Mahealani770
November 8th, 2006, 09:22 AM
:mad: Ok, I'm furious right now so I'm going to try not to ramble. Let me start from the beginning. We have some neighbors who have 2 little Shih Tzus. They started out having one and then one day, all of a sudden, they had 2. So, my partner found out from the wife that while she was walking her male Shih Tzu, some people across the street were walking their female, puppy Shih Tzu and said they didn't want her anymore and offered her to the wife. So, the wife took the female. This is how she ended up with 2. She made some conversation with my partner about how she planned on breeding her with her male:frustrated: . I, needless to say, was not happy to hear that and have been planning on gathering some information for her as to why she shouldn't do that. But in casual conversation, she told my partner that the psycho she got the female from kept her in a cage for days at at time and obviously just didn't care about her. But, she had started asking the wife to pay her for the female and was harrassing her about giving her back! My partner told her hell no, she gave her away and that's it, don't give her back. The wife said she wouldn't. This was about a month ago and we've been seeing the 2 shih tzus together so we didn't think anything about it.
This morning, at around 6:30am, my partner and I walked out of our apartment to go to work and here comes the little female baby shih tzu running up to us on the sidewalk. It was freezing this morning and when I bent down to pet her, she was very cold. We stood there for awhile waiting to see if the neighbors were walking her and were just behind her somewhere. Nobody came. So, she followed me back to the neighbors door and she began scratching at the door and whinning. She knew where she belonged. I knocked and knocked for a good 10 mins. Nobody came to the door. So, I had no choice but to put her in our kitchen until I could come back at lunch time and try to wake the neighbors up again. So, I put Nicky (Pom) in his cage, put some papers, food, water, a towel and a chewy down for the puppy. I then baby gated her into the kitchen so that Minnie (new cat) couldn't get to her and so that she'd be safe while we were gone.
So, the whole way to work my partner and I were like, wtf? Did she slip out when the neighbors left for work? But that didn't make sense because how do you not see your puppy slip out, you know? We were perplexed and I was worried and confused about the whole situation. My partner suggested that maybe the psycho lady who first owned the puppy, got her back and then abandoned her by putting her outside. I told her that was ridiculous. Who would do that? Why ask for your dog back and then put her out? Anyway, we went to work and that was that.
I go to a doc's appt. and got out earlier than expected so I decided to stop by the apartment complex to see if I could wake up the neighbors to give them their puppy back. It took forever, but the man came to the door with his male shih tzu. He was half naked so I obviously woke him up. I had only spoken to the wife before and had no idea that this man could barely speak English. I asked him, Are you missing a dog? I have your dog! I could barely make out what he was saying, but basically he said no, we don't have her anymore. The lady wanted her back so we gave her back. He said something about the psycho lady keeping the poor dog in a cage for 3 days and something else but I couldn't make it out. At that point, I was furious. I said, do you know that they put her outside? She came running up to us before dawn this morning and she was freezing!! We have her in our kitchen right now! He just kept saying, really? really? I asked him did he want her, does your wife want her, because if not, I'll take her in. He said yes, they wanted her but the lady across the street was harrassing them so they gave her back. I told the man that I would give her back under ONE condition, and that was that he was NOT to give the puppy back to the crazy b*tch across the damn street! I repeated myself over and over again. He said ok. So, I go get the puppy, who was running freely through the apartment with Minnie at that point..lol Somehow she got out of the kitchen. I picked her up, and gave her to the man. He put her down and she immediately started playing with her pal, the male shih-tzu and the man rubbed her tummy and seemed very happy to have her back home. The puppy was very happy to be back.
I, on the other hand, am worried sick that they are going to get talked back into giving her back to the psycho across the street. Im very anxious and paranoid right now and want very much to speak to the wife, who speaks English very well. I'm on the verge of calling the police on the psycho across the street. I have no idea which apartment she's in, or what her name is or even what she looks like. All I know is that she lives on the third floor. You tell me that a puppy could "accidentally slip out" when she'd have to climb down 3 flights of steps behind you! Or, how could you not notice your puppy isn't in the apartment with you? I'm just prepared for those bull*hit excuses if she tries to give them to the neighbors if or when she comes looking for her. We don't have an animal precinct here or any way to report animal cruelty, that I know of. I found this out a few years ago when I wanted to become a humane law officer. Atlanta doesn't have those here. I just don't know what to do. I'm so furious that I'm shaking and I can't think about anything else until I speak to the wife. I'm at work and can't concentrate. What if the psycho goes to get the puppy and they hand her over again? If I would've known all this was going on, I never would've knocked on that door and told him I had the puppy. I'm just :pray: that they don't get talked into giving the puppy back, no matter what that psycho threatens to do! :mad:
WTH is WRONG with people? Who puts a baby female unspayed shih-tzu out on the damn street in freezing temperatures to fend for herself all night! :mad: People make me SICK! If I have to pay the psycho some money, just to back off and leave the dog alone, I will. Right now, all I care about is the puppy. If I have to hide her, I will. I'm already hiding Nicky and Minnie. I don't care at this point. I just can't wait to talk to the wife so that I can get a good handle on what's really going on. Any suggestions?
