No real reason for this post aside from a vague hope that I can sob on somebody's shoulder!
We were out walking with our friends on Sunday. DH and I have 2 Labradors. Friends have 2 collies and 2 JRTs. One of our friends slipped and landed awkwardly, breaking his ankle and leg. After a very frightening 2 hours with him unable to move / hyperthermia setting in / ambulance refusing to come because he "wasn't high enough priority", we got some friendly army men to help us and we got him to hospital.
By this time it was getting late and we had toddler DS with us, so we offered to take all six dogs back to ours for the night.
They are still here.
Collie 1 has resource guarding issues and will attack other dogs that go near him when he has a toy. All toys have had to be confiscated. He is currently sitting on the sofa picking chunks of mud out of his paws.
Collie 2 is the mouthiest dog I've ever come across and just won't...stop... barking. She can open doors and has chewed through 2 coat pockets. I had to work this morning, left the collies and JRTs crated. Came back and Collie 2 had escaped the crate (crate still shut and the dog she was sharing with still inside). She had tipped up our kitchen bin and eaten / shredded the contents. She peed on the carpet. A LOT.
JRT 1 is an old girl and generally OK, but has a tendency to wonder. Our garden is dog-proofed - but from the POV of Lab owners. JRTs can fit through fat smaller gaps that Labs.
JRT 2 is just generally a loon. Shreds anything he gets hold of and is not properly house trained.
None of the 4 dogs has any form of recall. In fact the only command they have is "sit" and that's a bit shakey. Our house is small and I am finding it exhausting having to avoid them. They can all clear our baby gates and both collies open doors so I can't contain them.
2YO DS is thrilled to be surrounded by so many dogs, but has taken to getting in a dog crate to eat as all of our friend's dogs pester him for food.
Obviously we want to help our friends out and we will keep them as long as we can, but grrrrr.....
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
Need to Vent - looking after friends dogs!
LetThereBeCupcakes · 10/02/2015 21:14
AIBU to have roared at the mental image of your son curled up eating his tea in the dog crate? 
Sorry. Not helpful. I'd be dropping the dogs back round tomorrow without any negotiations.
They've gone
They asked up to keep them until Friday. I laughed. One of their collies started snapping at my dogs so that was the final straw. The house stinks now, major cleanup operation required! But that will have to wait as I've done my back in.
What did they do when you laughed?
Is the friendship still going? Cheeky beggars.
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