This morning, as I was getting Kenzie in her highchair, I noticed something in my backyard. At first I thought it was a cat but soon the horror of what I was looking at hit me. It was my neighbor's dashund that has somehow gotten into my yard. I say horror because what was a normal healthy dog 6 weeks ago was now a dog that had EVERY bone in its body showing. I mean EVERY bone, there was no fat or muscle on this dog.
I had seen animals in this condition on Animal Cops but seeing this first hand sent me into shock. I was shaking and crying cause I was so mad. I called Animal Control and told them needed to get to my house ASAP and they said they were on their way.
I got a towel and went outside. Even with the towel I could feel the bones on this poor thing. It was shaking so bad and I noticed that there was a chunk (about the size of a dime) of its left ear missing. Its nails were so long that it was having trouble walking. I sat with the dog on my lap and waited for the Animal Control, the whole time crying my eyes out. I kept on my porch so my neighbors couldn't see me cause I did not want them to try and take the dog back. I also did this cause if I would have seen any of them I would have gone ballistic on them.
The Animal Control officer was shocked when she saw the condition of the dog as well. She got on her radio and told them she was going straight to the vet with this one.
I KNOW that the condition of this dog is from neglect and not from something else. They have a new puppy so this old guy just got pushed to the side. I know that he is an older dog and I have never seen them take it to a vet. I truly believe they were starving it so it would die and just "go away". I told AC about the other dog and they said they were going to come back and check on the condition of the other dog and hopefully press charges for animal abuse pending the vet check.
I still can't believe it and hope I don't see my neighbors any time soon!