I'm just curious what age range your boss belongs to -- not that age excuses poor care of an animal at all. The reason why I am wondering, is that I have explained to my dad various important aspects of pet ownership (not exposing puppy to other dogs before full vaccinations, don't let puppy chew on non-safe items i.e. sticks), but he seems to not take my advise seriously.
I was just wondering if this was a generational thing, because the mother of one of my friends who is around my dad's age injured her dog while playing fetch with a stick after she was told that dogs shouldn't play with sticks. I know a garage is a bit different, but it seems like many people in my parents generation think of dogs as "dogs" that live outside, chew sticks, chase cars, and eat chicken bones (big no!).
I do hope that they listen to your advice and have a change of heart, it would make the puppy's life much better and happier. They may come around, as I kid a bought a pet rat (my mom was NOT thrilled at all), but even she wouldn't let it stay in the garage because it was "too cold" there. |