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I think my neighbor poisoned my dog...

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Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
forget it. you guys have opened my eyes. We let my dog loose, she obviously deserved to get poisoned. What was I thinking?
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Well, you're methods of thinking were much better.

"I'll just look on his network."
 
Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
forget it. you guys have opened my eyes. We let my dog loose, she obviously deserved to get poisoned. What was I thinking?
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Well, most people don't let their dogs run loose in the neighborhood ever. I live in Southern California and it seems really strange and probably illegal to do that. I assume most people just don't understand why you let your dog out. You should add an explanation to your original post about being in a small town where people often let their dogs loose.
 
Originally posted by: igowerf
Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
forget it. you guys have opened my eyes. We let my dog loose, she obviously deserved to get poisoned. What was I thinking?
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Well, most people don't let their dogs run loose in the neighborhood ever. I live in Southern California and it seems really strange and probably illegal to do that. I assume most people just don't understand why you let your dog out. You should add an explanation to your original post about being in a small town where people often let their dogs loose.
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Even then, I think that if you let your dog out, it's your own damn fault. All but the smallest dogs can hurt children (and much more so than a cat can) and the smallest dogs are too weak to defend themselves and haven't a lick of common sense (not that that makes them bad pets, per se). Aynone who lets their pet off their property is taking a risk.
 
so what are you going to do? and why dont you pretend like you care about your dog for a few seconds and go look for it? my dog is more important to me than yours is to you obviously, because i wouldnt come back and post about it on ATOT until i found him.
 
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
so what are you going to do? and why dont you pretend like you care about your dog for a few seconds and go look for it? my dog is more important to me than yours is to you obviously, because i wouldnt come back and post about it on ATOT until i found him.
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How mcuh can he actually care? Read his original post, the dog has been gone a MONTH. I feel really sorry for this guy's dog becuase it would still be alive (if it is actually dead) if he and his family were actually responsible and took care of their pets. I have a lake house in a very remote area with very few neighbors and I would not let my dogs loose unsupervised even there.
 
Wow lots of assholes in this thread.

Hope you find your dog 🙁 If its found that he killed the dog I wouldn't hesitate to kick his ass.

Some guy up the street would take his rifle and pick off any critter that walked onto his lawn. One day he decided he would shoot the neighbors cat. The neighbor saw him do it and beat the guy nearly to death...now dude has all these wires in his mouth and a plate in part of his face because it was shattered so hardcore heh.
 
Originally posted by: DWW
Wow lots of assholes in this thread.

Hope you find your dog 🙁 If its found that he killed the dog I wouldn't hesitate to kick his ass.

Some guy up the street would take his rifle and pick off any critter that walked onto his lawn. One day he decided he would shoot the neighbors cat. The neighbor saw him do it and beat the guy nearly to death...now dude has all these wires in his mouth and a plate in part of his face because it was shattered so hardcore heh.
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:Q
 
forget it. you guys have opened my eyes. We let my dog loose, she obviously deserved to get poisoned. What was I thinking?

There is nothing that even suggests your dog was poisoned except for your own imagination.
 
Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
- old lady has strong evidence that neighbor across the street kills animals
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Never trust old ladies......... they'll believe anything to make their life more interesting
 
I hope your dog is safe. Anyone who poisons pets needs to have the sh!t smacked out of them.

I wish I could offer some advice...

Dave
 
its not that your dog deserves to be poisoned, but you are responsible for your pet. your actions put the pet at risk for just such a thing to happen. iits sad that your pet had to bear the cost. but it could be worse. if he had mauled a kid or something or cause a car to swerve and hurt someone, you would again be responsible. and don't give me drivel about your pet would never do that. a dog has a mind of his own, and is not entirely predictable. either way, leaving a dog loose is inconsiderate and irresponsible.
 
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its not that your dog deserves to be poisoned, but you are responsible for your pet. your actions put the pet at risk for just such a thing to happen. iits sad that your pet had to bear the cost. but it could be worse. if he had mauled a kid or something or cause a car to swerve and hurt someone, you would again be responsible. and don't give me drivel about your pet would never do that. a dog has a mind of his own, and is not entirely predictable. either way, leaving a dog loose is inconsiderate and irresponsible.
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Agreed. If you want a pet bad enough, you've gotta be willing to take care of it. Don't just let it out and forget about it. That's not good for the pet or for your neighborhood.
 
