I'm in such a terrible position and hate to bring up another dog issue but I would like to see what others think about this and how you would handle it.......
I have two jobs --- I work at a library and then I work for a family in the town where I live.... The father of this family is dying of a brain tumor and has lived with it for 10 years now. There are two kids : boy-14, girl-11. The mother and kids decided last year that they needed a puppy (a golden retreiver)---the father was very much against it due to his health. Well, the puppy is now 1 1/2 and is left by herself 98% of the day tied in the backyard. She's very destructive and wild because she's been neglected.
I go over twice a week to help out and take the dog on runs in the woods with my dog. She as a wonderful spirit and loves to swim/run.
Other people have tried to convince the mother to have the dog fostered out for the time being because Dan (the father) is dying and has maybe a few months (if even that)to live ---the son agreed to it but the mother won't let anyone talk to the daughter.
I asked the mother about it and she said that she won't consider fostering the dog out because she "just can't do that to the kids" ---makes me ill because the kids fight over who's going to take the dog on walks up the street and back! They DON'T pay any attention to her. She's left outside in the full sun with no water for long periods of time amd then gets herself tangled up around everything.
The mother also stated that "the family is not getting everything they need right now and suffering, so will the dog" ...I was appalled and wanted to quit my job right then and there.
Am I wrong? I've been so stressed about this becasue I can't just sit and watch a dog suffer from neglect. These people have no idea what a dog needs.
It's so sad
and it breaks my heart....
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