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

Could your parents have the extra dog? Just till she gets down to collect?

What an awful predicament your neighbour has put you in.
Do what have to do and then go and enjoy your holiday x

And if you're in Sussex, I will!

The whippet I've been looking after for two weeks is going home today, and I'll miss her.

Put it in her garden and send her a photo of it and report as a stray she is taking the pi$$
slss as I the family member who said she’s too upset to sort it out is a joke someone surely out of the family could take charge I really feel for you op you were only trying to help get abd this is the thanks you get

Wow. I get this is hard for her but she's really left you in the lurch.
not stress you need before your holiday!

I have a feeling she wouldn't pay you back so unfortunately rspca. You have given her multiple chances to sort it even calling the kennels for her!

No good deed goes unpunished! Awful situation for your neighbour but totally unfair to just abandon their dog and expect you to deal with it. My initial thought was kennels but not if you have to pay upfront, you’ll never see that money again. What an irresponsible dog owner she is, and after you’ve done her a favour too.

Could you book the dog in the kennels for Friday night and pay (assuming it’s £15-20 ) leaving all contact details of neighbour and then leave her to sort it out. Obviously message her and tell her where the dog is.

Don't make kennel payments. You have been very clear you're unable to care for the dog beyond today so why should you foot the bill? You'll never get it back plus she could stay up there for weeks!

As others have said, dog warden is probably your best bet. And I'd said one final clear message telling her that's what you're going to do and you can't predict the outcome if she doesn't contact them in a reasonable time to reclaim him.

Talk about no good deed going unpunished.

The neighbour has to make contact first or they're landed with the dog indefinitely.
Otherwise, this would be the least stressful solution.

Is anyone else invested in this now? I don't mean to make a soap opera of your dilemma OP...I think this is horrendous...but I do want to know how this pans out.

Poor dog as well, such upheaval for it and I can imagine being taken to the vets will be frightening for it.

How many dogs do you have? Not desperately relevant but I know it could be 2 but I'm picturing like 7 dachshunds

If I were you, I'd just go to the vets now..she's known your deadline for ages and there's a real risk you get pushed from pillar to post if the vets refuse to take him. So the earlier you start, hopefully the quicker you get a solution and can switch into holiday mode.

I would try and ring her phone from a number she doesnt recognise.
I agree with your plan to drop the dog at vets.
I know she's grieving but she is being incredibly selfish and its completely unfair to you.

That’s such a bad dog ownership. She wouldn’t forget her children in this situation and just leave them with neighbours so it’s unacceptable that she’s going that

A rescue should - this is what they're for, dealing with dogs in emergencies, but RSPCA probably won't because this is not what they're for. Kennels won't because they need certification of immunisations, insurance etc, which OP doesn't have.

Text owner and the friend and say that as you are on holiday leaving today you have sent dog to xxxxx please get in touch with them as you are no longer replying to me

Obviously you’ll never be doing anything for her ever, ever again. This is an absolute piss take. Ok so she’s got a dreadful situation going on but it’s not your situation. How dare she do this knowing full well you were going away. Are you supposed to cancel your holiday for her?

Absolutely furious on your behalf. I get super stressed before a holiday and everything has to be perfectly organised. This would push me over the edge. The world doesn't stop because her mother died and you dont owe her anything. But now you're left sorting it out. Poor you and poor dog.

Oh FFS, this is why I never/very rarely do anything for anyone. This is bloody ridiculous. I had people do similar things with their fecking children. They would be playing with mine for hours on end, and when the time came for them to go home, the parents were uncontactable. Ended up staying all evening sometimes and even overnight!

Yours is a worse predicament though, coz at least the parents were contactable the same evening or next morning, and it never upended our holiday plans...

@CantGetBackToSleep RSPCA as suggested. I feel so sorry for the dog but you should not be having to take responsibility

A friend of mine had a similar situation. She took the dog to the vets and whilst they were a bit reluctant to take the dog, my friend simply left them at the vets and scarpered to her car. The neighbour in question didnt speak to her again, although they were at opposite ends of a housing development so didnt bump into each other much.

The neighbour must not be in the “dog is part of the family” camp, because you wouldn’t abandoned a human relative in this way.
Of course she is upset, but at times like this you lean on friends. She must have someone close to her she can ask to take care of this.
Most of us have had to deal with day to day matters in the depths of grief - contact our employer, cancel appointments etc.

Yeah I have a feeling the RSPCA won't take him in, but they might be able to advise the OP.