i was talking about my dog(kaos) its very easy to make story's up add 2 and 2 and get 10!
we like to try and make sense of things...but as sb says everything is not black and white in this world

It wasnt just the weight though, it was the lack of looking for their dog they did! The weight just adds to it.

Ha, bit the pot calling the kettle black there are we not? Arent you judging me based on my age, even those you do not know how mature i am for my age? You have no idea what my life experiences are, so why you get off telling me not to be judgemental but then do it to me...

How do you KNOW they had not been looking for the dog?

How do you KNOW they do not have other more pressing problems?

Has it occurred to you that the owners may not have a car to go looking or choose when they shop (bus service etc)?

Why do jump to the conclusion that having a bed bound relative is slim? On what POSSIBLE grounds can you come to this conclusion????

Do you not know of anyone who has a handicapped child who requires 24/7 care? Who has an oldie with Alzheimers which means they can only escape on specific time slots etc?

This is exactly what I mean about being young, lucky you, that you have never been in this position or had a dog that was under veterinary care but looked as though it came out of Belsen because of a medical condition, some of us have, AND had to cope with attitudes such as YOURS!

If you had sufficient life experiences this would have prevented you from jumping to conclusions.

See my post above!

Hope you are never on jury duty!

I am not being judgemental, but stating FACTS. If you HAD experience of being housebound, sick relatives, ill dog, you would be a little more reserved in your judgement!

I dont get the point you were trying to make then... that is irrelevant to this coz i didnt say anything about it...

If one of the things today happened, then i would just brush it off but with so many things, it does add up together... the dog warden thought the same, and we saw the dog... she also must be used to this kind of situation, get used to how people are etc.

the point is anyone can come to conclusions! doesnt mean its fact.

i too am used to the situation(as in strays,working with dog wardens,'thin' animals etc),you learn not to be judgemental til u know the facts

I seem to remember your dog taking off in the park, crossing the road to get home.

I wonder what conclusions people jumped to then if they came across your dog speeding in front of their car etc?????

Stupid, uncaring owner, who cannot be bothered to train a dog? Fancy allowing it off the lead if it has no recall?

Putting other road users at risk of injury or worse because of their thoughtless, irresponsible behaviour?

They told the dog warden they hadnt been looking! They were shopping, how pressing can that be! And when the dog warden said she was found, she told them they had to get home or pick her up at the kennels and pay a fee... they managed to get home for that! I know the area they live, and there are shops near them... yet they went to a different shopping centre... surely if it was a neccessity to shop, they wouldve stayed near the house. You dont need a car to go looking for your dog... they had no idea she had gone so far, she couldve been close to their house. I just to that conclusion coz i think it is slim, not impossible, but slim. Not a lot of people have a bed bound relative.

My dog lost a lot of weight while he had his allergies, but he was still in great condition and if he was missing i would be searching night and day for him. Like i have said, it isnt the weight alone, is it everything! What are the chances, that the dog has a medical condition that causes weight lose, and the couple have a bed bound relative??

Dont try and tell me what life experiences i have. I have HAD experience of sick relatives and an ill dog, but i just judge things as i see them.

Oh FSS, i live a 30 second walk from the park and it is a minor road he crossed, with few cars and the lead to few houses been checking up now have you what a sad life.

Hi there i don't often answer but thought i would just add, If they are the uncaring, couldn't care less about the dogs welfare and health, type of owners, why report her missing to the dog warden, surely, they would not have bothered if they DID NOT care, and as said, not everything is black or white.

sue