they could even give her a warning. They told me that, frankly, this would be impossible to do with a dog kept in the house. All the owner has to do is say, "I picked up the bowls to sweep." AC basically told me good luck, maybe I could get the dog away from her, but they couldn't do anything.

She does have vet records, and the dog is up to date on shots ... only because her older sister took the puppy to the vet and did it.

This girl is estranged from her mother, my employee and best friend, because her mother is in the process of trying to get custody of the baby. I am totally on the mother's side here, that baby needs to go to his grandparents, no doubt.

I have tried talking to her. She denies neglecting the dog, of course. She swears she paid for it (although I KNOW she didn't). She has had enough past dealings with Animal Control over other dogs that she knows exactly what they will and will not do. She is a piece of work. And I have known this girl for ten years, I know talking, begging, threatening is pointless. I have one option - buy the dog. That's why I only put the two options in the poll - with this girl, those are, sadly, the only two options that exist.