Some people should NOT be dog owners!
3/16/2011:
Sad dog abandoned for hours!
Hoboken411 reader Brian Wagner is back with a (disgusting) story about a poor dog – and some completely inept dog owners. Read on…
We need to teach pet owners a serious lesson!
“From one pet dad to another pet dad… the following is based on true events from between 1pm-7:30pm on Saturday, March 12th.
Two points of view after a strange day in Hoboken for this unknown dog I rescued with another caring pet parent.
Are the pictures above depicting:
- Potential dog theft: Why would any dog parent leave their pet unattended like this (outside the CVS @ corner of Washington & Newark) for 2+ hours; careless I suppose.
- Abandonment: What terrible uncaring person would leave their pet like this for over 2 hours unattended; careless & heartless I suppose.
On my way back to Hoboken that night, I checked back with Hoboken police to see if the dog was picked up by either their owner or Liberty Humane. I learned he was picked up by the owners. Had he not been, I was ready to drop off a can of dog food to ensure he was being taken care of.
The final outcome was the reuniting of this cute dog and his uncaring, unloving, callous owner at the Hoboken police station. I hope we scared the owner straight and taught them a lesson. A dog is not property but rather a part of many loving families. I truly feel bad for this dog; hope it has a better long term ending. Based on a true story in Hoboken.”
411 note: I thought about this for a bit – and tried very hard to give the dog owner the benefit of the doubt (say something bad happened?) However, even in the worst case scenario – I would always treat Hoboken411 Mascot Oscar as if he was family – because he is. Whether it is a fire, other emergency, etc., that dog would be by my side and go where I go.
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33 Responses to ** Some people should NOT be dog owners! **
March 17th, 2011 |
I’m not sure what tying a 4-year child outside has to do with tying a dog outside. It’s no comparison. Our dog is part of our family, but it’s not a helpless human child. It is perfectly fine tied up outside for a few minutes. Nobody is going to have luck taking her. Why would you ask such a question and pretend you aren’t judging my motives or how I treat my dog?
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March 17th, 2011 |
People who tie up their dogs outside while they run into a store “just for a few minutes” are ridiculous. So many thefts, kidnappings and dognappings happen when you’re not paying attention “just for a minute.”
A year or so ago, a woman walked into a Manhattan supermarket “just for a minute,” came out and her bulldog was gone.
Don’t tie your dogs up outside. You won’t forget them. They won’t get stolen. They won’t be posted on H411 and you won’t be judged.
If you are going out for errands, don’t bring your dog. If you are out and then decide you need to run errands, drop your dog off first, then go back out.
Stop being lazy.
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March 17th, 2011 |
He definitely watches to see where you live. I told my wife to never stop for him because other women in the park said the same as you- that he verbally and physically intimidated them. The day I got a citation he was waiting at my front door with an HPD cop because I live on the park and he obviously watched or followed me. Now that it is getting warm again he will start wasting our tax dollars hanging out on the library steps with Gary the library “security officer” (older white guy, light grey hair, glasses, spends the majority of
His day smoking cigarettes and throwing them in the sidewalk or street even though there is a cigarette butt container right there). Ahhhh city employees! Keep up the good work. (sorry- most are decent but these two would never have jobs in the private sector).
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March 17th, 2011 |
A couple of years ago some moron tied his dog up outside of a dry cleaner on 7th Street and Garden and then literally forgot the dog was there and went to work. A few of us who saw the dog tied up fed him and called the police, who came pretty quickly and stayed there until the owner was located. The only reason the owner WAS located was because the owner of the dry cleaner had a ticket with the person’s name on it. After the person was called–and the cop was NOT pleasant with him and told him he would be fined–someone walked over to the animal hospital on Washington who came and took the dog to hold onto till the idiot came back from the city to get his dog. I always wondered not only how this person left the dry cleaner without noticing his dog standing there but how he went through at least two to three hours at work in the city without thing, oh shit I left my dog at the dry cleaner!
On the other side of this discussion of dog responsibility, I really think the city needs to crack down harder on people who let their dogs pee and poop on sidewalks and other areas where people walk. You’re only a few feet away from the street–why can’t you take your dog off of the sidewalk and bring it to the curb? I’m sure there isn’t s single person reading this who hasn’t accidentally stepped on dog poop. Poop and pee are unsanitary no matter which animal it’s coming from–use your brain, dog owner, and don’t let your dog do his thing where someone might step in it!
