So pissed right now. - Page 1

My mom just called me and told me about what happened. I guess this morning just before she left for work, one of the maitanence people (one she hadn't seen before) came in to fix something. She told them that Jewel was in there, and all you'd need to do is say hi to her and she'd go lay down. Well she came home this evening from work and couldn't find her.

HE LOCKED HER IN THE BATHROOM and of course did not bother to let her out.

No food, no water, not even the nightlight on, PLUS she had the freakin' cone on her head so she doesn't go at her stitches (same dog from my 12 y/o with Pyo thread).

Poor dog damaged the bathroom door and the toilet trying to get out. Ugh, so pissed... this guy better hope I never see him.

Sorry... had to rant.

OMG how horrible... poor Jewel!

Betta Wolf, WTF are you talking about?  If you have no interest in Dawulf's venting, then don't freakin' read the damn thread, OK?  Some of us here happen to feel like Jewel is 'our' collective PDB Golden Retriever, and we DO happen to give a damn about what's happening with her.

Dawulf, there are simply no words for such nonsense.  I'd be making that maintenance person pay for the repairs to the door and the toilet, that's for sure!  Is Jewel OK?

Before killing him, are you positive that he locked her in the bathroom? I ask because I have experience with such an occurrance....that lovely pup in your avatar did that to herself w/a cone on her head. She got into the bathroom (after breaking free of the airline crate she was in and getting out of my bedroom) and apparently she accidentally shut the door w/the cone trying to exit and was stuck in the bathroom. She chewed through half the door after drinking all the water out of the toilet. If someone had been there, I'd have been sure they did it to her, but I lived alone and trust me, with the lineup I had at that time, no one had been there in my absence;-). 

If there is no way she could've done it herself, then I'll bring duct tape and I'm sure Hexe will have a scalpel handy.

Betta Wolf, you're way out of line on that one.....

Betta Wolf, if you have an issue take it elsewhere. 

Hexe, she is really shaken up and was whining all night... and completely glued to mom. But other than that she is OK. Mom called the office as soon as she found out and 'Hulked' on them. The manager was on her side and they will be in to fix things today I believe.

Positive, Jen... They [mom and co.] shut all the doors to the bathrooms and bedrooms before they leave. She would've had to open the door and then close it behind her - and no dog is that polite. ;-)    I do recall you telling me about that with Qira - not surprising at all! Little brat! (Or maybe your crew is just really good at hiding the bodies?)

What makes me slightly ill is wondering what kind of force he had to use to get her in there in the first place.  Poor dog has had it rough this past month or so.

Oh. Thought maybe he opened it and then she shut herself in there. When I was in real estate, I had that all the time. Other Realtors would open clients' doors that needed to stay shut or vice versa and not bother to return them to their original status and pets would get locked out, locked in, etc. SO irritating that people can't respect someone's else's home and their animals, whether they're an animal person or not. 

Speaking of that, am I out of line for thinking my cleaning lady is out of line leaving me a note to "Make other arrangements for the dog in the living room. He cried 99% of the time. Pleading for my sanity." The dog in the living room is 8 weeks old and in a crate. He is learning about being home alone, crated. It was his first day. Is it me or is that a rude note? No please, no thank you, no giving him a second chance next week...I dunno. I thought to myself "hell, yes, I'll make other arrangements for him. I'll get a new cleaning lady." I mean, she's working here, she gets paid pretty well relative to others in the same business, and for cripes sake, he's 8 weeks old! This was the first time she'd ever seen him; it's not like there's this adult who barks non-stop at the top of his lungs every time she's here. Things annoy me at work, too. I'm happy to have a job to be annoyed by and it wouldn't cross my mind to actually complain about such a thing. 

Sorry for the mini-rant. 

Jenni, it is very nerve wracking for someone who is not used to it. I would try to see her side, I am sure her nerves were shattered.  I couldn't take it myself. I have failed with the happy puppy in the crate thing, still.

Could she let the pup out somewhere that is puppy safe while she is there? If she's a dog person....?

She said "cried." She didn't say screamed, barked, flipped out, etc. No, she's not a dog person, obviously, if she called him a dog and not a puppy. What, exactly, does she think I can do about an 8 week old puppy crying? Put a bark collar on him? 

Who bitches about something that happens ONE TIME and doesn't even put "please" or "thank you" in a request? I don't work for her. I'd be less annoyed if she said she couldn't take the noise and wasn't coming back than to act like I need to make sure this is a tranquil spa for her time here, lol. 

Jenni,

I think it is possible she was being as nice as she could be under her stressed-out nerve condition. Basically, she didn't have a please or thank you in her bones, and saying nothing was being polite, if you catch my drift. Also, saying a puppy is "crying" can include all forms of puppy in distress noise.

Really, I think too, you need to think about how easy or hard she is to replace and if you like the way she cleans. If that part is acceptable, and you think this crating acceptance by your pup will be solved by the next time she returns, I might think to call her and talk about it. It might just be that you can give her the option to release the pup while she is there into a safe pup environment, will be all that is needed. And she will probably say, "Thank you! I was hoping you would understand."

JMO

I would leave a note for cleaning lady.."here is a remote for TV, push On button and you wont hear the dog" leave channel on some jazz station with volume on med-high...