What should i do about dog?

Question

my grandmother went to the beach 4 days ago and she comes back saturday. She has two dogs and she paid the neighbor to take care of them because i live about an hour away. Well my neighbor just called abd left a message on my machine that said the dog broke his chain and got loose. she said that she wants me to come up there and help look for it and to buy a new chain. i have not called her back becuase i have am broke and have no gas until the day after tomorrow especially to drive for an hour. I am really worried about the dog but i cannot go up there and have no way, my husband is at work.... Should i pretend i didn't get the message, because i know if i call her back she will not except no excuse, i'm 21 and she's 59. What should i do, i'm kinda worried.

Answer 1

You could tell her you will be up there asap as soon as your husband gets there.

Answer 2

Call her late, I know that sounds rude, but something about calling her late, makes it seems like you're busy but you are concerned. Tell her your gas situation, right now EVERYONE understands that gas is so high even those of us who do not drive. Let her know exactly what is going on, talk to your husband and see if the three of you can work something out. Your grandmother should rein burst her neighbor for buying a new chain.  

Hopefully someone other than the police found the dog, because if they did and can't in touch with anyone about it they send it to the pound and it cost money to get your dog out in some states.

Answer 3

maybe try to ask a friend for money to get there if not tell her the truth.

Answer 4

I would call her back and tell her everything you said here and explain several times that you are very, very worried but you have no way to get there. Tell her you have been trying to find a way to get there but can't. Do you have any other relatives who could take you there? A lot of dogs come back home on their own. I don't know if it would even help if you did go there. It seems like your grandmother expected this person to take care of the dogs and not you anyway. Tell them both that you feel so very bad about it all. Good luck to you. If she gets mean on the phone, tell her you must go and hang up after you give her a warning. If you are sure she will not be reasonable, just do not call and tell your grandmother all of this when she gets back.

Answer 5

It will be heavy on your conscience if u pretend u didn't get the message. If you say ur broke there's and nothing u can do about it. The worst thing that could posibly happens is that this woman gets aggetated but she can't physically hurt u or hunt u down and kill u so calm down! Call her back and explain!!! Good Luck!!!

Answer 6

first of all it wuz her responsibility, but what u can do is take the chain and wrap it around the dogs neck and hook the thing that attach's to the loop in the dogs Collier and put it in 1 of the holes in the chain, make sure its not to tight but tight enough for him not to get loose.Ive done this for my dog many times

Answer 7

You call her back IMMEDIATELY and very politely and very FIRMLY tell her that THE DOG WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY.

You tell her that your grandmother PAID her to take care of the dog, and that anything that happens happened on HER watch, and therefore it is her responsibility to FIND that dog immediately.

Call the local Humane Society, or Animal Control, or the Sheriff's Department. Have HER call them.

Your grandmother is expecting her family member (the dog) to be happy and healthy when she comes back. Somebody had BETTER find the dog - the poor thing is probably scared out of its mind and hungry and will get HIT BY A CAR if you don't do your very best to FIND it!

Answer 8

Hi,

Pretending to not get the message may be tempting, but I would not recommend that route.

Honesty really is the best policy.

You should call this lady and explain your situation to her. You do sound concerned about your grandmother's dog so convey that in your phone call.

I do think this lady should also call your grandmother to inform her of this situation, and Not You. She was the one in trusted with their care.

Her thoughts might be not wanting to "bother" your grandmother while on vacation, but if your grandmother loves her dogs like I am sure she does, she will want to know what happened, right now.

Also ask this lady if she has called the humane society, the police, the vet or any other animal control facility in that area. She better have....

Sometimes even local radio stations will make an announcement.

Hopefully the dog has a tag on his/her collar. That can be a huge help in getting a lost dog back home.

I can't emphasize enough that your grandmother must be informed of what has happened. If someone did find the dog, and it has a tag, they will use that info to find the owner. They will be calling your grandmother's number and right now she is not at home.

I wish you the best of luck with this!

Answer 9

Although it may not be right, I would not call her back, especially if she is not a very understanding person. Pretend you didn't get the message until your husband gets home and see what he says you two should do

Answer 10

Go ahead and call her back. She's worried sick out of her mind and the least you can do is give her a call and explain that you would love to help but do not have the means to get there.

Just alert the local humane society to keep on eye out for the dog. If the dog has a collar, there should be no problem.

Personally, I wouldn't lay in the guilt trip at this moment. Yes it was her responsibility, but this woman doesn't need to feel worse than she already does. If you can tell she's already out of her mind with worry, now is not the time to bring up the "this was your responsibility" speech.

Answer 11

Just tell the truth, don't lie, just call your grandmother tell her that her neighbor lost the dog, then call your neighbor back and tell her that you have no possible way of getting there and she has to find the dog herself because she lost it, its not your fault, don't worry about it.

Answer 12

You should call her back and explain that your hubby is at work and you have no way to get there. Tell her you really dont know what else to do, you live an hour away and never really see the dog.