QOD
this has nothing to do with Memorial day…
A very good friend of mine asked me and my wife to watch his dogs when his brother in law isn’t over there. We sort of have it arranged to let the dogs out and run around the yard when the bro in law ins’t home. He keeps odd hours so sometimes the dogs are outside for several hours. The weather has been ok so staying outside the for the most part hasn’t been bad.
Here is the issue, the first day the family was gone the guy left the dogs out on the deck, and it was raining the light rain all day. Their bed got wet but luckily, they were able to lay under the overhang from the roof. As soon as we got home from work, the dogs started barking basically telling us, “Hey motherfuckers!!! we are out here in the fucking rain!!! Come help us” So, My wife let the dogs, put there soaking wet bed inside and they had to sleep on the an area rug in the kitchen the first night.
So now last night, at about 1:30 Am we heard the dogs barking from the deck again. We went over and let the dogs inside, they had been out there all night apparently. The Brother in law was home up until 8pm lighting off fireworks. I even said hello to the guy earlier that night. It boggled my mind why the dogs were out there at that hour of the night. He wasn’t home when we let the dogs back in so God only knows if they would have been outside all night on their own.
There are some other minor situations that pretty much relate to the same issue. Leaving the dogs penned up on the deck for several hours not able to go potty and what appears to be an overall lack of concern for the dogs well being at all.
So my question is, if this person is a good friend of yours, do you tell him about what his brother in law is doing?
Yes, absolutely tell him what is going on. The brother-in-law should not care for the dogs. Since the BIL apparently doesn’t like dogs or just doesn’t know how to take care of them, it might be a relief for him to not be expected to anymore.
do you tell him about what his brother in law is doing?
You just did.
Tell him again. He may not read your blog.
What everybody else said.
“The Brother in law was home up until 8pm lighting off fireworks.”
Brother in law sounds like a dick, given that dogs have very sensitive ears and subsequently hate fireworks. Mine once freaked out and jumped through the screen of a second story window because a neighbor was setting them off. Amazingly, she was unhurt.
Call the ASPCA and get their take on it. Give them the address. You might also want to notify the NCC PD the next time he sets off fireworks.
Tell your neighbor. He trusts you guys to care for his dogs, that means you have to inform him about what his brother-in-law is doing and not doing.
Yes, tell your neighbor, assuming he generally treats his dogs well.
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“Dogs ears are sensitive.”
That must explain why they jump out of the blind so fast after you whack a duck.
God yes tell him
The dogs owners need to know. It could just be that BIL is not a dog person. I wouldn’t mention BIL in the conversation. I’d just talk about the dogs. “I heard the dogs barking and found them . . . .” Let neighbor draw conclusions about BIL.
That’s good advice Frank – no accusations, just the facts.
Sure tell your neighbor….he probably likes his dogs a sight more than his brother-in-law 🙂
What a terrible story. Tell him and don’t worry about making accusations. The BIL should be called out for being such a dick to those dogs. Regardless of whether he’s a dog person, he agreed to CARE FOR them. Throw the shithead under the bus and don’t look back. Poor pups.
Sorry, I’m a bit of a dog person.
The brother-in-law is clearly a clown. Like Dom said, throw that motherfucker under the bus, then hail a cab to run his ass over too.
told him…thanks guys for your input,
Frank, I followed your suggestion.
He knows his BIL is an asshat and said next time he is just going to kennel