Could be as trivial as a type of food, a TV show, or something more serious.

  • @Urbanfox@lemmy.world
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    210 months ago

    My next door neighbour has a dog that just screams and wails all day. It sounds horiffic, but because it’s got food water and shelter and doing it in the day time when his owners are at work it’s ok (says the local authority).

    • schmorp
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      110 months ago

      Keeping a dog on its own is absolutely cruel. Of course he’s out of his mind.

      • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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        110 months ago

        Yeah, but what can you do? My ex got a dog, over my objections because since we were split, no one would be home for it. However my vote no longer matters.

        Somehow I’m stuck with the cruelty part because the dog just can’t stay home alone but she’s in a townhouse with neighbors. At this point, either the dog is alone in my house suffering, or she gives it back — and my kids have long since bonded. It was a middle aged rescue, so some behavioral issues are more ingrained, and she’s a breed who would certainly not get re-adopted. What can you do?

        Every time I look over, I see a total sweetheart cuddling with my kid, not the desperate lonely pooch stuck home alone.

        I’m not looking for suggestions: I think we have a good handle on the options, but sometimes those options are not enough