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I must admit I did wonder about the rescue element too. All the rescues I've dealt with make it a condition of contract that dogs are kept indoors, and if they found out a dog was being kept in this way they would reclaim it immediately.

Obviously rescues do their best to check prospective homes, but people can be dishonest and very convincing about things like working hours, for instance. It's part of the reason The Oldies Club always do follow-up checks as well as pre-homing visits so we can see that all is well, but some smaller rescues simply don't have the volunteers or resources to do this.

Some people also rescue directly from council pounds, and in those cases it's often just a matter of handing over the money and taking the dog with no assessment or checks of any kind (though not always - some pounds work really hard to home responsibly).

 

[jok]

From what we believe - this owner actually works for the PDSA (w00t)

I know Rach will do her best to make sure this Lurcher is okay and will alert the relevant people if she deems it necessary.

 

[jayp]

Hiha, So glad things are better but have to agree with Mazza its aworry they thought this ok. I think crates are fine in the right hands but wonder if they will use correctly. I wonder when folk say their dog is naughty, what ever did they do before these dubious aids to training. Answer put stuff out of the way, leave dog on floor you can mop, put up with a certain amount of wreckage after all they wanted the poor dog. I cant bear think how many poor dogs are in prison all day and then put back all night, I work in a garden centre an d sales of crates to pet ownners are rising alarmingly, everytime i see one go through the tills i think of yet another "battery dog" Sorry to :rant: but it upsets me Jan

 

[jok]

Hiha, So glad things are better but have to agree with Mazza its aworry they thought this ok. I think crates are fine in the right hands but wonder if they will use correctly. I wonder when folk say their dog is naughty, what ever did they do before these dubious aids to training. Answer put stuff out of the way, leave dog on floor you can mop, put up with a certain amount of wreckage after all they wanted the poor dog. I cant bear think how many poor dogs are in prison all day and then put back all night, I work in a garden centre an d sales of crates to pet ownners are rising alarmingly, everytime i see one go through the tills i think of yet another "battery dog"  Sorry to  :rant:   but it upsets me Jan

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Janis - i do agree that crates can be 'prison' in the wrong hands. However, i firmly believe that used correctly they are a great training aid for young dogs. Mine love their crate and even when i've left the door open by accident at night, they don't move out of it. I would certainly recommend them to sensible owners.

 

[rls22]

They told my OH that they have a 'dog flap' but it is clear he chooses to go outside. If this is true or not I don't know, as I can't see their back door. I think the dog is still destructive - as I didn't speak to them myself I don't know the full story.

For now, I have done all I can. I will keep a close eye on the situation from now on and we've also said that they are welcome to come round for any advice in the future. I do think they are just a little naive, but at least they do now seem willing to take the steps to make sure the dog is looked after properly from now on.

 

[Seraphina]

They told my OH that they have a 'dog flap' but it is clear he chooses to go outside.  If this is true or not I don't know, as I can't see their back door.  I think the dog is still destructive - as I didn't speak to them myself I don't know the full story.
For now, I have done all I can.  I will keep a close eye on the situation from now on and we've also said that they are welcome to come round for any advice in the future.  I do think they are just a little naive, but at least they do now seem willing to take the steps to make sure the dog is looked after properly from now on.

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it is also possible that he has not worked out how to get in through the flap. I had flaps in the past that were easier to go through one way. Or he just does not want to go in, he is waiting for the people to come home.

Dogs do weird things when re-homed. Some years ago I aqcuired 4 years old Borzoi (I was his 3rd owner), he was a real sweetie, very keen to please me. After I had him for few days, I had to go to the shop, and locked all the dogs in the house. Normally i would have just left the back door open, but with the new dog I was not sure if he digs etc. Got home 1/2 hour later to find my cat flap enlarged to almost Borzoi size! (w00t) And Bruce stuck half way out. Poor thing he was just so frantic not to be left again.

 

[jayp]

Hiha, So glad things are better but have to agree with Mazza its aworry they thought this ok. I think crates are fine in the right hands but wonder if they will use correctly. I wonder when folk say their dog is naughty, what ever did they do before these dubious aids to training. Answer put stuff out of the way, leave dog on floor you can mop, put up with a certain amount of wreckage after all they wanted the poor dog. I cant bear think how many poor dogs are in prison all day and then put back all night, I work in a garden centre an d sales of crates to pet ownners are rising alarmingly, everytime i see one go through the tills i think of yet another "battery dog"  Sorry to  :rant:   but it upsets me Jan

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Janis - i do agree that crates can be 'prison' in the wrong hands. However, i firmly believe that used correctly they are a great training aid for young dogs. Mine love their crate and even when i've left the door open by accident at night, they don't move out of it. I would certainly recommend them to sensible owners.

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Hiya Jo Mine also will go into crate with door open but being a show rather than pet owner i train mine to love crate as they have to settle at ashow and i never leave them unattended in a crate. I know i can be cynical but a crate can become a cage in the hands of the ignorent, i have met many who consider to crate a dog when at work all day is fine, fine for them a tool for their convienience as i say what ever did folk do before??? The answer is either make the effort or dont have adog at all if you need to imprison it for half its life.I have had many replies of well it will sleep all day what choice does it have? It cant do the crossword or watch tele it needs freedom to look out the window, bark at postie play with its pack get on or off sofa lie in sun have a life and not just when its owners think fit. Sorry if have downer on canine prison as i do crate mine at shows and at night when pups but always with another dog and never for my own ends which i am sorry to say more than afew non sensible owners do. Jan