PUPPY IN GARAGE

Yes that's my point. A loved family dog in one culture where it's respectful and kind and also needed for protection is a world away from an overbred designer dog who is simply being expoited for clicks and probably breeding. My colleague was heartbroken, genuinely, because the dog was such a big part of their lives. Unlike these bastards who just want to get it out for clicks. Same with farm dogs, loved and respected in the main even though they sleep outside. This pup isn't an outside dog, it's a neglected, abused, expouted puppy and my blood is boiling just typing.

Heated kennels are fine for dogs with others for company but generally for working dogs. Not fine for puppy on its own to be left in the dark and wheeled out as an online accessory/toy.

RSPCA might not do much. I agree I’d out them on SM - fucking ‘influencers’ they sound utterly selfish. Dogs are animals with emotions not a fucking show pony toy to be trotted out for likes!

Also, could you find out who the breeder is and let them know?

Share the Instagram account on here, she will regret the day she did this to that poor pups.

OP not been back?

Are they going to be complying with The Guard Dog Act 1975 - if the puppy is to be trained as a guard dog ?

what sort of business is the family running from the home to need a guard dog ?
or is the family so famous that they need that kind of protection ?
how many bars of gold bullion are kept in the garage ?

Diwali in less than 2 weeks then Guy Fawkes and of course we know the fireworks extend well after and before these dates .
Someone in my neighborhood was letting off fireworks last night .

So this poor little creature will have the stress of his first experience of fireworks locked in a garage . They'll probably say it;s good training for his Guard Dog Duties.

Do they live in an area where they need a guard dog ? Or their lifestyle means they need protected?
Will their DC know that the dog is not a pet ?

Have they got someone on board to do the training (I'm assuming they aren't experienced in this themselves )

This is cruel. Dogs are pack animals. The poor little thing crying on its own without any stimulation or company.

This is also storing up trouble. Animals need to be socialized or they become aggressive. Then what?

A gentleman in town had an Akita puppy and he purposely asked people including those with DC if the dog with his management could approach them.

@billybear

for insta & guarding.

they didn't want a pet.

bastards

English winter isn't he weather dogs who live outside live in.

they've been saying for years they're going to convert the garage & still haven't ... and the puppy is in there NOW.

so no, it's not like kennels.

Under section nine of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, all domestic animals have the legal right to live in a suitable environment, eat a suitable diet and exhibit normal behaviour patterns.

A dark, unheated garage is not a suitable environment for a puppy. They need company, interaction, and exposure to the outside world to have a chance of developing normally.
Puppies raised in isolation grow up fearful and do not make good pets or guard dogs.

Contact the RSPCA to alert them to the situation.

I personally don’t see the point in having a dog if you’re not going to even live with it.

I also think there needs to be much stricter rules on pet ownership.

But many dogs live outside.

In most countries it’s normal for dogs to live in the garage.

In this country it’s normal for working dogs to live in barns or kennels.

I guess if it’s a guard dog then it would be classed as a working dog and not a pet.

I lived in a country where dogs were never kept inside. I inherited two dogs with a house I rented. They never wanted to be inside because they didn’t like being trapped in. They slept in the open garage and were completely free to roam anywhere as the garden wasn’t fenced in. I think they had a pretty happy life. They were very chilled out and friendly.

However, dogs are pack animals and don’t like being alone. I would never lock one in by themselves. Although I’m not sure it is any different to people who leave their dogs at home alone or in crates by themselves.

But if the SM posts were "dog is living in our outdoor doghouse" people might think Oh , lovely heated garden office room not cold concrete floored garage full of boxes and a lawnmower .
I bet the photos are of the DC cuddling the dopey eyed pup not their garage !

@Candaceowens it is in a. junk filled garage not a heated kennel, a very young pup.

My friend has dogs.
Some come with in the house some don't.

One dog hates being inside and will continually pace in the house if inside - so they leave it outside (has big kennel and garden. )

People on here are insane. Theres nothing at all wrong with a dog living outside. Especially not in a heated garage.

Have they posted on their Instagram that they’re cruelly keeping this poor little pup alone in the garage? If they have, I’d been screengrabbing that and, using junk accounts set up especially, posting it on every UK dog lover social media group I could find. They can then kiss their ‘influencer’ careers goodbye.
In the meantime, contact their local council dog warden and see what they advise. We’re getting to the fag end of October and it’s been fairly mild so far, but if, as you say, they’ve done nothing towards this poor pups comfort with winter rapidly approaching, this could be considered cruelty and neglect.

My Sri Lankan colleague recently lost his family dog back home in a very remote village. The dog was 18 and had never seen the indoors. For 18 years he protected the crops so they would eat, bravely saw off monkeys to protect the family children, slept at the door and lived on the food scraps. He was given a village funeral ceremony and buried with family members in their plot. No vets within hours bus rides yet died a dignified death with the utmost respect. That's an outdoor life for a dog who came from many generations of outdoor dogs in a place where it's the norm.

But in Sri Lanka it is rarely below 25°c. He was a working dog who would have spent the day with his owner being working and having company. Very different situation to this dog.

I think the dog thing has gone mad. Coats for dogs, groomers, play dates and so on.
Probably a dog on a farm would be fine but to deliberately put a puppy in a garage is horrible.

Adult working dogs (plural!) can successfully live outside, plenty of working farm dogs do.

Expecting a young puppy who’s just been removed from its family to live in an unheated garage on its own is pure cruelty.

I’d go and steal it.

So you want to share their socials ?
I more than happy to take these animal abusers down

I would be very sure of your facts first.
Lots of working dogs are kept in a kennel environment without issues BUT there’s often more than one so they have company.
Growing up our dog was allowed into the hallway but that was it. He loved being outside and was never settled indoors. He had a comfortable warm kennel which was completely weatherproof but more often than not he would prefer being outside, Plus he had free run of about an acre of garden. As a teenager I spent ages with him each day training him, walking him and doing agility activities.
I think you have to look at the whole picture, but a dog stuck in a garage with minimal interaction isn’t acceptable.

Can you speak to his parent? Is it your sibling? I’d be appalled at this, mine are the focus of our day if we’re home.