Missing dog

[West Ender]

What happens to the dog if the £70 isn't paid? It seems weird, to me, to impound a dog then immediately find out who owns it but refuse to hand it back while, presumably, feeding and housing it. I don't suppose they are as altruistic as the Dogs' Trust who won't "put down" any healthy animal so is an unpaid-for dog condemned? Is there a very bad wandering dog problem or is this merely a source of revenue for the Council?

 

[Neil]

Neil, I have to say that I think you are being a little heartless here..........

sometimes when people delivered leaflets through my door, they didn't shut the gate on the drive behind them. I've let the dog out, and then had to go after him when he has got out, by thoughtless, selfless people leaving a gate open.

I am not being heartless, I said i hope he can get his dog back.

As for you letting your dog go outside without securing your gate you were being a negligent dog owner in my opinion. You dog could have attacked the postman.

Is there a very bad wandering dog problem or is this merely a source of revenue for the Council?

I don't think we have a big problem with strays, just people who let their dogs out on purpose to foul the streets because they are too lazy to walk their dogs and clean up after them.

Did you know in this country 1 child every week goes blind from catching toxocara from dog dirt? That was one of the interesting facts I learnt while chatting with our dog warden the other week.

 

[forceten]

I am not being heartless, I said i hope he can get his dog back.

As for you letting your dog go outside without securing your gate you were being a negligent dog owner in my opinion. You dog could have attacked the postman.

That is your opinion and you are entititled to it. But for the record, I am not and never have been a negligent dog owner. My dog was friends with the postman, and wouldn't have hurt a fly. I knew he was missing within seconds of letting him out, and went after him. This happened twice during the 10 years I had my dog.

And I had secured the gate, it was the irresponsible person who came in the gate after I had shut it and then left it open that was negligent

 

[Neil]

And I had secured the gate, it was the irresponsible person who came in the gate after I had shut it and then left it open that was negligent

Shutting it is not securing it. Securing it would be having it locked so no one could open it.

Stop blaming someone else and just admit it was your fault.

 

[katex]

I do find there are lots of recriminations here, (bin dying to say this all night, but am a coward)... let's just help the lad to get his dog back then slap him down later or good suggestions for it not happening again as per Retlaw: spring closer etc.

And Neil, the toxocara issue is just a red herring .. could be world wide, etc., etc. not U.K.

 

[forceten]

So if the gate was locked then how would the postman get up my drive?

I was brought up to shut a gate if I walked in a gate, so maybe my good manners are a fault are they?

 

[Neil]

And Neil, the toxocara issue is just a red herring .. could be world wide, etc., etc. not U.K.

He told me that it was 1 child per week in the UK. I was shocked that 52 children each year go blind by something that is preventable by looking after you dog correctly

 

[Neil]

So if the gate was locked then how would the postman get up my drive?

I was brought up to shut a gate if I walked in a gate, so maybe my good manners are a fault are they?

Its not rocket science. If you can't secure the area you allow your dog to be in then don't put it there.

 

[forceten]

Neil, I find at times your posts are quite patronising and abusive.

I'll let you have the final word on this one, as to be quite honest, I won't lower myself to your standards

 

[BERNADETTE]

Wrong, disabled get their bins done by the binmen.

Retlaw.

No need to be pedantic, I am aware that disabled people get assistance but don't think Jay is disabled but am sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[junetta]

I think that it's sad. This chap has looked after his dog for eleven or twelve years and now through no fault of his own he has to pay out seventy quid to get it back.

The council must be able to see that it is well looked after so why can't they just reunite the pair of them. Makes my blood boil.

 

[katex]

He told me that it was 1 child per week in the UK. I was shocked that 52 children each year go blind by something that is preventable by looking after you dog correctly

Of course it is sad Neil .. can be cats too ... but just thought was not fair to put this up in this particular thread ... like you were blaming Jae for this. Can all come up with something controversial as this. Maybe, we could find out how many people are saved by the skills of dogs too .. like sniffer dogs, and the good that dogs for the blind do, etc.

 

[Retlaw]

No need to be pedantic, I am aware that disabled people get assistance but don't think Jay is disabled but am sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong.

Eky peck thats a fancy word, (pedantic) for mid week, I would have thought that was a Sunday word, can I borrow it sometime.

 

[junetta]

Well said, Katex. Responsible dog owners clear up behind them as we do. I've just read another thread which you have contributed to. Poor dogs searching for a new home.

I do hope that Jae gets his dog back.

 

[BERNADETTE]

Eky peck thats a fancy word, (pedantic) for mid week, I would have thought that was a Sunday word, can I borrow it sometime.

Anytime matey But surely if anybody who knew the bin men were going to have to come into the yard would make sure their dog was secure.

 

[steeljack]

He told me that it was 1 child per week in the UK. I was shocked that 52 children each year go blind by something that is preventable by looking after you dog correctly

Don't doubt what you were told , but think if there was any real truth in it the Sun/Mirror/Daily Mail would be having a "Blind Child of the Week" in every Friday edition

re. the missing dog , glad you got it back , but (without knocking anyone) wonder about the dog straying ....surely an 11 yr old dog has been trained to stay within its own/owners boundaries , unless he was smelling a bitch somewhere local ....then I would go after the bitchs owner for the kennel fees , no offense intended

 

[accyman]

Did you know in this country 1 child every week goes blind from catching toxocara from dog dirt? That was one of the interesting facts I learnt while chatting with our dog warden the other week.

yup dog poop and cat poop contain toxocara which can cause and does cause blindness in children

however most dog owners are resposible and clean up after their dogs mess or their dogs do their mess in their own yards or gardens

if the figure is 1 child going blind a week from dog dirt there must be a hell of alot more kids been blinded by cat dirt because cats poop not only in their litter trays but in every one elses gardens where poeples kids play and also everywhere else a cat can roam

i see people cleaning up after their dogs but i have yet to see somone running around the neighbourhood cleaning up after their cat

bah filthy bloomin cratures shoud be shot on sight

ps:

i own neither a cat or a dog because i dont fancy fiddleing around with poop , if your not preppared to clean up after your pet dont have a pet

 

[Neil]

Something else the dog warden said.

It only takes one irresponsible dog owner to let the dog out on its own and you have a big problem in an area. If a dog delivers 2 or 3 nasty packages each day that's between 14 and 21 in a week. I think you will agree that is a lot of mess in a small area.

 

[lindsay ormerod]

As I understand it the refuse collection is from back alleys, if that's not the case then fine, but how do the binmen have access to your yard and how is it their responsibility if you have a dog in there?
If they need access to your backyard to get to your bin you should consider that and make sure the dog is secured when they need to be in there.
If your dog isn't chipped and gets found I would consider it good luck, if you haven't bothered getting him chipped, even more good luck.
To be honest you are lucky that the dog hasn't turned up as a fatality on a road , or caused a road traffic accident, pay the bill, learn your lesson and buy a big bolt for your gate.

 

[cashman]

Something else the dog warden said.

It only takes one irresponsible dog owner to let the dog out on its own and you have a big problem in an area. If a dog delivers 2 or 3 nasty packages each day that's between 14 and 21 in a week. I think you will agree that is a lot of mess in a small area.

Are you Margaret in disguise?