10.08.09
I’ve got a gripe to get off my chest
We have a dog, Pebbles, have had her for about a year and a half now. When she was about 6-8 months old we had her fixed and microchipped. She’s also been to puppy training classes and is pretty obedient. The front door can be wide open and she just lays there looking out, doesn’t make an attempt to dash out, she’s been trained.
Each time she goes outside, she’s on a leash. The only time she’s not is when we’re all outside, chillin’, then we let her roam around where we’re at. She’s always with one of us.
Our neighbor has two Chichauah type dogs. When they first moved in the kids and I saw them down the street one day and concerned we told the wife. Come to find out our neighbor opens his front door and lets the dogs out in the morning. For HOURS. They roam up and down the street together. Then he whistles for them and they come home.
Last year the female came home pregnant. She had her puppies and he was determined to sell them. By April he was offering to give us a puppy for The Snitch’s birthday, we thanked him yet declined the offer (I so did not want to do the puppy training all over again). Come to find out he couldn’t get rid of the pups so he built a dog house for them! Now they’re gone, who knows where to.
When we kick it with him and have Pebbles with us he’s always saying You need to let her run around the neighborhood so she’ll know her way home! I think to myself She’s trained NOT to leave so that’s not a concern. Then we’ve talked about Pebbles being fixed and he says he loves his dog too much to put her through that pain.
Guess what? The bitch is pregnant AGAIN! Ugh. I know its none of my business but it really irks me because he couldn’t get rid of the last litter quick enough and was giving them away earlier this year. Not only that but I think of all the families who have had to give up their pets due to the recession because they couldn’t afford to feed them and this fool is adding MORE puppies to the world! Oy.
Things like this just get under my skin. Guess I just have to classify him as an irresponsible pet owner. *rolling my eyes*
Beej said,
October 8, 2009 at 5:52pm
You know, I live on 6.5 acres and I still don’t let my dogs out unattended. We go with them and they come home when we say they come home. Period. I live in the country, obviously. I’ve seen where you live and I know it’s a busy neighborhood. I can’t imagine how this dude feels safe letting them roam like that.
The people we bought this house from had 3 choco labs. In the 7 mos it took us to buy the house, the female gave birth to 2 litters. It still makes my teeth itch to think about it.
Ang said,
October 9, 2009 at 7:43am
You’re not the only one!! You are an awesome owner- dog trained, obedient and responsible. Those who let their dogs just run and then they call and yell and call and the dog runs farther, ugh. That’s not a dog problem, that’s an OWNER problem!! If they’d realize even an older dog can be trained if you just work with him/her. Don’t like to tie them up or put them in a kennel?? Wireless fence is an AWESOME thing..though I guess that would be too ‘difficult and painful’ also as it requires some work on the part of the owner. Those people need slapped.
The puppies issue- nice. Probably the same people that let their kids run wild and terrorize the neighborhood.
I’d be making anonymous calls to the dog warden/animal control when spotting these guys on the loose. I wonder how many times he’ll pay fees to get his wandering dogs back? Or how much he’ll pay to save one after it gets hit by a car. Stupid people irritate me.
Cece said,
October 13, 2009 at 7:44am
Trust me, I’ve seriously thought about calling anonymously but I can’t b/c they’re our “friends” and he’s not working, they’re struggling just to keep the roof over their heads so in my heart (even though it annoys the shit out of me) I can’t add another financial stress to them. *sigh* Catch 22, I guess.
Carrie said,
October 22, 2009 at 7:38pm
That is bad pet parenting. Really bad.
omu said,
October 31, 2009 at 2:24pm
Petunia had developed a habit of running away and not listening when I told her to come back. Solved that one right quick. Electronic collar on level four makes her yip – but it also makes her MUCH less likely to ignore me when I say “Come.”
Yes, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.
Cece said,
November 4, 2009 at 6:27am
Omu, I love it. lol