And The "Worst Dog Owner Award" goes to.....

[Donna Little]

My hubby's other sister and husband have 2 kids. They're teenagers now and are really sweet but have grown up with the "animals are disposable" mentality so will probably not be much better than their parents as adults.
The first dog they got was a Beagle. Super sweet dog, always running loose, not spayed, pregnant a couple of times by who knows what dog.... Anyhow, I went to their house one day and noticed the dog was nowhere to be seen and Renea told me she'd disappeared a few months earlier. I asked if they put out signs, went to animal control, vets offices, you know, things a normal person would've done. No. Didn't look for her at all. I told her if she had let me know the dog was missing I would've been on the lookout for her since she KNOWS I do rescue out of that pound all the time.
During the time they had that Beagle they also got 2 Goldens to breed. They added a tiny pen off of their fenced in yard, you know, so the dogs wouldn't bother them while they were outside, and stuck them in it with no shade other than the igloo dog house. We live in Georgia. It's hot. The first time I saw the dog's set up was months into them being there. These poor dogs had dug a trench about 2 feet deep around the entire doghouse to try to get out of the heat. I told them right then to either move the dogs to a shady area or get a tarp to put over the pen by the next day or I was gonna call animal control on them. My bro-in-law laughed. I assured him I wasn't joking and that I'd be back to see what they'd done. There was a tarp the next day.
Well, the Goldens lived out there for 4 yrs and never produced one litter of puppies (thank God) so they gave them away at a yard sale. You know, if they aren't gonna produce they just aren't worth keeping.
There's never been a time they didn't have cats, cats and more cats, Breeding constantly but overpopulation was never a problem because they'd die of disease, or get killed by stray dogs, or even on one memorable occasion the bro-in-law managed to run over 2 of them at the same time in the driveway. And to top that off he never even got out of the car to see if they were still alive, he just called his wife to let her know. Where she then left them out there because she couldn't bring herself to look....
Then they got another Beagle puppy. My hubs went down there and saw it the day after they brought it home. He said to his sister, "Too bad it won't live long." She was offended. It drown in their pond the next week because they forgot about it and left it alone loose in the front yard. It was 9 weeks old.
So they went back to the same wonderful byb and got 2 Beagle pups a couple of days later. They were around until they were about a year old and then both disappeared. She did call me this time to let me know to look out for them in the pound. Because you know it's my place, not their's to find their dogs... Well, the next day there they were in AC so I called them to let them know they could come and get them. When they called and found out there was a fine to be paid, they said we don't want them back. Both died in the gas chamber a week later. I had no room for them and could find NO ONE that had room or was willing to take them. When I told them what happened to their dogs his sister said, "Well, it's probably for the best." I don't even want to know her reasoning on that one.
So what I'm trying to say is ....

[xellil]

Wow. That is the saddest, most appalling thing I have heard in a long time. I am sorry they are your relatives. You must want to take them out back and drown them in the pond.

[Donna Little]

Wow. That is the saddest, most appalling thing I have heard in a long time. I am sorry they are your relatives. You must want to take them out back and drown them in the pond.

On a regular basis.....

[DandD]

OMG, How do you stand it?! I HATE these people!!!!!

My god, I feel guilty if I let Daisy whine for too long at the couch where she constantly pushes her freaking ball underneath and can't get it!!

[Imgliniel]

Sigh, I swear the human race is circling the toilet...

Anyone ever seen the movie "Idoicracy"?

But I can feel your pain, we have a hoarder in the family, like 30 cats packed into one room 15 plus dogs that live in crates stacked on top of each other, don't even get me started on the lack of vet care. At least at this point after trying our dardest to get animal control to get out and do something for god knows how long she has moved somewhere and refuses to tell anyone where. Used to mooch of most of the family but now she hides from us. Sad I couldn't get the animals out but at least I don't have to face it head on everyday now. *sigh*

[Dude and Bucks Mamma]

Wow, Donna... Your relatives are just as bad as mine. I'm just glad that at least the rest of my family loves their animals. My mom has a boxer and a chi/dachshund mix that Nick and I found last Christmas the night she kicked us out because I told her I was moving to Washington, and, while I can guarantee they won't get regular, scheduled vet checks every year, I at least know that they will be fed every day, live indoors, and will be spayed. Charlie, the boxer girl, will be spayed in a few months once she hits 18 months and since we don't know how old Truffles is (she was full grown when we found her), she will be accompanying Charlie on the spaycation. My grandfather, while his dogs never see the vet and are outdoor dogs, at least trains them and dotes on them. He always has Kirkland biscuits on hand and they all live on the same schedule. His dog schedule has never changed and once the new pups are trained, they will likely have the same schedule. They have ten acres to roam (completely fenced in), multiple covered areas throughout the property, a steady supply of fresh water, and a dog run for night time that is completely cleaned of poo and hosed down every single day.

[Donna Little]

Wow, Donna... Your relatives are just as bad as mine. I'm just glad that at least the rest of my family loves their animals. My mom has a boxer and a chi/dachshund mix that Nick and I found last Christmas the night she kicked us out because I told her I was moving to Washington, and, while I can guarantee they won't get regular, scheduled vet checks every year, I at least know that they will be fed every day, live indoors, and will be spayed. Charlie, the boxer girl, will be spayed in a few months once she hits 18 months and since we don't know how old Truffles is (she was full grown when we found her), she will be accompanying Charlie on the spaycation. My grandfather, while his dogs never see the vet and are outdoor dogs, at least trains them and dotes on them. He always has Kirkland biscuits on hand and they all live on the same schedule. His dog schedule has never changed and once the new pups are trained, they will likely have the same schedule. They have ten acres to roam (completely fenced in), multiple covered areas throughout the property, a steady supply of fresh water, and a dog run for night time that is completely cleaned of poo and hosed down every single day.

Now that doesn't sound like a bad life. I know depending on the area you live in being outside all the time wouldn't be so bad. Hell, I could just about live outside most of the time....
And I would kill for 10 fenced acres!! My Min Pins and Dachshunds would be safe and in heaven all at the same time! My Chi Chis probably wouldn't care. They firmly believe inside on mama's bed is the best place to be...

[Dude and Bucks Mamma]

Now that doesn't sound like a bad life. I know depending on the area you live in being outside all the time wouldn't be so bad. Hell, I could just about live outside most of the time....
And I would kill for 10 fenced acres!! My Min Pins and Dachshunds would be safe and in heaven all at the same time! My Chi Chis probably wouldn't care. They firmly believe inside on mama's bed is the best place to be...

It really isn't so bad. They don't get the GREATEST care but they certainly have it easy. The only downside is that my family feeds Pedigree and none of them are as dog crazy as we are so they don't get much one on one time. My grandfather at least feeds Kirkland brand so it could be worse. And they are all in Southern California so it never gets too bad. Summers are the worst but my mom's dogs are inside (or if they are outside they do at least have the garage which stays cool in the summer) and my grandfather's dogs disappear into the well groomed mini forest where the trees are thick and the sun can't get through.

My mom has a special place in her heart for Truffles though because she poops in my stepdad's office but is otherwise completely housebroken. She NEVER has accidents anywhere else in the house. If his office door is closed, she will happily ask to be let out but if his door is open...