Oh god, Helena, poor wee soul, what a sad life he has.

The RSPCA should know better than a lot of folk that dogs need much more to thrive than what that wee pup has at the moment! A Rottweiler pup on it's own all day long, without any companionship, training or socialisation is a recipe for disaster. They should have the training and knowledge (and commonsense) to realise that, otherwise they are not doing their job properly and should not be in that job in the first place! Bloody typical, the RSPCA/SSPCA are hopeless at times, more often than not. It's time they got their acts together. It seems as though they have to wait until the dog has established problems, before they'll take any notice - and then you get the idiots who shout about how these types of dogs are "beasts" and should be banned when, often inevitably, something tragic happens! They want to open their eyes and see that it's not the dogs fault, they really do. No wonder there are so many sick people out there who abuse animals and get away with it, it's sickening.

Sorry, rant over, but it makes me so angry.

I really hope that you have some success in the next phase of your plan to get this poor pup out of his sad existence and in to a safe, caring home. All the best.

The thing is though if the Rspca do take him, he'll only go into rescue and sit there waiting for gawd knows how long before they can find a home for him. Surely it would be better to approach the guy and offer to maybe walk it for him during the day or something at least then it gets some kind of interaction with people. Personally I think I would try to befriend the guy and try to educate him as to the puppies needs.

In an ideal world yes Trouble, but of course this guy is totally unaapproachable being a right a*se and a wife beater you can just imagine, but if I didn't have so much on my plate at the moment, I'd probably have a go with that idea. Dave said he's only about 12 weeks old NOW, so he'd stand a very good chance in a rescue centre, and a much, much better life than he has now, poor little mite. I'm going to have words with the RSPCa about it tomorrow and ask them exactly what IS their job then where animals are concerned, I'm all ready for them don't you worry and I won't mince my words either!

Good for you, I hope you get somewhere although I don't have a lot of faith in the RSPCA. Its about time that legislation was brought in to safeguard these poor animals that aren't bought as pets, that pups got no chance if something isn't done soon, good luck I will be thinking about you tomorrow.

That's all very well, Trouble, but this guy doesn't sound as if he would accept any kind of help with his pup.

It's very possible that the pup will end up a rescue centre one day. Probably. It will be far easier to rehome a young Rottie pup than it would be to rehome a fully grown, adult one, complete with issues because of it's past. Not many people will take on that.

The pup needs helping now as the poor thing will be shaping all it's ideas of world now at this age and stage in it's life, as you know. What is it learning about the world? Absolutely nothing but neglect and loneliness. The poor thing needs help now, I think, and I hope it gets it.

Me neither.

Actually, thinking more about it now, was legislation not brought forward that stated that they can intervene BEFORE anything happens if the cause for concern is there, rather than waiting till something does happen? Anyone know?

I didn't mean you specifically H, but the dog warden should be more concerned with improving his current living conditions. Dunno how you know he's a wife beater but still Not all pups find a loving forever home in rescue unfortunately and certainly not certain breeds they can linger on for ages. I really have little faith in the Rspca anyway, if he goes to rescue he would do better in a breed specific one. But if he has shelter and food and water they wont do anything anyway.

That says it all, dog needs company, at his age it's so important - why the hell can't these thickos get that into their head. So self centered it's unbelievable.

Here, here. I agree. Self centered and totally ignorant.

I know he's a wife beater, coz he just happens to live opposite Dave's workshop, and all the neighbours know him, all the neighbours know Dave, they all talk and that's how Dave got to know about this moron and this poor dog. That's the problem, the dog has water and food plus a shelter and they don't want to know! Terrible isn't it I wish we had some laws, real laws that stopped this sort of abhorant treatment of our animals ever taking place, again though, in an ideal world, and it's just not gonna happen is it sadly! The dog warden hasn't even bothered to do anything either! I might just talk to my own dog warden tomorrow when he speaks to me about the rescue I'm going to see, coz he's in a different area, and I'm SURE he would hold concerns, so I'll give him the address, or maybe he can contact the other dog warden in that area? He's an avid doglover and I don't think he'd like this little story one bit when I tell him about that poor bl@@dy dog lying out there on his own day in day out.