[MizMaRLeysMoM86]

This morning at 3:20am I awoke to my doorbell ringing and my two furbutts going crazy because of it. I went to the door and it was one of my neighbors on my floor ( i live in a tower ). She started freaking out when I opened the door. Crying that she had just woke up to check on her dog and he wasnt breathing. My instinct was to run to her apartment and beging CPR and try to resuscitate the dog. Well , here goes... I ran all the way to her apartment and threw open the door and ran over to the dog cage. He seemed to be sleeping so peacfully. I had a bad feeling, so I reached into the kennel that had a blue blanket covering the bottom of it. He was as stiff as could be. I took my hand back quickly, I have never really felt death before and it was overwhelming for me. I told her " Ma'am , without being too descriptive, your dog has been gone for some time now, there is nothing I can do or a vet."

She started to bawl again more than what she already was. I felt so bad for this family. The husband was at work. He had been called in for an exercise ( remember that we are military ) and he would not be home until 6am. She was hopeless to say the least. She did not know how to dial off base ( We live in Japan ) she did not know her husbands office symbol so I called his supervisor off base for her and spoke to him and told him the emergency.

She then told me she was worried about the smell?!?! I am sorry but if my dog just died I would not be worried about the smell. I assured her it would be some time before that happened. But, if she wanted me to , I would drag the kennel onto the porch and drape a sheet over it so her small child would not see the dog. She agreed and I did just that.

I asked her what could have possibly happened. She told me that he had doggy asthma and that he hated his kennel. He was a male black pug, about 4 years old and from when I saw him , he did have some sort of trachial problem or asthma. This is the same lady who kept him on the balcony that I posted about ( Another Stupid Owner ).

I don't want to believe that her neglect could have caused this. But when I asked her what could have happened she told me that she put him in his kennel because he kept trying to eat her toddlers food. I asked if he could have gotten into any household chemicals or anything else and she said no. I was doubting that she knew for certain because, without adding insult to injury, the house was disgusting, crap all over the floor and the air had a sour milk smell to it.

I told her that I am a part of a dog forum and I have heard of dogs that are susceptible to breathing problems like pugs dying from asthma. I told her she did'nt do anything wrong. Whether she did or did not, I was not going to sit there and crucify her at a time like this.

So to sum this up, I am heartbroken for this animal and this family. I went home and gave my 2 hugs and kisses and so much lovins'. I picked them both up and felt how warm they were and their wet tongues on my cheeks. And then I thought about how cold and stiff that pug was, it gave me chills to ever even think something like that could happen to my two.

The husband did not seem too upset when I met him outside to tell him what had happened. ( I was outside with mine for pottytime when he finally got home ). His only concern was that they had just paid for him and that he spent money on asthma medicine. I feel like he did not even really care. Maybe men are not as sensitive.

Soooo, I am just so broken hearted, I really wish I could have done something, anything! I am not having a good morning. Sorry if this gets anyone down. I just needed to vent and I know I can do that here.