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sasamrit · 02-04-2009, 02:27 PM

i live in boston and it's cold here. it just snowed yesterday. i leave my dogs out for about 10 minutes or so and then i check on them but they love to be outside in the snow. i know it's cold but they don't want to come in. i would think my neighbors assume im leaving them outside in the cold purposely. i check in on them every 10 minutes but my neighbors doesn't see me do that. if i were you, i would see if they are checking in with them or just leaving them.

RONLYNN · 02-04-2009, 02:29 PM

I would have gone over and knocked on their door and talked to them. If they weren't home I would have taken the dog to my house and left them a note that their dog was freezing!!!

yorkie mom-3 · 02-04-2009, 02:47 PM

I would have taken care of the dog and then worried about the consequences toward me later.

RockinRhonda · 02-04-2009, 03:13 PM

I would of call animal control and told them that I was taking the dogs inside and come get the dog

LuvmyYorkies2 · 02-04-2009, 03:20 PM

I wonder how they treat the poor baby on a regular basis. I take my girls out in the cold because they want to go, they use the bathroom, if it's snowing, they may even romp around in it for a minute BUT I am out there the whole time with them. When I see them starting to shiver (or me even), we all go back in. So a few minutes to use the bathroom if that's what they were doing is fine.....any longer than that..No Way!! It's one thing if it's constantly moving about, running, playing, etc. It's another if they have him/her chained up and she's standing still shivering to death....

So what happened next???

gypsyqueen · 02-04-2009, 03:28 PM

I might call them or take the dog myself

TurkletonsMom · 02-04-2009, 03:31 PM

Can a yorkie even survive in those temps for any length of time?

From what I've been told, they don't handle cold temps well at all. Poor baby.

codence · 02-04-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sasamrit

i live in boston and it's cold here. it just snowed yesterday. i leave my dogs out for about 10 minutes or so and then i check on them but they love to be outside in the snow. i know it's cold but they don't want to come in. i would think my neighbors assume im leaving them outside in the cold purposely. i check in on them every 10 minutes but my neighbors doesn't see me do that. if i were you, i would see if they are checking in with them or just leaving them.

I agree. My 2 babies do very well in the cold. They love the snow and being outside, even if it means 25 degree weather. They never stayed out there longer then say 20 minutes and sometimes I would watch them from the window so to a neighbor my dogs might have seemed like they were left, but I am always right there even if it means I'm just on the other side of glass

If something looked fishy I would definitely race over to the neighbors house and get the issue resolved and call animal control/police if needed. I'm not sure I'd take the law into my own hand, but I guess you do what your gut tells you at the moment. So, if i felt I needed to take that dog into my warm home then I'd pray about it, of course

and then run over there and grab 'em!

Princes mom · 02-04-2009, 04:15 PM

I thought about bringing him into my home...maybe the garage, but I wasn't sure about him being current on his shots, and I wouldn't want Prince to catch anything. The dog had been outside for at least seven hours!!!! (My husband saw him when he left for work, and Prince and I saw him scratching at his front door and screaming!!They always let their dog roam the neighborhood, although we have a lease law. A few neighbors have told me about that dog tearing open their garbage bags and the mess they had to clean up.
I called animal control. I had to do something and I felt that anyone who would leave a helpless animal outside probably wouldn't be open to conversation about their dog. (They also have a pit bull, which per our by-laws, is against the rules of our home owner's association).
If they ask me about the situation, I'm not sure what I will say. I was furious!!!!!!!

Princes mom · 02-04-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TurkletonsMom

Can a yorkie even survive in those temps for any length of time?

From what I've been told, they don't handle cold temps well at all. Poor baby.

No, they (Yorkie/Silkie) can't, but I'm not sure about the Poodle half.

LilMissy · 02-04-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Princes mom

I thought about bringing him into my home...maybe the garage, but I wasn't sure about him being current on his shots, and I wouldn't want Prince to catch anything. The dog had been outside for at least seven hours!!!! (My husband saw him when he left for work, and Prince and I saw him scratching at his front door and screaming!!They always let their dog roam the neighborhood, although we have a lease law. A few neighbors have told me about that dog tearing open their garbage bags and the mess they had to clean up.
I called animal control. I had to do something and I felt that anyone who would leave a helpless animal outside probably wouldn't be open to conversation about their dog. (They also have a pit bull, which per our by-laws, is against the rules of our home owner's association).
If they ask me about the situation, I'm not sure what I will say. I was furious!!!!!!!

Did animal control come and take the dog or talk to the owner? Do you know? I think that you did the right thing. 7 hrs is FAR too long for that dog to be outside in cold temperatures. It could have died! That's very neglectful of the owners.

Patti · 02-04-2009, 04:27 PM

I hope animal control will do something for that poor baby. I would keep calling till they do something.

Princes mom · 02-04-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by LilMissy

Did animal control come and take the dog or talk to the owner? Do you know? I think that you did the right thing. 7 hrs is FAR too long for that dog to be outside in cold temperatures. It could have died! That's very neglectful of the owners.

