Yep. My sister first dropped him off to live at a farm. Friend of her husbands. A month later they went to visit and found him chained to a pole in the middle of the lawn. Malnourished and he had an infection of some sort that he almost didnt come back from. Obvious that he had been living/left outside for that entire month. The collar had create a callus on his neck. This is when he was still very small. Second place he was dropped off at was her brother in laws apartment. This is where the dog spent 3 weeks living in a cage and where he learned to be afraid of a belt. I cant even put my belt on in front of him or he runs out of the room.

So when we got him he was afraid of being left outside alone. Afraid of being in a cage. Hes super needy. He constantly checks to make sure your still there.

That's really sad, especially if he sees you for the first time in an hour and you're holding a belt.

Thirty years ago, with babies in the house, we felt the dog was too much trouble and we advertised for someone who wanted him. About two months later I stopped by the property and saw pretty much what you describe with this dog, except ours hadn't been chained. Fortunately, they were okay with giving him back. Man, did that dog stay close to us!


I'll say it again:
SQUIRREL!

It makes me sad when people mistreat animals.

It doesn't sound like your sister should have a dog. It's apparent she doesn't have the place to keep it. Is it your dog now, or are you still just a caretaker?

To those who imagine up all sorts of ways to hurt/kill the offending dog - Keep in mind that for many people a their dog is their child. What would you do if someone purposefully killed your son/daughter?

Dogs bark for a reason; they're scared, excited, bored, lonely, etc. It isn't their fault, they don't know better. Hurting them is plain stupid.

No kidding. This is the 4th dog she has had since she has been married. Every single one ends up somewhere else.

She sold her town house and CHOSE to move into an apartment that doesn't allow pets. Her rent is $1600 so it's not like she was forced to just pick any apartment. It's still her dog according to her but it's my dog according to me.

Based on her track record i wont have to deal with her taking the dog back. If she does come looking for him we can fight about it then.

People who consider the dog as part of the family wont leave them in the yard all day. I can't fall asleep at night until i walk my dog, make sure hes fed and make sure there isn't anything he can get into or get hurt with while i am sleeping. If i wake up late i feel so guilty thinking about him having to "hold it" until i let him out. I don't have to worry about a neighbor killing my dog because hes not in the yard barking non stop for hours on end.

What would solve this problem is ticketing pet owners who have barking dogs. After 3 tickets the dog is impounded.

While we are on the subject of loser pet owners. My dog was attacked by a neighbors dog a few months ago. Pit/Lab mix. Neighbors dog was responsible for 3 dog attacks before mine. I didn't know what to do while he was viscously biting my dog so i began beating it with a 2X4 that was just inside the garage. The attack happened when my mom walked out front with my dog on his leash. The neighbors dog was bleeding allover his body by the time he let go of my dog. The only reason he let go was because my mom got brave or crazy enough to grab the other dogs collar and start pulling him away from my dog. Once he let go of my dogs skin... my dog ran inside the house. The neighbors dog sat right down and was as calm as can be. Cops/Animal control came and took the dog. The owners got a $50 ticket from the police and had to pay $500 if they wanted their dog back. A month later my neighbor got his loser punk kids a new pitbull.

At this point i am thinking up ways to hurt and kill the neighbor. If i didn't mind showering with men or being traded for cigarettes i would probably move forward with some of my plans.

Yup, the dog owner is a douche for cooping up a high energy dog in an apartment for hours on end."

Sounds like a girl I know.........................................................

Thanks for that, Mr. Stanley. Actually, I thought it was going to be much worse, involving fire trucks, or tow trucks... just trucks in general, I guess.

Are you the one who put her in a cage?

Yeah Stamp? Well, this is my killer taliban Shih Tzu...Bentley :)

Got my 2 from shelters also...the black one we got first, he was left there tied to the shelter fence after hours and was there all night until next morning when shelter workers arrived. He has had separation issues ever since. He has chewed all the moldings in our house and chewed through a sheetrock wall and a wooden door. The brown one's issue is she is scared of thunderstorms, to the point she hops in bed with us (shes 70 lbs) and tries to lay on top of you.
All of that doesn't matter when you realize the quality of life I / you have given these dogs. Way to go.....
Mans best friend...

Need any help? I am all for it (I mean the hurt and kill thing not the showering and cigarettes...)

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