Anonymous
12/25/2013 11:31
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Anonymous wrote:Dogs are NOT fine out in the cold. A dog's fur is the equivalent of a human wearing long underwear. Gauge from that. Would you like to be out all night in long underwear alone? Also, some dogs do not have "fur." You are thinking of a German Shepherd and Retriever and the like but many dogs are not insulated like this and actually have to have a coat on in the winter.
The standard for a dog living outside is the dog has to have an insulated doghouse to live in where the animal can take shelter from the elements and maintain its body heat. Some dogs CANNOT live outside. At all.
+1. This is the answer. Your neighbor is treating the dog abusively, period, and you know it. You can make excuses, but that's the fact.
Anonymous
12/25/2013 06:35
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Dogs are NOT fine out in the cold. A dog's fur is the equivalent of a human wearing long underwear. Gauge from that. Would you like to be out all night in long underwear alone? Also, some dogs do not have "fur." You are thinking of a German Shepherd and Retriever and the like but many dogs are not insulated like this and actually have to have a coat on in the winter.
The standard for a dog living outside is the dog has to have an insulated doghouse to live in where the animal can take shelter from the elements and maintain its body heat. Some dogs CANNOT live outside. At all.
The standard for a dog living outside is the dog has to have an insulated doghouse to live in where the animal can take shelter from the elements and maintain its body heat. Some dogs CANNOT live outside. At all.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 23:09
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Oh for gods sake the dog will be fine. He has a fur coat. You sent owner an email which is good in case the dog is lost or escaped. Beyond that, myob
Anonymous
12/24/2013 23:07
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
call the police. They will come out and take a report and take care of the dog and report the situation
Anonymous
12/24/2013 22:56
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Was dog in the yard, or running around the neighborhood?
Dogs are fine outside in the cold. They have fur coats.
Dogs are fine outside in the cold. They have fur coats.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 22:54
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Update. Owner got my email and responded that she was napping, put dog in fenced backyard fence and had her phone turned off. Said dog must have gotten out somehow.
Dog was outside for about 2.5 hours.
Dog was outside for about 2.5 hours.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 20:26
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Myob
Anonymous
12/24/2013 20:08
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
If it doesn't have a microchip (if you know this already), I'd get him to another county's shelter somehow. That dog needs to get away from that owner and maybe someone who cares about it will adopt it.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 19:26
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Call the Humane Society. The officers will come out and make sure the dog is okay.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 19:05
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
OP here. I've had run ins with this neighbor before about her dog. It's never gone well. I think she is out tonight, but not out of town.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 19:00
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
It is cold for a dog without a thick coat to be outside. If the dog is loose, it could be in danger from traffic etc. If no one is able to approach the dog, I would consider calling authorities or a Humane Society shelter for advice. Is your neighbor out of town?
Anonymous
12/24/2013 18:58
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
My neighbor did this once, left her dog on the back porch for hours in 13 degree weather. I called the police, and the neighbor told them she had forgotten the dog was outside. Call the police.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 18:53
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
OP here. I know that the dog should not be loose, ever. This isn't the first time that owner has had her dog unsupervised...should I call animal control? It's Christmas eve...
Anonymous
12/24/2013 18:49
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Dogs cannot be loose no matter the weather.
Anonymous
12/24/2013 18:43
Subject: Below Freezing - Neighbor's Dog's Outside
Is it dangerous for a Doberman (or any dog) to be outside tonight? I'm in Fairfax and it's 27 degrees and windy.
My neighbor's dog is trotting around the neighborhood and my neighbor's not answering her phone. I've emailed her that her dog is loose...
This is not a dog that is socialable and I'm not about to approach the dog myself.
My neighbor's dog is trotting around the neighborhood and my neighbor's not answering her phone. I've emailed her that her dog is loose...
This is not a dog that is socialable and I'm not about to approach the dog myself.