I called animal control back and was told that they did come, and they did see the dog, still outside. I do not know what happened after that.

crystalsmom · 02-04-2009, 04:34 PM

It's hard to imagine he would live that long out there. You did the right thing in calling animal control. I would have done the wrong thing and taken it in the house and got on YT to see who could take this poor little one......that is if I had Crystal at the time. Otherwise I don't know because it would be too hard to hide him. Yorkie Talk would come through. Mean people

really I would have given him something good to eat and a nice warm blanket before I got on YT

What is wrong with people today?

ChantalB · 02-04-2009, 04:34 PM

OMG 7 hours!!

Poor little one...

If he is still outside right now, PLEASE KNOCK AT THERE DOOR OR TAKE THE DOG INTO YOUR HOUSE BEFORE IT IS TO LATE!!!

YOU CAN KEEP HIM IN ONE ROOM AND KEEP YOUR OWN DOG AWAY.

02-04-2009, 02:29 PM	#17
RONLYNN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,635	I would have gone over and knocked on their door and talked to them. If they weren't home I would have taken the dog to my house and left them a note that their dog was freezing!!! __________________ Ronda & Teddi PPU - Petite Pups United Member The PINK Club Member **

02-04-2009, 03:13 PM	#19
RockinRhonda Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 100	I would of call animal control and told them that I was taking the dogs inside and come get the dog __________________ Daisymae,Secret,Juliya and Momma(Me)

02-04-2009, 03:20 PM	#20
LuvmyYorkies2 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,739	I wonder how they treat the poor baby on a regular basis. I take my girls out in the cold because they want to go, they use the bathroom, if it's snowing, they may even romp around in it for a minute BUT I am out there the whole time with them. When I see them starting to shiver (or me even), we all go back in. So a few minutes to use the bathroom if that's what they were doing is fine.....any longer than that..No Way!! It's one thing if it's constantly moving about, running, playing, etc. It's another if they have him/her chained up and she's standing still shivering to death.... So what happened next??? __________________ Yolanda I Love My Girls Diva & Foxxy & Lexi

02-04-2009, 03:28 PM	#21
gypsyqueen Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Las Vegas. Posts: 955	If there was a no kill shelter I might call them or take the dog myself

02-04-2009, 04:15 PM	#24
Princes mom YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,566	I thought about bringing him into my home...maybe the garage, but I wasn't sure about him being current on his shots, and I wouldn't want Prince to catch anything. The dog had been outside for at least seven hours!!!! (My husband saw him when he left for work, and Prince and I saw him scratching at his front door and screaming!!They always let their dog roam the neighborhood, although we have a lease law. A few neighbors have told me about that dog tearing open their garbage bags and the mess they had to clean up. I called animal control. I had to do something and I felt that anyone who would leave a helpless animal outside probably wouldn't be open to conversation about their dog. (They also have a pit bull, which per our by-laws, is against the rules of our home owner's association). If they ask me about the situation, I'm not sure what I will say. I was furious!!!!!!! __________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much.

02-04-2009, 02:27 PM	#16
sasamrit Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: boston, ma Posts: 22	i live in boston and it's cold here. it just snowed yesterday. i leave my dogs out for about 10 minutes or so and then i check on them but they love to be outside in the snow. i know it's cold but they don't want to come in. i would think my neighbors assume im leaving them outside in the cold purposely. i check in on them every 10 minutes but my neighbors doesn't see me do that. if i were you, i would see if they are checking in with them or just leaving them.

02-04-2009, 02:47 PM	#18
yorkie mom-3 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: nebraska Posts: 616	I would have taken care of the dog and then worried about the consequences toward me later.

02-04-2009, 03:31 PM	#22
TurkletonsMom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern IL Posts: 226	Can a yorkie even survive in those temps for any length of time? From what I've been told, they don't handle cold temps well at all. Poor baby.

02-04-2009, 04:27 PM	#27
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I hope animal control will do something for that poor baby. I would keep calling till they do something. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

02-04-2009, 04:34 PM	#29
crystalsmom Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,946	It's hard to imagine he would live that long out there. You did the right thing in calling animal control. I would have done the wrong thing and taken it in the house and got on YT to see who could take this poor little one......that is if I had Crystal at the time. Otherwise I don't know because it would be too hard to hide him. Yorkie Talk would come through. Mean people really I would have given him something good to eat and a nice warm blanket before I got on YT What is wrong with people today? __________________

02-04-2009, 04:34 PM	#30
ChantalB Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,042	OMG 7 hours!! Poor little one... If he is still outside right now, PLEASE KNOCK AT THERE DOOR OR TAKE THE DOG INTO YOUR HOUSE BEFORE IT IS TO LATE!!! YOU CAN KEEP HIM IN ONE ROOM AND KEEP YOUR OWN DOG AWAY.