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my neighbors have a dog. a big, sweet pit mix.

but you’d never know it because we almost NEVER seen them walk her.  and when i’m in the back yard with my dogs i can tell that they almost NEVER even go out in their yard to check on her. 

she’s just alone, in the heat outside,for most of the day.  but dogs can smell and hear what’s going on around them.  they know what they’re being deprived of.

my dogs will run at the fence and fence-fight with her, growling, barking, tails high.

and she used to bark back, low and threatening.

but now, it’s gotten to the point that she’s so starved for attention that any time i’m in the back yard with henry and lola, throwing the ball and playing with them…i hear her whine.   then the whine becomes this undulating howl. and not ONCE does anyone in her house come out and check on her.  she’s howling and barking, the kind of bark with a squeak on the end of it, and there are kids playing in her front yard, and no one comes to check on her.

it’s breaking my heart.

Notes

  1. previouslydenimwrappednight-blog said: Steal her in the middle of the night and drop her off at a pit rescue. They probably won’t notice for days.
  2. lyndztanica said: I don’t envy you; if it was my mom or I we would have called someone or been dicks to them by now. But we’re both judgmental assholes when it comes to how people treat their pets. So you have my sympathies (and my righteous anger because arrrrrfggggh).
  3. badgerlord said: Try Austin Pets Alive. They’re pretty experienced with this and may have ideas on how to help/advocate for the dog.
  4. stealyourshiny said: I’d call the cops on them, but the dog might get put down cos she’s a pit. >< Ugh. See if there’s a pit rescue near you and call them?
  5. surelyforthvakarian said: *heart breaks all over the place* That’s such a horrible situation to be in, for the dog AND you. :(
  6. afragmentcastadrift said: Do they see you walking your dogs? If so, maybe you could offer to walk theirs as well. Once a week or something, and not necessarily with your dogs. But as a way to care for her, one. And also as a way to drop a fat hint to them.
  7. uminoko said: Can you call the authorities? There are often city ordinances against leaving dogs outside all day like that.
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