I'm worried for the dog! Is there anything I can do to stop this?

[lostshowfan86]

I'm worried for the dog! Is there anything I can do to stop this?

Okay I'm so fed up with certain members in my family its not funny. Here I am trying to educate my teen cousin because of all the things his mom is teaching him and I have another cousin (well step cousin) who is looking to do the same crap.....(these cousins are not siblings one is my uncles stepdaughter and the other is my other uncles son)

My cousin had a cocker spaniel for 6 months, she shaved it down because the kids were allergic, and when she got married she got rid of the dog because her new husband didn't like the dog.

Now my grandmother tells me my cousin wants my advice on what kind of dog to get.

I'm like Oh?

And asked what the dog is for, how the dog would be living inside, and so forth.

She said my cousin is looking for a watchdog, and it would be chained outside. And she was thinking Boxer or Pit Bull. (her husband travels a lot)
(she would also be away from home everyweekend out of town so I'm not sure what she plans to do with this dog when she is gone)

Anyways I told my grandmother to tell her, to get a Security Alarm and a Gun, it would be a lot cheaper and kinder in the long run.
(I'm not going to suggest anything because I will have no part in her ruining another dog, the cocker was very ill behaved after about 3 months with them)

Pit bulls and boxers i've noticed don't do well outside in the heat and cold (and lets face it no dog should be chained)

My biggest issue is with the chaining and I don't know if its illegal where she lives but I believe if I read it right its illegal in my county (and I think she lives in my county, she might actually be over the state line)

Anyways is there anything I can do to prevent her from doing this. I know her history with dogs and I can't stand to see her add more issues for the Pit bulls or even the boxers.

I don't want to see her ruin a dog. Is there anything I can do? (obviously I can't stop her from getting the dog)

 

[Romy]

Ask her how the heck it's supposed to protect her/her house if it's chained in the yard.

1. It's not going to be bonded to the family, so won't give a flip if one of them is getting murdered. And even if it did it wouldn't be able to help outside.

2. When burglars see a dog that obviously lives outside, they tend to assume that means the dogs are all outside and out of the way, and that they won't run into any trouble in the house WHERE THE VALUABLES ARE.

3. Tell them the story of my friend Bill, who has two very large pit bulls. And how someone broke into the house, and the pit bulls didn't even bark (the neighbors didn't hear a thing). They let the burglar ransack the house, he/she even took my friend's season hockey tickets. Pitties really, make TERRIBLE guard dogs.

Honestly I have never understood the logic of having an outdoor "guard dog". You don't keep your money and jewels in the yard. What are they guarding?

 

[NeilB]

You could padlock them in to their house, no? :rofl1:

 

[lostshowfan86]

I don't know how people can just lack common sense you know.

 

[Vintage Boxers]

Tell her to get an alarm system and a brain...

Sigh..sorry you have these issues...oy..people never cease to amaze me
S

 

[lostshowfan86]

Oh I just hate the fact that in my family there are two animal lovers....myself and my sister. Everyone else just seems to see them as property and not members of the family.

My grandmother said that my cousin wanted my input because I'm the only one she knows that knows anything about dogs. I don't know though I just can't recommend a dog to someone when I know what kind of life its going to have (if its a good life yes but if its a life on a chain no)

And she complains about money well a security alarm in the long run is going to cost less than a dog.


I told my grandmother to have my cousin call me when she has agreed to put in a fence and provide proper shelter and when she wants a family pet and not a security alarm.

maybe I was a little harsh but I've seen what can happen to a dog, a sweet puppy on a chain can become a very bad dog.....not his fault but the owners fault

 

[Romy]

At the very least let them know to avoid a pit bull. They are 100% not guard dogs. I see them here on craigslist all the time being given up because the owner wanted a guard dog and the pitty is too friendly.

 

[lostshowfan86]

i see that a lot too. People don't realize that Pitties are a very friendly people oriented dog and not a guard dog and not a killer

 

[Barb04]

I agree with what you told them.

 

[BlackPuppy]

Alarm systems are cheaper to feed, and no vet bills, too.

 

[filarotten]

Chain her to a large chunk of cement?