did they abuse her?

Question

me and my sister found two dogs pit/lab brothers and sister and my dad said we could take them in. when we took them in we found out that they were really skinney and were scared of people. after some days we found the owners and they said we could keep them ( they did not look like the typ for a dog .) after a couple of years the girl dog( hera ) got use to humans the boy ( zuese ) got hit by a car. my point is were they starving and abusing the dogs

this is a pic of her http://dogphoria.com/?member=Hera1

Answer 1

It sounds to me like neglect. It sounds like they weren't fed regularly and with them being afraid of people makes me think the owners had no interaction with them,,,no human love. It sounds like Hera received love from you and your family, that's why she warmed up. Sorry to hear about Zuese....

Thank God you and your sister found them...you probably saved their lives.

Answer 2

It sure sounds that way. Unfortunately some people don't care about human life and even less about the life of an animal. I'm sorry for the loss of your dog. I'm a dog lover myself and I am glad that Hera has a good home. Give her a hug on behalf of all the dog (animal lovers) of the world. Take care.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon situation. I'm sure your local animal shelter sees this sort of thing all the time. We see horses that are confiscated because they've been underfed, and we see people who own 69 cats at their house (those were confiscated, too, and most had to be euthanized because they were too sick for vets to help).

I'm glad you all took the dogs in and tried to get them healthy. You have a big heart.

Answer 4

Dogs that are afraid of humans is most likely an abused animal. There are so many cases out there of people who mistreat dogs and shouldn't even own an animal. I'm glad to hear you treated them well.

Answer 5

It seems to me that they were. Because after all they did let you keep the dogs, and didn't seem to care too much about them. Some people can be really cruel to their animals and abuse and starve them. Giving them to you was the best thing they probably ever did for them.

Answer 6

They did not love the dogs. Some people should not be caretakers if they have no heart.

Here's a poem you might enjoy.

I Found Your Dog Today...
(author unknown)
 
I found your dog today. No, he has not been adopted by anyone.
Most of us who live out here own as many dogs as we want,
those who do not own dogs do so because they choose not to.
I know you hoped he would find a good home when you left him out here,
but he did not. When I first saw him he was miles from the nearest house
and he was alone, thirsty, thin and limping from a burr in his paw.

How I wish I could have been you as I stood before him. To see his tail
wag and his eyes brighten as he bounded into your arms, knowing you
would find him, knowing you had not forgotten him. To see the
forgiveness in his eyes for the suffering and pain he had known in his
never-ending quest to find you...but I was not you. And despite all my
persuasion, his eyes see a stranger. He did not trust. He would not
come.

He turned and continued his journey; one he was sure would bring him to
you. He does not understand you are not looking for him. He only knows
you are not there, he only knows he must find you. This is more
important than food or water or the stranger who can give him these things.

Persuasion and pursuit seemed futile; I did not even know his name. I
drove home, filled a bucket with water and a bowl with food and returned
to where we had met. I could see no sign of him, but I left my offering
under the tree where he had sought shelter from the sun and a chance to
rest. You see, he is not of the desert. When you domesticated him, you
took away any instinct of survival out here. His purpose demands that he
travel during the day. He doesn't know that the sun and heat will claim
his life. He only knows that he has to find you.

I waited hoping he would return to the tree; hoping my gift would build
an element of trust so I might bring him home, remove the burr from his
paw, give him a cool place to lie and help him understand that the part
of his life with you is now over. He did not return that morning and at
dusk the water and food were still there untouched. And I worried. You must
understand that many people would not attempt to help your dog.
Some would run him off, others would call the county and
the fate you thought you saved him from would be preempted
by his suffering for days without food or water.

I returned again before dark. I did not see him. I went again early the
next morning only to find the food and water still untouched. If only
you were here to call his name. Your voice is so familiar to him. I
began pursuit in the direction he had taken yesterday, doubt
overshadowing my hope of finding him. His search for you was desperate,
it could take him many miles in 24 hours.

It is hours later and a good distance from where we first met, but I
have found your dog. His thirst has stopped, it is no longer a torment
to him. His hunger has disappeared, he no longer aches. The burrs in his
paws bother him no more. Your dog has been set free from his burdens,
you see, your dog has died.

I kneel next to him and I curse you for not being here yesterday so I
could see the glow, if just for a moment, in those now vacant eyes. I pray that his journey has taken him to that place I think you hoped he would find. If only you knew what he went through to reach it...and I agonize, for I know, that were he to awaken at this moment, and (if) I were to be you, his eyes would sparkle with recognition and his tail would wag with forgiveness

Answer 7

Probably more like neglect because they didn't want to care for them. It may not have been intentional, but that still doesn't make it right. Just be glad they're with you now.

Answer 8

It is very possible since they were skinny and afraid of people. A happy pet normally is friendly and healthy looking.

Answer 9

who cares? they are pitbulls, they should be shot