So my sister and I don't get along. She doesn't really get along with any of the family though. She's a bit dramatic, likes to lie, world's against her etc. The reasons are irrelevant, the relevance is just that it makes this issue difficult because she's unlikely to take my advice.
She's a young single mum with an autistic toddler and 3 month old.
Here's the issue: A friend of hers recently found a stray adult Pitbull, it apparently wasn't microchipped and long story short, my sister has decided to keep it. This makes me incredibly nervous. She's keeping him as an inside dog. It's a bit of a touchy subject because I know Im stereotyping here, but I'm afraid for her children's safety around the dog. She doesn't know it's history.
Do I say something or is it none of my business? If I say something I just know she's going to play victim and cause a fuss. I'm feeling very anxious. Any advice?
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If you say anything at all, it would be ‘please please please never leave your kids alone with the dog no matter how much you trust him. And please train them not to get their face in his face, sit on him, pull his hair and ears, mess with him when he’s eating or having treats. Accidents happen with the best of dogs but with little kids it can be life changing.”
It’s true little kids don’t read dogs cues and really have no idea until it’s too late.
The friend will need to surrender it to the pound, it is stealing to keep a dog you found. Unfortunately for pitbulls though if the owner doesn't pick it up that means they get put down. Without that factor there, if it was just her having a dog in her home with her kids then thats none of your business.
As long as the dog isn't unsupervised with the kids I don't see an issue.
Ring the pound anonymously and tell them she has kept the dog and it’s inside with a baby. They will send someone out.
I've owned pitbulls. Unfortunately, they didn't get this reputation for no reason.
They are naturally a more aggressive breed, they can be unpredictable and they can be extremely territorial. Of course the same can be said for other breeds of dogs and not every pitbull is like this but the risk cannot be discounted!
One of our pitties we got when she was 10 weeks old, we got her off our next door neighbour who had looked after mum and the pups exceptionally. This dog had only ever known love but she was uncontrollable, she was vicious and she had kind of claimed me as hers so she would attack my partner if he so much as touched me on the arm. We had to surrender her before someone got terribly injured!
I would share your concerns but don't expect her to be too receptive.
In addition I would report it to the RSPCA and hopefully they'll come check ot out, part of me also wonders if she plans to keep the dog inside because she actually knows who it belongs to and they're nearby - the owner can't find the dog if it's inside...
So I'd mention in your report that's its possible this dog could have a family.
Ignorance at best. They aren’t “naturally aggressive” dogs at all and you’re a fucktard for feeding in to that rhetoric. They’re aggressive because of people training them that way. If you have an aggressive dog, that you’ve “raised” from a pup? That’s on you being a shitty owner and not training them correctly
Wow.. I suppose the same can be said about humans, then..
Report it as a stolen dog to crime stoppers. Say you know someone that has stolen a dog and sold it to your sisters name and her address. It could help the dog go back to its owner or get taken to the pound. It is a bit irresponsible of her taking it in without knowing its history. At least if you get a dog from a rescue centre they have been put through all kinds of circumstances to make sure they're good with kids and other pets. I wouldn't get a known dangerous breed without knowing how it was raised.