Comments by "kxmode" (@kxmode) on "The Dodo"
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A similar situation happened to a dog next door.
A couple of months after moving in, a renter brought a dog and placed it in the backyard. He left that dog back there all the time. He never went out to play with it, take it for walks, or talk to it; basically, he just ignored it. The only time I ever heard him interact with it was to yell at it, and I mean the mean kind of yelling.
Often, the owner tied the dog on a chain long enough to roam around the backyard. The owner left the dog in the wind and rain and cold all the time. The previous homeowners installed a small metal tool shed that the renter used as a dog house, but it was inadequate.
The dog barked for hours, often barking itself asleep. At first, I was mad at the dog for the barking (which was genuinely unbearable). But the more time passed, the more I began to believe the renter was abusing his pet. One day, I was able to talk with the owner, and he seemed like a nice guy. I said I'd be willing to help. He said in a broken English accent, and I quote, "it puppy. it good." I asked what kind of puppy. He said Dobermann. I didn't believe him. It didn't sound like a puppy, but I didn't want to make a big deal of the situation, as I felt we could work out an amicable arrangement.
We exchanged numbers, and then on, I texted him to let him know it was 3 in the morning, and his dog was still barking. One day I called him, and he said his friend would pick up the dog. A week went by. Meanwhile, I started to hear another dog. I knew the renter had another dog that he kept inside the house, but I never heard it outside. So the two of them continued barking for a week. The other dog was less vocal than the Dobermann, who continued to bark for hours: eight, nine, ten hours straight, through out the day and night. After seeing the house lights off for two weeks and no activity, I began to worry about their health and safety (it was raining a lot).
I didn't know how much food they had. I tried to toss food over the fence, but the Dobermann was overly aggressive. It would lunge at the fence. I had no doubts if the fence wasn't there; it would attack me or someone in the neighborhood. While this happened for eight months, I continued calling Animal Control to express the dismay of listening to a barking dog for hours on end and concern for the dog's health. As the months dragged on, I express concern over potential animal abuse. Animal Control told me I would have to get a petition started with the neighbors before coming out.
I called the non-emergency police line, and they said Animal Control handled these calls. So nobody listened to me! When I finally realized the renter had abandoned the property and left his dogs behind in the cold and rain, that's when I called the police and reported the animals as abandoned and likely malnourished as they may have gone 2.5 weeks without food. Much to my exhaustion, that was the ONLY time they came out!!! The police officer immediately knew something was wrong with the Dobermann and that Animal Control would be by tomorrow to pick them up. I asked about food, and he said he would try to give them something to eat. I don't know if he ever did.
Later, I heard through someone familiar with the dogs' cases that the Rottweiler had an untreated injury for months, possibly a year. They mended it and put him in the animal shelter for adoption. On the other hand, the Dobermann was unadoptable as it would lunge at the shelter folks whenever they came by. They had no choice but to put him to sleep. I found out the Dobermann was a two-year-old.
To this day, I remain ANGRY with the renter!!! He committed animal abuse, and the police did NOTHING! I don't know if the law ever went after him. I am also angry with Animal Control because they could have saved both dogs when I first reported the issue. The Dobermann didn't lunge at the fence at first; it just barked loudly. It had progressively gotten worse due to neglect, verbal abuse, possible malnourishment, and its barks were pleads for help that went unanswered. They could have taken the dog and gave it a better home.
I feel like I did everything I could to plead for help in their behalf. To this day, I still feel bad for both dogs. ๐ข๐ข๐ญ
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