Thanks for reading,
~A very pissed, Mahealani~
This morning, at around 6:30am, my partner and I walked out of our apartment to go to work and here comes the little female baby shih tzu running up to us on the sidewalk. It was freezing this morning and when I bent down to pet her, she was very cold. We stood there for awhile waiting to see if the neighbors were walking her and were just behind her somewhere. Nobody came. So, she followed me back to the neighbors door and she began scratching at the door and whinning. She knew where she belonged. I knocked and knocked for a good 10 mins. Nobody came to the door. So, I had no choice but to put her in our kitchen until I could come back at lunch time and try to wake the neighbors up again. So, I put Nicky (Pom) in his cage, put some papers, food, water, a towel and a chewy down for the puppy. I then baby gated her into the kitchen so that Minnie (new cat) couldn't get to her and so that she'd be safe while we were gone.
So, the whole way to work my partner and I were like, wtf? Did she slip out when the neighbors left for work? But that didn't make sense because how do you not see your puppy slip out, you know? We were perplexed and I was worried and confused about the whole situation. My partner suggested that maybe the psycho lady who first owned the puppy, got her back and then abandoned her by putting her outside. I told her that was ridiculous. Who would do that? Why ask for your dog back and then put her out? Anyway, we went to work and that was that.
I go to a doc's appt. and got out earlier than expected so I decided to stop by the apartment complex to see if I could wake up the neighbors to give them their puppy back. It took forever, but the man came to the door with his male shih tzu. He was half naked so I obviously woke him up. I had only spoken to the wife before and had no idea that this man could barely speak English. I asked him, Are you missing a dog? I have your dog! I could barely make out what he was saying, but basically he said no, we don't have her anymore. The lady wanted her back so we gave her back. He said something about the psycho lady keeping the poor dog in a cage for 3 days and something else but I couldn't make it out. At that point, I was furious. I said, do you know that they put her outside? She came running up to us before dawn this morning and she was freezing!! We have her in our kitchen right now! He just kept saying, really? really? I asked him did he want her, does your wife want her, because if not, I'll take her in. He said yes, they wanted her but the lady across the street was harrassing them so they gave her back. I told the man that I would give her back under ONE condition, and that was that he was NOT to give the puppy back to the crazy b*tch across the damn street! I repeated myself over and over again. He said ok. So, I go get the puppy, who was running freely through the apartment with Minnie at that point..lol Somehow she got out of the kitchen. I picked her up, and gave her to the man. He put her down and she immediately started playing with her pal, the male shih-tzu and the man rubbed her tummy and seemed very happy to have her back home. The puppy was very happy to be back.
I, on the other hand, am worried sick that they are going to get talked back into giving her back to the psycho across the street. Im very anxious and paranoid right now and want very much to speak to the wife, who speaks English very well. I'm on the verge of calling the police on the psycho across the street. I have no idea which apartment she's in, or what her name is or even what she looks like. All I know is that she lives on the third floor. You tell me that a puppy could "accidentally slip out" when she'd have to climb down 3 flights of steps behind you! Or, how could you not notice your puppy isn't in the apartment with you? I'm just prepared for those bull*hit excuses if she tries to give them to the neighbors if or when she comes looking for her. We don't have an animal precinct here or any way to report animal cruelty, that I know of. I found this out a few years ago when I wanted to become a humane law officer. Atlanta doesn't have those here. I just don't know what to do. I'm so furious that I'm shaking and I can't think about anything else until I speak to the wife. I'm at work and can't concentrate. What if the psycho goes to get the puppy and they hand her over again? If I would've known all this was going on, I never would've knocked on that door and told him I had the puppy. I'm just :pray: that they don't get talked into giving the puppy back, no matter what that psycho threatens to do! :mad:
WTH is WRONG with people? Who puts a baby female unspayed shih-tzu out on the damn street in freezing temperatures to fend for herself all night! :mad: People make me SICK! If I have to pay the psycho some money, just to back off and leave the dog alone, I will. Right now, all I care about is the puppy. If I have to hide her, I will. I'm already hiding Nicky and Minnie. I don't care at this point. I just can't wait to talk to the wife so that I can get a good handle on what's really going on. Any suggestions?
Thanks for reading,
~A very pissed, Mahealani~