Dogs in Public

[Bene Futuis]

There is only one option: steal the dog and take it with you to the grocery store.

[madducks]

12 hours without food or water is not good. I would report them and let the authorities ask the questions.

It's most likely that the dog (Cujo?) gets locked up when the workers arrive. So, only a few hours.

[Ken]

It's most likely that the dog (Cujo?) gets locked up when the workers arrive. So, only a few hours.

Seems likely.

But the prevailing opinion is that you should Karen them anyway.

[Gregg]

It's most likely that the dog (Cujo?) gets locked up when the workers arrive. So, only a few hours.

Post #101 says more like 12 hours.

Do nothing for a couple of hours.

[Ken]

Post #101 says more like 12 hours.

Do nothing for a couple of hours.

post 101 assumed 12 hours

[Teenwolf]

Seems likely.

But the prevailing opinion is that you should Karen them anyway.

I'll make sure not to Karen too hard the next time I see kids drowning a bag of kittens.

Are you serious that calling animal welfare on animals being abused is being a Karen? Isn't that what the service is for? How much abuse do I need to witness before I'm justified?How often do you lock your dog in a windowless space without food, water, sunlight, for hours at a time to the point you wouldn't want me working on your property and witnessing it? This is why I asked dog owners if this is truly abuse. I believe it is, but I've only heard speculation the dog was in the shed because I was there. Having worked the grounds 30+ times last year, never once hearing the dog in the shed, it's possible but seems unlikely.

My current plan is to stop by at the end of the day and throw pebbles at the shed from the back laneway. If the dog is still locked up through 8 hours, and possibly 20 hours from the night before, I'm gonna be Karen-ing.

[Gregg]

Without even talking to the owners?

Man, I'm glad people don't make incorrect assumptions when working on my property and just call the authorities based on assumptions.

12 hours is not an incorrect assumption. Complaints of this nature are confidential.

As a dog owner if my dog was outside and I did not know about it I would be happy if the authorities contacted me. I had one occasion years ago where my dog chewed threw my front door and got our while I was at work. He couldn't figure how to get back in. It was very cold. The officer took him to the pound and let me know. I also got a $50 ticket for my dog being on the street with expired tags. Even though he was on my front porch. I didn't like the ticket, but was happy my dog was safe. I fixed the tag issue right away.

[Ken]

I'll make sure not to Karen too hard the next time I see kids drowning a bag of kittens.

Are you serious that calling animal welfare on animals being abused is being a Karen? Isn't that what the service is for? How much abuse do I need to witness before I'm justified?How often do you lock your dog in a windowless space without food, water, sunlight, for hours at a time to the point you wouldn't want me working on your property and witnessing it? This is why I asked dog owners if this is truly abuse. I believe it is, but I've only heard speculation the dog was in the shed because I was there. Having worked the grounds 30+ times last year, never once hearing the dog in the shed, it's possible but seems unlikely.

My current plan is to stop by at the end of the day and throw pebbles at the shed from the back laneway. If the dog is still locked up through 8 hours, and possibly 20 hours from the night before, I'm gonna be Karen-ing.

The Karen part is reporting it without just asking the owners.

Clearly you already think it's abuse, so why are you on a message board asking a question rather than calling? You left those pets in a situation you knew was abuse so you could post on a baseball message board?!?? You can't have it both ways.

Do you know it's abuse? Then call.

Do you not know it's abuse? Then do at least the minimum of asking a question of the owners.

[Ken]

12 hours is not an incorrect assumption.

What are you talking about?

[Gregg]

Seems likely.

But the prevailing opinion is that you should Karen them anyway.

not Karen

[GwynnInTheHall]

There is only one option: steal the dog and take it with you to the grocery store.

Only if it's a St Bernard, ahh Cujo--now it all makes sense...

[GwynnInTheHall]

not Karen

You don't call Reacher anything but Reacher if you want to stay upright and above ground....

[GwynnInTheHall]

As long as it's a therapy boa constrictor, then it's ok.

What kind of therapy would a boa constrictor be used for? Uhh, Nevermind.

[Gregg]

What are you talking about?

He said more like 12 hours which you read as an assumption where as I read it as approximation.

If there is no wrong doing the owner should be pleased someone was looking out for his pet. That was why I posted my experience.

You suggested I am Karen I am not.

But I am the guy that sometimes take his dog to the store. So what did you expect?

[Ken]

He said more like 12 hours which you read as an assumption where as I read it as approximation.

Huh? Reread it. He has no idea if the dogs were locked up before he got there and as maddux pointed out, it would be reasonable that they were not.

Certainly possible that they were, but assuming that? Seems like a terrible assumption. You have no basis to go on.

(separately the post was framed as if 9:30 were early in the morning so they must have been in there all night.... but most people are up before 9:30... so why was 9:30 relevant there?)

If there is no wrong doing the owner should be pleased someone was looking out for his pet. That was why I posted my experience.

You suggested I am Karen I am not.

But I am the guy that sometimes take his dog to the store. So what did you expect?

It's a Karen move to assume the person you are dealing with is scum and call the authorities on them rather than just asking a question. Is it not?

Does this conversation not remind you of all the Karen moments we've add over the last few years that could be framed as "if the black man wasn't doing anything wrong, he shouldn't be concerned about the police coming"... feels gross.