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March 17th, 2011 |
This puts me in mind of three instances.The first instance:My first apt.in town was across the street from Cornerstone Pets. I came home from the theatre on a Sat.afternoon. I saw a beautiful dog tied up outside the market on 9th&Wash. I assumed the owner was inside buying something and they would be quick. I came out of my house about an hour later. The dog was still there. It was a beautiful Cheasapeake Bay Retriever. I was going to take him into my apt. for awhile and feed and give him water and decide how to proceed further. The dog was very tense at this point and snapped when I went to untie him. I didn’t want to be bitten so I unfortunately did not bring him into my apt. I decided that if the dog was still tied when I came home from drinks and dinner I would take the dog in. The dog was gone when I returned home. I assumed the jackass of an owner came for him. This was the day before the spring art and music fair. I left for the fair the following day. I see a lost dog flyer. It was the dog that was tied up. I called the number. I told the guy I saw the dog tied up outside the market. The owner said to me. I’m only going to tell you this because you called me. He had the dog back. The dog was found running loose in the west end of town. The dog’s owner said to me he forgot the dog when he was leaving the market. I was so pissed off. I told him I hope your wife or girlfriend goes somewhere with you and forgets about you.
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March 17th, 2011 |
I didn’t want to put all instances in one post and have it be insanely long and boring. I’ll break them into three. 2.My late boyfriend found a dog abandoned in the dogrun in the 5th st.park. He thought maybe I could adopt him. I would love to have a dog. It is not condusive to my lifestyle until I no longer work. I saw the dog. He was a real cutie. He was brought to the police station by a local dogwalker. This has a happy ending. A Hoboken cop ended up adopting him.
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March 17th, 2011 |
The last one 3.Twice in January I was walking home from work. I saw a little dog tied up on two separate occasions a week apart. The dog was tied up outside The Wilton House while the owners and friends were inside drinking. Isn’t that special The first time I thought he was abandoned. Then the owner came out and said he would be taking the dog home shortly. I kept company until the owner came out. I saw him again a few days later. I knew the story at this point. A woman came out and said he’s not abandoned he’s our’s we’re inside. I know it’s cold. He has his sweater on. We’ll be done shortly. I kept company until they all came out to get the dog.
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March 17th, 2011 |
I hope the owner of the beautiful English sheepdog tied up outside O’Nieal’s reads this column. The dog was out there again yesterday evening clearly distressed as it bark constantly while I was across the street in the park. For the sake of the dog and the neighbors please don’t take your dog to the bar. I am sure it
Would be much more comfortable at home chilling on his dog bed.
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March 17th, 2011 |
It was tied up yesterday? When I walked by it was wandering in the fenced in area barking and scared. If I hadn’t had my dog I would have let it out and taken it home.
If you need to drink that badly, leave fido home.
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March 17th, 2011 |
It’s really a shame that we can’t leave dogs tied to a fence for a minute to run into a shop for milk. I don’t judge people who do this– I judge the idiots who steal pets. There are perfectly honest people out there who leave their dogs for a quick minute and come right out to get them. I don’t see anything wrong with that and volunteer to watch others’ dogs while they run in and out a store.
I do, however, see something very, very wrong about leaving any pet outside for longer than a minute. What the hell. I’ve never brought my dog along to brunch and left her outside for an hour or more. And I never will. If my pooch and I go out, it’s to spend quality time at the park, taking a long walk, playing ball and so on. It’s her time. Period.
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March 20th, 2011 |
Kudos and thank you Stabone130, you said it perfectly.
Be a responsible dog parent; it’s that simple.
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March 20th, 2011 |
@ beermeagain– it is an equal comparison. Yes a companion animal is part of the family and should be taken care of properly as such. To many dog parents, the dog is just like having a 2 legged child. I would never leave a child (don’t have one, so in my case a neice which I have a few or my neighbor’s daughter how we love dearly) locked/tied up outside a store ever. Neither would I lock/tie up my dogs outside a store ever. Hoboken is only 1 mile by 1 mile, walk home and leave your dog in the safety of your home. This way when you come home from your choirs your pet will be their to give you a great big loving wet welcome home. (secretly they’ll say to you “thank you for not leaving me tied up to the meter for 20 minutes in hte cold or wet where I could have been stolen.) That simply.
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March 21st, 2011 |
I have an even better policy than cyclewag’s. If I am going someplace that does not allow dogs, I leave my dog home. My dog is a purebreed from a reputable breeder and he cost me (an admittedly absurd) $2k. There is no way in hell I would leave him tied up somewhere without my supervision for even a minute.
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