Neighbours dog

[kate2746]

My neighbour lives with her partner who is rarely seen and 4yr old . Her partner has brought home a large dog , she has told me its an XL Bully . She brings the dog out of the house into the garden for 10 minutes at most 3 times a day . She has told me her son is terrified of the dog and it is confined in one room which it has wrecked , ripped flooring up , chewed and ripped blinds . Also is kept in a large cage !!
The dog is very large and boisterous having had no training , walks or exercise . It is about a year old now . I feel really bad for the dog but also terrified about that little boy . Her partner whose dog it is supposed to be is never there and never seen bringing dog out . What to do ?

Realistically there is nothing you can do, the police won’t intervene unless it’s bitten, the RSPCA won’t intervene as long as it’s got water available basically.

It's a walking time bomb but as PP said, nobody will do anything. The rspca won't be bothered as it has food and shelter, sad but true.

A dog like that needs lots of exercise and stimulation. Another potential attack.

Poor dog, what a miserable life. A ticking time bomb indeed.

You can't do anything unfortunately.

The dog has food, water and shelter and according to the RSPCA that means it's adequately looked after 🤬

It's horrible and I can only imagine how worrying it is to have it living next door.

According to this country's piss poor animal welfare laws it means it's looked after. The RSPCA don't have any legal powers. They can only seize an animal if the police agree that an animal welfare law has been broken.

@kate2746 If your neighbours rent you could approach the landlord with your concerns and mention the potential damage that it has caused. If it's a council property, there may be rules about dog ownership, such as requesting permission to have a dog, which they may not have done.

Some Dog Wardens are responsible for educating people about responsible dog ownership, according to their job description. If the Wardens in your area have that responsibility, it might be worth speaking to them confidentially.

They do rent and am pretty sure dogs arent allowed . But am also worried they would know it was me reporting it . I live alone and the partner is part of a large local family .

Doesn't sound much fun for the dog cooped up in a room most of the time.
I bet the landlord wouldn't want it there.
Also poor little 4 year old kid having something he s terrified of living in the same house.

I hope this isn't one of those tragic news stories one day.

Sympathy OP. Hopefully someone will report them before that kid or someone else gets hurt.

Why have these dogs? There are plenty of nice friendly ones suitable for families.