Neighbours on holiday and left dog in house

Crazy isn't it. When I'm away I have someone going in a couple of times a day for the cats but doggo comes with us if UK and stays with a family member otherwise. Can't fathom leaving her alone.

I wonder if the neighbour who’s been feeding the dog was supposed to have him/her at her house but has decided to just leave it there and go in instead perhaps but now that it’s been raised that dog is crying they’ve taken him/her to her house, cause the alternative of an owner thinking this is ok to leave a dog alone is utter madness .

good result

RSPCA can't do anything.

@DonnaBanana They may "come from nature" but they've been raised in sodding CAPTIVITY with absolutely zero experience or knowledge of how to catch their own food, find shelter - nothing. They're not objects they're living souls with feelings of abandonment and hurt, not to mention outright fear for fuck’s sake. Please do the right thing and rehome that poor animal.

Un fucking believable

@DonnaBanana You should be banned from keeping animals 🤬 "Animals adapt" not from bloody NEGLECT they don't!

Why do these people always have a cliched saying to justify their abhorrent actions?!

Please OP, please contact someone about this. PP may be right in that nothing can or will be done about it, but at least you will have tried. Leaving a dog alone for that length of time, even with someone popping in for the odd twenty minute interval, is not acceptable, especially if the poor dog has such pronounced separation anxiety which clearly it does. A neighbour of mine used to leave their dog during the day for long periods and it would howl and cry constantly - They returned each evening, so I could soeak to them about it, let them know how distressed their pet was, even offered to help by checking in on it or walking it, but I would’ve without doubt contacted the RSPCA had they left the dog for days on end in that state. I truly hope you do take action and don’t leave that poor animal in such distress 😔

If the dog is only being let out once a day, the owners are going to return to a house full of dog shit.

Also @DonnaBanana no, it's not okay to leave your cat outside for a week, ffs.

So who was feeding the poor cat

Just read your post and a few messages and I really feel sick and very emotional. That poor dog!! How the fuck can they do that??

I feel sick just reading this. My dog has separation anxiety and we can hardly leave him. He'd be so distressed and turning the house upside down. Someone checking up on the dog once or twice a day is not enough! They need mental stimulation, walks etc. That person checking the dog is obviously not a proper dog sitter.

Over 140 messages in and people still suggesting call the RSPCA. Don't you think the previous 140 messages have already done that?

Wonder if anyone else will post suggesting it

My god! I can't understand people who do this! How can anyone be so cruel to leave a poor dog alone like that? I wouldn't go anywhere unless I knew my beloved pooch was being looked after. Really hope you can get some help for the poor thing. 😢

The thread title wasn't enough of a warning for you??

You want a "trigger warning" too?

FFS

Please call the rspca, this dog isn't well cared for it has been left virtually alone and is never walked, not socialised with other dogs, that is not well cared for

Please call the rspca or police.
I'm heartbroken for the poor thing, he deserves a better life

@Grammarnut
I'm not sure that you know any more about caring for a dog than the OP's neighbours . Do you really think that the way to end separation anxiety in a dog is to leave it pretty much alone for a week? And as for OP's neighbours not being able to afford dog boarding when on their holiday - if that's the case they either shouldn't have a dog or shouldn't go on holiday . And a good kennels will let dogs have a good run around in a field a couple of times a day, and will be regularly checked and given human interaction as well as feeding.

I work with dogs. I explicitly refuse to tend to dogs who are left alone overnight. We tell clients it’s due to insurance. But actually it’s because it’s immoral.

My neighbour did this. By his own choosing, the cat now lives with us.

If the owners can’t afford proper care for the dog then they shouldn’t own one! Someone popping in 20 mins a day (or even twice a day) is NOT proper care for any dog.

When we go away our dog has a live-in sitter. £40 per day. Budgeted into the cost of owning a dog.

and for the person saying they left their cat outside for a week, you must be a troll. I can’t believe anyone would actually admit to doing that and not be ashamed.

Oh dear. Yes, my DD obviously care more about her dog. But she is very well-off and can pay a dogwalker several times a week and for her to board the dog if they go away i.e. for 2 weeks.
Perhaps the neighbours cannot afford this. And the dog won't be in its own poo. If it's taken out after being fed then it will have a motion. Are you sure the carer only comes once a day btw?

But she is not abandoned. Someone is looking after her. You may think it is inappropriate. Maybe the owners do not - or are trying to end separation anxiety. Why not offer to have the dog for them since you are so upset. Certainly tell them she was howling all day, when they return.

A cat should not be left to fend for itself. It should have access to shelter and someone coming in with food and to clear litter trays. Honestly!

They havent abandoned ot. They have a dog walker feeder coming in

I would speak with them and tell them its howling all day

The rspca wont be interested as it ia being looked after albeit struggling with the separation

You could offer to have it overnight?

Ah OK, you've over egged the pudding now. Less try-hard next time. 8/10 for effort, 2/10 for execution.