To report this?

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On Monday morning when I was walking my dog, I spotted that my next door neighbour's side gate was open and her dog had gotten out. I brought him back in, closed the door and covered it with one of the kid's bikes in the driveway.

I texted my neighbour to tell her and she responded saying she was on holidays and her Dad would come over later and close it. Here we are FIVE days later and she still isn't back! The dog has been by himself since then and is crying for large parts of the day, he sounds so distressed. He has no kennel; rather a pet carrier with the door left open. His bowls have no food/water and I haven't seen anyone come to visit him all week (granted I'm at work during the day but I'm home at lunch).

I want to report this but my H2B is insisting that I don't as he doesn't want to create some sort of feud with the neighbours. I don't want to cause drama either but I feel that this just isn't right!!!!! PS - I'm also considering trying to take the dog into my house.

Is anyone feeding him? I’d feed him and call the RSPCA.

Why wouldn’t you report it? It’s neglectful if the dog is being left with no food or water.

Have you texted your neighbour to tell her the dog is crying with empty bowls and ask if anyone is looking after the dog?

No water for how long?!!

Although it's not your responsibility have you not put some food and water out for it? I know you can't change a dogs food easily but at least feed it something and water. No-one has come to be with the dog?

Phone the police!

Of.course no food/contact is also awful but will death from dehydration not be sooner, this poor dog.

5 days? Take the poor little thing into yours!

Phone the police!

Don't do that.

Could you put some ice cubes through the letterbox so when they melt the dog could have something?

So you're currently leaving a dog to starve to death, or more likely die of dehydration? What sort of person are you?

Can you expand a little please, is their door left completely unlocked while they are away? How are you seeing the empty bowls? What if the dog has eaten the food? Perhaps the dog has a dog Walker who comes once or twice a day (you are at work for some of the day) although I don't think the dog should be alone overnight. If you're sure that the dog is alone for that long and without food and water, definitely report.

Sounds like dog is outside in garden & someone pops by with food & water, not that OP ever sees them. Dog would be desperately lonely (& deserves to be taken to a shelter).
Anyway, I hope OP has decided to take the dog in & neighbourly relations be damned.

As a matter of absolute urgency go and give the dog food and water. I wouldn't hesitate to take the dog in and look after it until the owner is back.

Does the neighbour normally keep him outside? I’d call your local dog warden, this is neglect. Can you bring him into yours? Feed and water him, maybe bring him into your kitchen?

What’s H2B? I was guessing some housing management but that doesn’t make sense.

Why have you left it five days without contacting your neighbour again to say? And if you are close enough to see the dog has no water, surely you can put some down for it (although the masses of rain we’ve had should have filled up any outdoor bowls). Yes, any animal effectively abandoned needs some intervention which could involve reporting but since you have your neighbour’s number and presumably can get some dog food and water to help out for a few days I don’t understand why you aren’t doing so.

Oh I'd be reporting this straight away, the poor dog he'd have definitely moved into my house by now! Please say you've at least given him food and water?

Has her dad been taken ill and no one knows to look after the dog? You've left it a really long time to wait for someone to check on the poor thing

Report.

Wtf?! Why are you leaving the dog?

Feed the dog and give it some water. Try and take it in if you can.

5 days!!! For goodness sake get round there and feed the poor thing-you've obviously been to see if it's got food, why wouldn't you feed it!?

Ring your neighbour and tell her what's happening, it may be that her dad is ill and needs help himself! If her dad is fine then report it,

Your priority has got to be that you save the dog - please sort it straight away!

@AllFourofThem. I think H2B is husband to be.

The reason I mentioned being at work is that I'm acknowledging that it's possible that someone is feeding him/giving him water when I'm gone and I'm just not there to see that.

I've contemplated giving him some of my dog's food although they're not the same age or breed and I'm also worried about causing him digestive issues.

The dog is out the back a lot but is obviously out there all day for the last five days. I don't have any kind of relationship with my neighbour, I only have the number from her commenting in the community What's App. Is it my place to say "You're treating your dog like crap" because I'm judging by my standards of what I'd do??

It's a living being, not sure where "it's not my place" comes into it. That attitude is why things are going to shit on our community. What does it cost you to ask her if someone is taking care of her dog? Nothing at all. Can't believe you'd wait 5 days.