Ok, so I got home this after noon from taking Max to to dog park. And, the stupid neighbors dogs are out AGAIN! so I picked up the one that would come to me and took her to she sehlter to see what could be done. Now, keep in mind these people go through dogs like the rest of us go through water!
The shelter said I should keep her until an ACO gets to my house, then hand her off and let them take care of the stupid neighbors. So that was my plan, but when I got home they were in thier front yard. Once they all went in I took the dog out of my car attempted to take her into my house. My (mean cousin who stole Max) shows up and I proceeded to tell him what was going on. Then HE got made at me! (the neighbor speaks mostly spanish so I didn't having a problem telling my cousin what was happening with a risk of the neighbor understanding me.)
So my cousin gets all huffy puffy and and forces me to give the dog back when the guy walked back outside. I started telling him (not yelling but I WAS very upset) that they need to make sure thier dogs are confined and they need to fix thier fence. The ACO got there about 10 minutes later and told them about the Vac clinic comming up and they had to get thier dogs licensed and all the good stuff. Then she pulls me aside (I know all the ACO's in out area) and starts telling me that I should have givin the dog back right away and that would be the right thing to do. And how b/c I work with the shelter they might take me as an example of what everyone there is like, and I should have acted more professionally.
Keep in mind thier dogs are ALWAYS out and like I said, they go through dogs like I go through water!
So in the end I was in tears (and still am) and I kept appologizing to my neighbor, b/c I really didn't want to start any trouble I just get so worried about thier little doggies when they get out. The wife (who'm I've know for a good 15 years seemed to understand. She gave me her number so that if her dogs get out again with out thier knowledge I can call her and let her know.
and now everyone is mad at me! Who "WHO?" do you ask? well....my cousin who was here, and if he's mad then his wife is mad and if his wife is mad then her dad (my uncle) is mad and if he is mad then his wife is mad. It really shouldn't bother me that much. As they are still mad at me and vise versa about the whole Max thing. I need some encouragement. Do you have any?
The shelter said I should keep her until an ACO gets to my house, then hand her off and let them take care of the stupid neighbors. So that was my plan, but when I got home they were in thier front yard. Once they all went in I took the dog out of my car attempted to take her into my house. My (mean cousin who stole Max) shows up and I proceeded to tell him what was going on. Then HE got made at me! (the neighbor speaks mostly spanish so I didn't having a problem telling my cousin what was happening with a risk of the neighbor understanding me.)
So my cousin gets all huffy puffy and and forces me to give the dog back when the guy walked back outside. I started telling him (not yelling but I WAS very upset) that they need to make sure thier dogs are confined and they need to fix thier fence. The ACO got there about 10 minutes later and told them about the Vac clinic comming up and they had to get thier dogs licensed and all the good stuff. Then she pulls me aside (I know all the ACO's in out area) and starts telling me that I should have givin the dog back right away and that would be the right thing to do. And how b/c I work with the shelter they might take me as an example of what everyone there is like, and I should have acted more professionally.
Keep in mind thier dogs are ALWAYS out and like I said, they go through dogs like I go through water!
So in the end I was in tears (and still am) and I kept appologizing to my neighbor, b/c I really didn't want to start any trouble I just get so worried about thier little doggies when they get out. The wife (who'm I've know for a good 15 years seemed to understand. She gave me her number so that if her dogs get out again with out thier knowledge I can call her and let her know.
and now everyone is mad at me! Who "WHO?" do you ask? well....my cousin who was here, and if he's mad then his wife is mad and if his wife is mad then her dad (my uncle) is mad and if he is mad then his wife is mad. It really shouldn't bother me that much. As they are still mad at me and vise versa about the whole Max thing. I need some encouragement. Do you have any?