to be annoyed about this situation with neighbour and her dog?

This is wild, what an awful situation she's left you in! I'd call the vet ASAP, hoping they'll hold onto it until the neighbour gets her act together. Or the vet might know someone who can provide temporary foster care.

I doubt a kennel would take a dog without vaccination record. There's no excuse for your neighbours behaviour. I would be phoning her continuously. I'm thinking RSPCA or Dogs Trust are the way to go. She has effectively abandoned her dog.

I’d be surprised if the kennels would take them, normally you need to drop them off with their vaccination record and presumably you don’t have this?

Ask on local fb group explaining situation to ask if anyone can look after it, and then just give contact details to neighbour of where its gone?

Not your responsibility and you've beem helpful having it in the first place.

Appreciate she's going through a difficult spot, but she could ask someone else to sort with you ' or just confirm she'll pay kennels fees.

Good idea. It’ll be safe then.

I’d message her and say you’re leaving the dog in her garden as you’re off, as discussed when you kindly agreed to take care of it last
minute.

agree with PP
text both owner and relative - as they haven’t come back to collect the dog and aren’t responding to your messages with a solution, you are going to treat the situation as if the dog has been abandoned and call the dog warden. At the very least they will need to pay a release fee to get the dog back and could find that after a period of time they will pass him to rehoming. So they do need to come up with a plan sharpish.

You are going to have to fork for kennels I am afraid - could you live with yourself if you dropped it at the RSPCA?

Take him to the kennels and book and pay for a couple of days. Tell her what you've done. She will have to call them to extend the booking. You can ask her to pay you back in the future. She's being awful - when my mum died I had my dog to consider and I drove with him 6 hours to where she was. It's no excuse for abandoning your pet, especially when you have found a solution for her.

It wasn’t stupid of you to agree to take the neighbour’s dog for a few days before your holiday OP, please don’t think that. You helped a CF neighbour and trusted them to show you the same consideration, which they didn’t. That’s on them.
As others have already said, I’d take the dog to her vet and tell them the truth, rather than make up a story that won’t check out about finding the dog abandoned etc… that’ll only make matters worse.
Good luck and have a great holiday.

What an awful thing to do to someone! She sounds like the type who expects other people to solve all her problems for her.

I'm just glad that OP didn't pay the for the plane ticket.

I agree with PPs about vets or dog warden. Definitely don't pay any money as you would be unlikely to get it back.

How stressfull for you! I would keep calling her untill she answered.

This is going to sound harsh but your neighbour is a grown-up and will still need to do functioning adulting things. I presume she is consulting with funeral directors and so forth so she will have to add making arrangements for her dog to her to-do list.
I speak as someone who’s lost both parents and it is still possible to “do” normal life even at such an upsetting time.

The dog's owner has abandoned it. OP has generously been looking after it.

If anyone should have trouble "living with themself" it's the dog's owner. OP has already done more than enough.

The dog's owner needs to step up and take responsibility.

Ohhh horrible situation. Very fraught. They can't seriously expect you to cancel your holiday so god knows what they think is going to happen.

I'm afraid I agree with @Mousespoons . You've been left with no choice but to report the dog as abandoned. It has been.

Nightmare.

Would she be able to afford kennels? But as many people have said they generally want the vaccination record.

Leaving the dog in her house or garden is a possibility.

Whether she likes it or not, she has abandoned her dog. It needs treating as such.

I’m not honestly sure you have any other option if you want your holiday as not sure rescue will take and I’m assuming you’re not going to just dump him in the street. Would you parents change their mind about taking him if they realise it might cost you money?

I know she is grieving but when she finally gets back in touch OP I would be having very stern words about her refusal to contact you. Seriously that is out of order, and you should tell her that she's never to ask you for a favour again. You can't believe the way she has behaved.

@Credittocress kennels will have an isolation kennel, dog can go in there until vaccination status is known.

@CantGetBackToSleep if you know which vet your neighbour uses, tell the kennel, they can ring and find out his vaccination status.

Are you mad?

Why lie? Seriously what's the need? The truth is plenty.

Honestly, some people lie for the sake of it.

Yes I was going to suggest the cinnamon trust too.

Why can't this relative arrange the kennels?! Absolutely either drop at the vet or back into her garden and then tell them that's what you've done.
I cannot believe this relative has not offered to sort things out