Lozzybear,

Can you point out where in my initial post I was nasty to warrant the responses I received? my initial post were correcting some mis information and giving the reason why the dog could not have been held onto, and when someone say "Manchester dogs home dosnt give a toss" is a personal slight because it is the staff at manchester dogs home that dealt with the matter, even though the OP later stated "I know the staff work very hard" they are two contradictory remarks.

If I had not replied at all to clarify. the comment the OP made "
I was informed he had been sent to manchester dogs home. The girl on the phone told me that my discription (including the fact he had previously had one of his toes amputated on his back right foot was not enough for them to hold him). Becuase I couldnt physically go and identify him he was sold before I got home ) would have no doubt left members on this forum beleiving that the home was uncaring and heartless which I can assure you they are not. yes it is sad that this lady has not been able to find her dog, but that was NOT the dogs home fault.

Mo

Why was your brother not able to get to Manchesters dogs home to claim him back... why would he need to re-home him!!

Could not a memberof your family or friend take him to the home to claim him.. if he new the dog and as you say he is his dog (originally) , and I am guessing was living in your home at the time, he would have been able to identify and claim him as the family pet.


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This attitude is totally uncalled for, YOU were the one who brought up Manchester dogs home and questioned their reputation... you cant be surprised when a member of their staff comes along to inform you off their procedure..

i didnt say you warrant the response you received, i said she was out of order with what she said

so i said she shouldnt have said it. i just felt some of the things you said, and the way you said them were harsh...

this, to me, is suggesting that she did something like what you said people do when they go on holiday, just leaving her dog when she went away. i know you said that wasnt what you were saying, but thats how it came across. if someone said that to you, im sure you would feel offended and would feel the need to defend yourself... i know i would if someone suggested i did that with jake...

Lozzibear, I think there are two issues relating to the OP's thread.

Firstly whether you believe/accept the circumstances surrounding the story and secondly the OP's attack on Mo.

As to the first, personally I think there are things to this story that don't add up, but as you say, the fact that she was 16 at the time, should be taken into consideration. However, if it was her own dog at that age, she should have taken responsibility, and if it was a family dog...what where her family doing about it?

Yes people do make mistakes, particularly at that sort of age and for that reason I hadn't previously commented on the 'how it happened', only the un-called for attack on Mo.

I guess being a bit older and having experienced the kind of stories that result in dogs ending up in dogs homes, some of us are a bit more sceptical about the exact facts behind the story.

Completey agree!!

that is fair enough, but i never said that the OP was right for the attack. i think people need to balance it with how mo was, and although she didnt attack the OP, she did say things that could seem extremely offensive. at the end of the day, only she knows what happened and i think, personally, we should give her the benefit of the doubt as we dont have all the facts. what if she is telling the truth?? it must be horrible to have people say things like that on a thread where all she wanted was to find out about her dog... maybe people are sceptical but, you will never know the 100% truth, only what she tells us. i think it says something about her that she is trying to find out what happened to her dog, after all these years. i am only 20, so maybe i am a bit niave but i do believe most of her story. the only bit that doesnt add up, to me, is that her brother was looking after the dog but then couldnt collect him from the dogs home. i just always try to put myself in the other persons position, and reading the posts she has received, i would feel horrible if that was me. this thread shouldnt have lead to this, she wants help not an arguement...

But I think you will find one gets the responses from members, depending on the context of ones post.

There are a few things in the OP thread that dont add up,

She is 16 when dog goes missing, one assumes she has gone on holiday with her parents.. leaving her brother at home to look after the dog.

If that is the case why is it not possible for brother or family member to go to said dogs home to claim the dog back.

I tell you one thing, if my dog went missing when I was on holiday, I would be on the first flight home, especially if I was concerned it was only going to be kept and re homed after 7 days.

We may sound cynical, but something you will learn in time , not all is as it seems on forums, with experience, sometimes you see more than , what is in print.

i said the bit about her brother didnt add up. if this happened to jake, i would be on the next plane back but at 16 where could she get the money?? when i was 16 i had no money, i was at school and wasnt working so i would be screwed at that age. maybe she shouldnt have had a dog at that age, i did but he was a family dog so the costs were my parents responsibility, but thats in the past and, hopefully, she has learnt from it.

i probably will learn in time, but i just think when it is impossible to know all the facts, we should just take what she says and wish her good luck on her search...

Which I think we would have done if she hadn't seemed to put the blame all on the dogshome .

The obvious answer is her parents, as they would have been ultimately responsible for the dog....