my sister (I wont call her dsis because she just isn't anymore). works full time 6 days a week- out from 8-6pm with one late night a week. she is 25 but lives with my parents who both work full time aswell. 2 weeks ago she arrived on my doorstep with a puppy- I assumed she had found it somewhere near my house and was asking if I recognised it- no it was her new puppy- apparently my aunt's dog got pregnant by some unknown dog [hmm] (don't get me started on that) and the pups were going free to good homes [angry] [angry] [angry] so sister went and took one and now it is spending at least 20 hours a day in a shed at 11 weeks old amongst old bikes and toys. I went out today as we were out that way and took it out to play outside and it *stank* of piss. she has bought lovely pink and purple accessories for it and balls and chew toys- not much fun when it has no-one to play with all bloody day long! we stayed for tea at my parents and sister arrived home after work with a couple of new toys- talked to the dog for a few minutes and then took her dinner up to her room for the rest of the evening leaving my parents to take it out to the loo when needed. so I asked her what the long term plan was for the dog, was she to be a house dog when toilet trained? no, she'll move from the shed to the dog run (there is a kennel in it) when she's a bit bigger (it's nearly winter!) and was [confused] when my dad suggested it would need a bed to lie on in the shed when the other went to the kennel. so I said what about all that stuff in the shed- it's going to hurt itself. the answer? "well dad would need to get it all cleared out wouldn't he?" [shock] I asked about training- is she going to do any? yes she's going to bring it down to her friend's house so it can watch her dog and pick up some commands [hmm] this is a supposedly intelligient person who did a diploma in animal husbandry when she left school and has notions of following a particular career path to do with horses but I just cannot get my head around how unbelievably stupid and unthinking she is being about this! what is wrong with her? doesn't she realise that dogs need walks and stimulation and training and company and warmth! why on earth has she gotten it? I want to steal it away and bring it here to live and be happy and stimulated. but she hears none of what I said about it needing all these things. she thinks she is some sort of animal expert because of the course she did and that I have no clue what i'm talking about. I am no expert by far but I know the basics- tbh I thought most people understood the basics. it appears not! I am so furious about this tbh. she comes to my town everyday for work and it is an understatement to say we do not get on but I am thinking of telling her to bring her pup into my house every morning and collect it in the evenings. at least then it will have someone with it all day to toilet train, walk, stimulate it. it will have my dog for dog company, my cat to get it used to cats and my dcs to get it used to dcs who are very used to being around dogs. at least that way it would have some respite from the monotony of sitting in a fucking shed for the majority of it's day. poor thing. she'll likely turn up her nose if I suggest this but I know she wouldn't let me have the dog permanently so it's the best I can think of to help it. (I don't particularly want another dog but would take it just to get it away from that life.)