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First off horrid is a over-dramatic thing to call her and i think she is just ignorant (not stupid) to the things that need done and things she is doing...
ok here's my problem...it involves two dogs so ill split the posts.
Dog 1
A dear friend of ours has Rocko's brother and he started out much beefier than rocko (def. got more boxer than my pup did). He was a healthy and hearty dog, but very skiddish and fearfull.
This dog was first in a pen of mud and his own waste and he was always covered in it (pen was 10x5). Finally, last winter i began regularly checking in on him,giving him fresh water (his was usually green brown or frozen solid) and letting him run a little.
When the outside pen was beyond disgusting and repair she moved him into a indoor pen (4x5 or so) covered it with blankets and put it inside the garage with no lights and the garage doors cracked about a foot for air, I do know she let him out more, she's not an evil person, she doesnt. do this stuff on purpose.
Unfortunately, i thought she had moved him back inside the house with her because she brought him up for a bath and said she moved him "inside".
After knowing the truth i decided to act because this not good for the dog mentally or physically. i moved him to a tie out cord got him rocko's old igloo and began checking on him more often.
i now just keep a close eye on him. he is not mal-nourished anymore (she stepped up to that and took care of it). However, from being in the pen his muscles are non-existent, and since a minor fracture (my diagnosis not dr.'s) went untreated, he is supposed to be on joint pills at 2.5 yrs (i hope he takes them anyway.
I love this friend dearly and know she just simply doesnt see it. (she really is always at work and would never do this on purpose). I want to call the humane society because it is not to that extent, or make her feel like a horrible human being because she isnt she is very loving and i believe she just doesnt, or didnt, realize the basic care a dog needs to be healthy and happy.
i just want to make her notice it and make some effort to change things without her being mad or hating me .
We owned ruby first she is a Husky Shepherd whom chased cars and ran-away. Living in the country and on a busy country road this was not a good combination.
So we eventually did not feel she was not living the life she deserved tied to a chain all day, i was still a "no dogs in house, they are dirty smelly blah blah blah" so we actually gave her to this same friends mom where she was able to run free and be happy.
Sadly, someone was shooting her mothers dogs (its beyond disgusting to me) so her mom said she couldnt handle it and our friend took her in (this is at month or so before the previous dog was moved into the small pen in garage).
She was inside dog and well-cared for (she was older and therefore seemed to need less attention). Problem was the only time she got outside was on a 15 or so foot cord running under front door off porch and about 6-8ft. into the yard.
Then winter ended and shedding began. She said she couldnt handle the amount of hair (remember husky/shepherd mix) So just a week or two after i had tied up rocko's brother and started secrectly keeping an eye on him, she moved my old dog permanently outside on the cord that ran off porch and through shrubs but wrapped it around a brick piller instead of through door.
So now i stop by whenever she is not home and have to untangle her from bushes and posts. Also, both dogs can reach each other and play but i am terrified that they will get tangled together and panic when no one's home which will end badly.
so again, what do i do? i dont want to hurt her feelings or our friendship. I love her dearly. My wife, and I are very close and she is a wonderfull person. How do i do this tactfully?
I already feel horrible (especially for the title i dont mean horrid its an ugly word) for even starting this thread and worrying that she will somehow see this
Also, please no posts like "TURN HER IN" or any other abrasive or holier than thou posts, only real thougthful insights and advice.
well if you dont want to call on her, the only thing i can say is keep a really close eye on them? or you could suggest maybe when your on the subject of animals that the dogs need a little more then that. hope i helped, and everything gets better
~Ki*
If I were you I would confront her gently about it and say that it might be best if she sold the dogs to a loving home where they could run and play or if she could hire somebody to watch the dogs or even to keep them outside, but with shelter and clean food and water everyday. Also point out that it is for the dog's own good. If she gets mad,then don't worry about it. In a few days she will realize that you are right. I have nothing against keeping animals outside, my friend runs a wolf/wolfdog rescue and all the animals there are kept outdoors, but with plenty of clean and fresh food,water and have acsess to warm shelter and swimming ponds. The pens are also very, VERY big. I hope this helped!
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so we actually gave her to this same friends mom where she was able to run free and be happy.