You guys must live in a totally different world than myself.. and apparently the OP.

I've never heard of 'letting the dog out' as being the first step in 'killing little kids'. WTF kind of neighborhoods do you all live in? Does everyone have pit bulls?
 
I really feel sorry for you because I know how I would feel if I lost my dog. That being said,

1. You shouldn't have let your dog run the neighborhood. It is irresponsible of you and most likely has led to the death of your pet. Most people don't appreciate someone else's dog taking a dump in their yard. Learn to be a better neighbor. Your dog most likely got hit by a car, ran away, got killed by other animals, etc.

2. You have no right to invade someone's home network. Period. I don't care what your suspicions are. You have as much right to do this as I have to come over to your house and go through your closets.

3. You have no evidence that this guy did anything to your dog. Word of mouth from an old lady doesn't count for anything. I know you are upset because your dog is gone, but that is your fault. Quit trying to find someone to blame.

4. Let's just suppose for a second that this guy actually did kill your dog. This in no way makes him a step away from being a murderer. All it makes him is someone who is tired of cleaning up dog crap on a daily basis.

I hope your dog makes it back home safely, and I hope you learn to be a more responsible pet owner.
 
Do as an earlier poster said and find the body. Have it tested, and then you will know and then you will have evidence for the police. Also talk to your other neighbors about possible disappearing pets and see if they have anything to add.
 
What the heck?!

A lot of the posters seem paranoid that every dog running loose is suddenly a ferocious dog. (well, all but the very smallest dogs) Was his dog a pitbull? A rott? If not, then the odds of it attacking people are extremely low. And even if it was, the chances were still very low.

Yes, it was probably irresponsible to just let your dog run loose. But, I'm guessing that most of the people posting in this thread aren't from small towns. Unchained dogs aren't that uncommon (most stay in or near their yard though)

But you should not have to worry about it getting shot or poisoned (especially in a small town where there usually aren't as many jerks). The people who hurt pets are criminals. (again, it's a felony offense in NY)

But, to the "ohhh noooooes, it's going to bite someone" and "oh no, it's going to cause a car to swerve into a tree or pedestrian" people, get a grip on reality. I highly doubt that would happen. (and, if the dog were actually a mean dog, I highly doubt the OP would be stupid enough to have let it run loose)
 
Come on people, the neighbor was seen "pouring something in a water dish ".

Obviously the guy is running a meth lab. People love to kill animals when they're on that stuff.:roll:
 
Maybe the guy doesn't like neighborhood dogs nosing around and sh!tting in his yard all the time, especially since he has a little kid. You let your dog run loose, your neighbor does too, and apparently it seems to be okay throughout your small town. Why don't you people keep your dogs from running loose and bothering the neighbors, who might not care to put their children at risk or clean up your dog's sh!t?
 
wtf... lots of anii in this thread ... i guess lots of people are AFRAID OF DOGS!!!

anyways... that sux but i agree with the people saying DO soemthing about it instead of sitting on ur ass in front of a comp. what is that gonna accomplish ? u think ehs gonna have his evil pet poisoning plans on his comp or something? you wont find anything useful there.. youre better off confronting him directly. anyway if i had a pet potentially kidnapped by a neighbour i wouldnt hesitate to confront them.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
But, to the "ohhh noooooes, it's going to bite someone" and "oh no, it's going to cause a car to swerve into a tree or pedestrian" people, get a grip on reality. I highly doubt that would happen. (and, if the dog were actually a mean dog, I highly doubt the OP would be stupid enough to have let it run loose)
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I have lived in rural areas most of my life. I have seen firsthand what a gentle loving pet can do when it joins a roaming pack of other gentle loving pets.

I have seen a deer that was missing a leg and torn to shreds but still alive. This was caused by a pack of beloved family pets that were put out to do their business early in the morning. I have seen a pack of dogs attempt to do similar things to cattle. Is it really that far a stretch of the imagination to believe that they might attempt to hurt a person?

Dogs may be domesticated, but they still have millions of years of carnivore instinct built into them. Don't think for a second that a dog won't turn on people (even its owners) given the right situation.
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Why is it that irresponsible pet owners like you feel the need to share your pet with the rest of us? Contain the thing. I don't want your flea bag in my yard and I don't want to hear it barking incessantly because you ignore it all day long.
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This does not justify murdering someone's pet.
 
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