Anxitity with new dog

Jerrybo66 wrote:
Our Grand daughter & her husband just

took in a stray young Pitbull mix

. I understand there was some kind of special attraction to the dog by the Son-in-Law. Anyway, the first day at home when they both went to work the

dog tore through the window screen and took off

. About 4 hours later returned. This was after only one day at his new home. I think he went looking for "Dan". the SIL. Dan said he will take the dog to work with him but that won't be a remedy when he has to go out of town for a week on business. I know this is a long haul fix but is there any advice I can relate to them.

The idea now is to tie him outside

but Pitbull,s neck is as big as their heads and probably won't work.. They have this week-end to come up with something.

They have a cat and a "dust mop" dog that hides from the Pit though he shows no aggressiveness... My suggestion was to do a compressed get acquainted program with the other pets.. That could be a problem with the cat... Thanks..

....any advice I can relate to them...
Yes. Take that stray dog right to a shelter.

A grand daughter, pet cat and small dog.

Certainly NOT the criteria to take in a "STRAY" dog they know nothing about. The father should know better and care more about his family.:R

And add the breed issue to the mix. He has no idea where this dog came from or how it was treated. IMHO a recipe for a serious accident to happen. Do you think it is worth your grand daughter's safety? He also has no idea if that dog will kill the cat and small dog when left alone.

And tieing a dog outside? Well....why even have a dog then? They already have a dog. Not to mention how many states have banned tethering (for just this reason)

Sorry it may not be what you want to hear but I most certainly would have had that stray dog in the car on the way to a no kill shelter 'yesterday'. There is NO safe fix for this situation.

Too bad it's an in-law.
If it were your own son you could have slapped him up side the head and said what were you thinkin!?! :W:W