Is there a room you can keep your fur baby in that they can't get to that you could lock from the outside?

I'd be scared, I would also tell my neighbors about my suspicions.

This is why I gave my condo association a fake key to my house.

If they want in, I have a cell. They can call me and I'll decide if they're coming in.

I would change the locks. If you own the condo, NOONE should be allowed access to your condo. It's different if its an apartment complex and all the aparetments are own by one owner. I dont think i'd even feel safe living there if someone had access to my condo.

When the girls were teens and I had to be gone during the day I'd tell them not to open the door to anyone, but of course there are times when they needed to, so at the time we had a Dalmation (barker) and I told them if anyone wanted in to tell them the dog was vicious and they couldn't come in...one day the insurance man camen (we had recently bought a new house) and they told him that...big old insurance increase: for that dangerous dog!!! Nonetheless, I called them and told them what was what I told the girls to say for protection and they lowered the bill.
Double edged sword on that one.

If they absolutely MUST come in while you aren't there, would it be possible for you to board your dogs somewhere for the day?

Please follow your gut instincts and do not let these men in when you are not home. Can you change your locks? I wouldn't trust anyone in my house alone with my baby boy. This is terrible that we can't even trust people anymore.

We live in a condo, and no one is permitted in without our prior permission. I would suggest you give your front desk written, signed instructions that no one is permitted in your unit without your prior knowledge and only if you are home.

Does your building have cameras in the common areas? Ours does. Our foyer, which we share with 1 other resident, has a camera recording 24 x 7. If you do have some type of monitoring, that may help your neighbor whose dog was lost.

20 years ago my ex and I were living in an apartment complex. One of the groundskeepers went into the office and took our key out of the key box and robbed us. That's another story.

You might want to ask the office if they keep their key box locked at all times. Forget what I just posted and change your locks and provide a fake key or none at all to the office.

Hopefully, if... and I am saying if, they are responsible for the disappearing dog I would hope the office personnel aren't in on it.

My thoughts just went everywhere on this one but I do know for a fact that this CAN happen!!

That is a great idea, I think I am going to do that!! I am not good at writting that stuff, what should it say..? I also want to say something like if its an emergency, I want to be informend who is going in there!!

OH MY GOSH! I am so sorry that happened to you! Did they find your dog? I mean they would have to know that someone with the key was in there...

It absolutely can happen. I used to live in an apt complex. One day I had to call maint. for something. I had my mac laptop out since I was doing homework. Not even a month later, someone broke into our apt, stole our laptops and jewelry. My roommate couldn't even tell that we had been robbed except she couldn't find her computer. She called me to ask if I borrowed it and when I asked if mine was missing too, we then realized what happened.

There was a staff meeting the day it happened so the maint. guys would be accounted for but it doesn't mean that they didn't get a friend to do it for them. Come to find out, there were several apts robbed that day without signs of breaking and entering. We all got together and realized that we all had maint. work recently. These guys knew what they were coming for. The office refused to hear our case and denied that it was their staff.

I wouldn't put it past the maint. people for a minute!

Thank you guys for your support! And also some wonderful advice! I am going to write a letter for the office that no one is allowed in my unit without me being here, also I talked to DH and he is going to have a talk with the manintance guy... he isnt going to threaten him or anything just tell him that we told the office they cant come in with out us being there and that we heard of the dog that went "missing" and if Pnut turns up missing we know where to look.

They came and picked up the fan so now they have no reason to come here. Unless I make a maintance call, but honestly if something happens DH can fix it. We live in Condos but we are renting them. So I feel a little better, but just for my stress level I am still taking Pnut to the vet tomorrow to drop him off, he has to have a recheck anyways, and on tue I am going to take him to daycare, that will give me 2 days to get my letter done up and everything.

Also DH talked to the office girl upfront, she is really nice. She has always helped us and got whatever we needed fast, her name is Diamond. Dh told me that she told her we heard about the missing dog and we do not give permission mantaince to come into our home with out us there, and she said not to worry she will take care of it. He really stressed to her that Pnut means the workd to me and if something happens to him not even 10 millions dollars would fix it.

I really cant believe that someone would do that, if they did take the dog they will get theres I believe in karma. I hope that they didnt and I hope they get their dog back but she has been missing for 2 months now. The put up fliers and I guess the owner of the guy told DH that someone had called on a blocked number and said that they saw the dog in the grass playing with some kids,,, it was really odd he said. Then the guy said he was going to get his dog back, that was the last he heard of anything. They are still looking for her, they went door to door to see if anyone knoew anything or if they can hear her bark or a sign or something!


I would be LOST, if something happened to Pnut, he is like my life. He is a part od me. He is snuggled in between my legs, I am laying on the couch and I have the laptap prooped up lol its really hard to type!! haha He has been really attached to me today!

Anyways thank you all for caring, and giving me some good pointers! I think we will be ok now, but my guard will always be up!

when i got my first yorkie about 25 years ago i was so seared some one would get my joy stick ( hubby named her that ) that we had an alarm put in and now with my lil porscha i don't leave her home without it being turned on grandson called before Christmas as we were out and he forgot his password he was so seared that the cops would be here before we could get here bet he will remember next time

Yes!! Do those things on the 2 days and don't take any chances!!!!!! OMG!!!!! People cannot be trusted, esp greedy people that ask about how much your dog is!!!!???? Whoa!!!

Hugs Girly-
Viv