AIBU?
tabulahrasa · 30/06/2017 14:09
"Parked up mostly."
Still depends what you mean tbh.
I know people who take dogs to work with them, so, drive to a location, do a job for an hour or two, drive to another location...and repeated through the day, that's better than being home alone usually as they get out for pee breaks have company to break up the day and what have you.
Just parked up in one all day is bery different.
bubblesagain · 30/06/2017 14:14
Yes I'd class it as neglect, I don't get why people get dogs when they just leave them all day. And in the back of a van is awful, at least at home it would have its bowl, room to pad about and play with its toys.
Have they even being doing this in the recent heat we've had?
allowlsthinkalot · 30/06/2017 14:19
Hmmmm. Two minds. It doesn't sound great tbh but dh had a dog when we first married who had travelled around Europe in his land rover. She was happier in the back than left in the house alone because she knew he was nearby.
He used to put her in the back when he was at work with the back doors open and a long lead, food and water and her bed in the back. She had a long run before work, a walk at lunchtime then another run in the hills after work.
So even though it doesn't sound good on paper dh's dog actually had a rather lovely life.
tabulahrasa · 30/06/2017 14:49
"Have they even being doing this in the recent heat we've had?"
Vans don't get as hot as cars, in the shade they're really not bad at all...also that heat kind of depends where you are in the country, we've not all had a heat wave.
But no, 6 or 7 hours parked up is not ok.
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