ExH brought his dog in my house without permission

Oh cry a river.
Why should OP suffer for two weeks and put her cats at risk?
Dump dog at his place, feed it and ex will 100% not pull this shit again.
Too many men count of overly sentimental women like you. It is a dog, surelly OPs mental health, job and two "living sentient" cats don't have to suffer bcs ex is an idiot.

Definitely sounds like the best thing is to leave the dog at his house and go round with the kids after school/work each day to let it out for a run around in the garden and top up food and water.

I like the idea of letting someone else stay in his house to look after his dog.

Just book it into kennels and he can pay when he gets back. I don't see why the dig should suffer just because your ex is a twat.

The problem OP has is while her ex has done a shitty thing, the dog warden may not see it as abandoned per se since it is currently in a house with someone who knows it and could - albeit reluctantly and with difficulty - care for it, and the owner is known and intends to come back for it.

This really. The poor thing is 'foisted off' on the OP, not abandoned as such. It's bloody awful behaviour from OPs ex absolutely but that doesnt change the facts. Also, however ill advisedly, the OPs DCs (albeit manipulated by an asshat) accepted the animal.

I said lie to her ex, ruin his holiday.
Not anybody else. I wasn't advocating doing anything cruel to the dog. Just his abusive owners.

Which country are you in ?

I absolutely hate to say this but I think he has your over a barrel.

Your best option is to hope that a kennels will take him without payment up front or a card on file - but I don't know if that's how they operate.

You’re going to leave a dog for 2 weeks alone ?

Right and what's your suggestion for thr OP? Should the cats suffer being locked in a room all day because of the dog? What should the dog do all day for 9 hours when OP is at work? Should IP run the risk of her house being trashed because the dog understandably gets bored? What about food .. Should OP feed the dog instead of her kids (she said she's got no money left at the moment)? Or should OP go into debt to feed the dog?
This is a shit show and OP is not at fault. No the poor dog is not either. But she's not obliged to care for it

Do you really think that someone with so little care for his animal would bother with vaccinations? - Bet that poor dog hasn't been wormed or vaccinated in its life.

Most loving dog owners can't bear to leave their dog behind when they go on holiday.

Or, if they do, they pay for a good service, not dump it with an ex wife without food when she works all day long and has cats.

Exactly this. What have the fireworks done to people. Some of you have a swinging brick instead of a heart. Preferable to get someone to stay at his house with it or kennels then bil him, yes he's a selfish prick but it isn't the dog's fault! Some people are so so awful to animals who've done nothing wrong. I think we're devolving as a species.

Get dog to his place, put water and food and leave ot to trash a place without walks.
Just pop every second day and refill food and water.
Yes, tje dog won't have the best time of his life but your ex needs a lesson.

Tell him the dog is back in his house, you will take kids round to put food & water in. If he has a secure back garden, let it out to do its business, otherwise it will be home alone until he sorts something more suitable out. You would be providing the basics to keep it alive (food, water, shelter). When it wrecks his house & shits everywhere, that’s on him, you’ve warned him 🤷🏼‍♀️
Dont enter into any discussions or bartering, just repeat what you’ve done & it’s his problem to solve.

Dont risk keeping it at your house, the cats are likely to leave home & find somewhere else.

Don't take it out on the dog please, appreciate it's annoying but not fair to abandon the dog

A post in the dog house section of MN will find Mumsnetters from your area or with connections to it, even if not in the UK, I'm sure! If you don't mind giving a general area.

Agree with Facebook request for help, and gofundme options.

Seriously? What's the dog done wrong?
Don't go to a shelter op. They might put the poor thing to sleep if you say it has been abandoned.

I'm actually aghast at the horrible suggestions here, lie that the dog has bitten, dump it outside, put to sleep, leave locked in his house.
What so wrong with people? this is a living sentient being, why has the dog to suffer because his owner is a dick.
Vile vile people posting here.

I think we may have the same ex just does what he likes regardless of what I say. Definitely not your responsibility. Why didn’t he just pay a dog sitter?!

If the dog was just dumped at a kennels or a dog sitter, they would need to inform the dog warden, who would probably come and collect it from them and take it to a contracted pound kennels. The difference would be the kennels / dog sitter in this scenario would not know where the dog came from so it would be legitimately a stray and therefore the dog warden's problem. The problem OP has is while her ex has done a shitty thing, the dog warden may not see it as abandoned per se since it is currently in a house with someone who knows it and could - albeit reluctantly and with difficulty - care for it, and the owner is known and intends to come back for it.

Vets won't take it, it's not an ill animal.

If it's in a house without food and water the RSPCA WILL intervene, but ti leave an animal without food and water is criminally cruel and they would rightly prosecute.

If the dog has food and water, they deem that to be 'sufficient' {Only know this as many people including me tried to report a yard chained dog that was never ever allowed off his chain, year after year.

If the dog has food and water, and rudimentary shelter, that's all that{ legally }matters, according to RSPCA.

They cannot seize the animal.

This is so abusive - like someone said to every human and to every animal involved. He is an absolute fucker.

Hope you are ok OP. You sound like you are trying hard in terrible circumstances. Like a pp said, if he has any social media presence I would absolutely use it to shame him publicly. "Is there anyone who can help foster this dog who was abandoned by Mr XY his owner"

This is a thread I'd like the daily mail to pick up.

OP, do you have the dog's vaccination record? With it kennels are an option, without it no reputable kennels will accept the dog. Its a bit of 'decision tree' if you see what I mean

Find the local shelter, WA your ex and say if he isn't back by the end of the day tomorrow, that's where the dog is going. Then follow through on it.