What do I do about my dogs death?

Question

I got my kids a dog a few months ago and we have fell in love with her. She was the best family dog for us. This morning when my husband was leaving for work he found her hanging off of our porch. Last night we couldnt find her after letting her go out to the bathroom so we figured she would come back in the morning. The neighbors found her and in the middle of the night the kids over there tied her to my porch without us knowing. She made it through the railing and killed herself. What do I do? Is there anything I can do about this situation? We have had multiple problems with the kids next door but I dont think it was intentional this time. Or was it?

Answer 1

Well It sounds pretty suspicious to me but since I don't know the childrens ages I would not know but I would tell your neighbours that their children tied your dog up and you found him hung in the morning. tell the neighbour the story of your sister in law's dog and if her dog was intentionally hung .

Sorry for your loss.

Answer 2

ok first your neighbors are really mean and i would call the police on the m and to make your kids feal better get them a betta fish for a year and try to talk to the m and cofort them and d ostuff the kids want to do and in like 2 month get the a rabbit or a cat or a mousee another pet to love and when they get settled about the deat ask thewm if they would like a dog

Answer 3

this sounds very intentional...I don't feel that it was simply a coincidence.  I don't care how late it was, they should have knocked on your door to tell you that they found your dog rather than tie her up without your consent.  There's something not right about their motives.  

Answer 4

The fact that she was apparently out of your yard.. you said you couldn't find her.. isn't very good.  Especially being a puppy, it shouldn't have been left outside unattended.

Don't get me wrong, this is very, very sad, and I am very sorry for your kids loss. But they may have been trying to be helpful, tying it to your deck. And you should have been watching it outside in the first place :(

I can't see it being intentional, but there are wierdo's out there and if you let your dog out often to roam the neighborhood I could see someone getting upset. Although I do not agree with what they did at all, I would fence your yard before getting another dog.

Answer 5

I am sitting here in a state of shock that after KNOWING your sister-in-law's dog hung itself by going through the spaces in the slats, that you, the THINKING adult, did not take safety measures and secure the railing so history could not repeat itself.

If you plan on replacing this dog please take precautions and put either the inexpensive lattice there (cheap and easy to put up) or some type of screening wire that will make it so the dog cannot get it's head through there, tied or not tied.

While you are doing this.......... take a walk through your house and yard, and look for other things that could harm a dog.   Exposed chemicals in the house, Anti-freeze bottles in the garage, and small holes at the bottom of a fence as examples........ but if you think of it as baby proofing the house, it would be about the same.   When you take an animal in your home, you are making a commitment to take care of that animal for the rest of it's life.   Much like that of a child.  Think of it as one, and treat it accordingly.

Answer 6

Ohhh, I'm so sorry. Since it happened more than once, I definatley would go to the police or animal police and file a report, and tell the parents of the kids. They definaltey should have told you they tied the dog up. Just know that the dog had a great life with you. I'm really sorry again.  

Answer 7

not sure, could the rope had gotten tied around her neck? Sounds like she may have accidently strangeled herself. Sorry for your loss.

Answer 8

Well, first of all, go march over to your neighbor's house and cut right to the chase that because of what they foolishly did, your dear family member died.

But before that, ask them why they even tied her there, ask them why didn't they just go over to you and give her back, Next thing,  confront their parents about this problem so that the parent could tell the child themselves.

And last, pray for your little dog, that despite how she horribly died, she's be resting in a beautiful place where harm can't be done unto her.

I hope this helps!

Answer 9

At first I would consider it an accident, but considering it has already happened before, I would contact the police and see if there is anything to be done. They may tell you there is nothing they can do since you left the dog unattended (not trying to criticize). But it just seems fishy...I'm sorry for your loss. That's a horrible thing to have happen, especially when there are children involved. Maybe you could speak to the parents next door about what happened before anything else...

Answer 10

OMG! so sorry for your loss! thats a tragic way of dying! i think you have to resolve it with the neighbors.

first of all if it happened before this has to be intentional! the kids have no right what so ever to tie the dog up, i very likely doubt it that the dog slipped through and strangled herself. dogs are very smart!

secondly how long was the rope? you would never use a short rope which cannot reach the bottom level.

i assume the 'kids' or some one else used a short rope on purpose and pushed the poor dog down =(

Answer 11

Intentional for sure, try calling local police-- Not emergency--- That stinks, I'm sooo sorry.

Tell the parents too.... and lecture the kids

Answer 12

report it to the police and the r.s.p.c.a

Answer 13

Sounds like you need some new neighbors. I would call the police and let them investigate.So very sorry. These people sound worse than animals.

Answer 14

dont get another dog...

i wouldnt want to go through the same situation twice...or three times since you said your sister did as well

can you talk to the parents of these kids?

Answer 15

Talk to the police, I mean, even if they couldn't do anything, it wouldn't hurt to find out.  That just doesn't sound right happening twice, unless it's just an awful coincidence.

Answer 16

I'm sorry for you. But those kids....what a horrible thing to do!! I'm sure, if its happened twice,it was on purpose! Gee...some people have no heart! Call animal control and police then the kids next door can get some talking to!!

Answer 17

oh dear i am very sorry,

well if your sister in law's dog was hung i would expect that there is somebody that lives near you doing this on purpose i would get a post Morten on the dog to see what killed it then ask about your neighbourhood if they know anything about it and if it happened to them.

good luck!

hope your children isn't to sad

what a horrible thing!!

Answer 18

At first I would say it was an awful accident, but it happened twice?  It might be worth a trip to the local police dept. to see if they have had any other complaints about the kids next door.  I have worked on a case where a client lost both her adult golden and puppy within one week.  When the puppy died she took the body to the university and after a necropsy- they found tinfoil in her stomach that tested positive for antifreeze.  They suspect a neighbor put meat soaked in antifreeze in tin foil and tossed it over the fence.

It's awful but it does happen.

Answer 19

How horrible, I'm really sorry.   I don't know if there is anything you can do, you can't prove the kids did it intentionally.  You should talk to your animal control officer anyway, or the police, especially considering what happened to the other dog.   If you do get another dog, only take your dog out on a leash, don't leave him or her unattended.  Best of luck.

Answer 20

Both your sister in law's dog was hung and now your dog was hung and you don't think that the kids next door but you don't think it was "intentional"?  Are you nuts?! Yes it was intentional.  There is something seriously wrong with those kids if both you and your sister in law ended up with dead pets and the same kids next door!  Wake up and smell the dog poo!  Call the police and have them come over and take a report (if you have to demand it as a tax paying citizen that makes it possible for them to have a paycheck) and get your sister in law over there as well.  Unless the cop is a brainless wonder that some how managed to get through the academy he will see the connection.  Lord I'm seeing the connection since even YOU can't.

I wouldn't be surprised if the little monsters tied her up and then called her so that she would go through the railing and hang herself.  If they hung a dog and made sure that it was literally hung then they would be smart enough to get a little more creative in fixing it where the dog "hung herself".  Since she was only a puppy, yeah she would go to them when they called her or lured her to come with something to eat as a treat

As for what you should tell your kids tell them to steer clear of those kids next door because you just have a bad feeling about them, especially since you have a history of them causing trouble,  (if you tell them that you think they killed both their aunt's dog and your dog they will go and tell them that they can't play with them because they killed their pet).  If they ask why say the most obvious reason, because you are the parent and you said so.

Answer 21

call animal control and file a report. unless you take personal revenge there isnt much else to do.