Sad day at work today

Well for those of you don't know I'm a nanny. One of the families I wantch for has a dog. She's a very nervous dog cuz she was abused by her previous owner when she was a puppy. She was 5 yrs old. My boss had to start chaining her outside cuz she always jumped the fence whenever she got scared of something. They live in a community with an HOA and the HOA told her that she had to chain her dog up from now on. Whenever she would get chained up she would wrap herself around something and get stuck and bark until someone came out and get her. As soon as I always heard her bark I went out there to see if she was wrapped around something.

This morning I never saw her cuz she usually greets me at the door. When she's outside Iusually hear her barking and Iwould bring her in when I got here. Well it didn't dawned on me, cuz I never heard her barking. Around 8:00 I realized I hadn't heard or seen head or tail of her. So I started wandering around the house looking calling her name. I thought well maybe she's outside, but she wasn't barking, so I thought maybe she ran away again. Then something told me to go outside and look just to make sure. Well I found her dead outside. :'( :'( Right away I told my boss to come here cuz she was still home and I told her Ifound Sadie dead. She wrapped herself around the slide in the back yard so bad that she couldn't get out or even move. She must've been trying to pull herself free and I'm sure she was barking at somepoint and my boss just didn't pay attention or was busy and didn't realize she was barking. Well she puled so hard she strangled herself. I'm devastated right now because I'm the one that found her and I'm just beyond myself. I've been balling my eyes out for that past 2 1/2 hours over it cuz all that poor dog wanted was to be loved and now she's dead.

I just thought I'd share this sad news cuz I just had to tell someone. You guy's are so supportive I knew I would get it from you. Thank you in advance. Natalie :'(

 

:'( Oh that's terrible...I feel so bad for you all.
I just lost my Snowshoe kitty over month ago...he died in my arms.

 

That was very sad. That's one of the reason I don't have dogs in my condo. They need to be free running around. HOA houses somtimes have to many stupid regulations. I hope you will be ok very soon.

 

Oh Natalie. That's awful. You must feel terrible. In hindsight, I guess they wished they'd bought a bigger fence, rather than having the dog on a rope. I hate to see a dog on a rope. It's so sad.

I hope the kids did not see this and I hope you're not haunted by that sad, sad sight.

:-* from Holland.

 

No, the kids didn't see it . In fact they were hiding it from their older son till later. He's only 3 so he wouldn't understand, but he needs to find out anyway because he'll be wondering where she is. I've been having a rough time all day here. It's hard being the one to find them.I'll be Ok, it'll just take a little time.

I've been taking my 2 dogs to my in-laws house every morning before I go to work because of the lock box at the condo and people coming in and out all day. I had to call and make sure they were Ok. My FIL said they are fine and that they are sleeping on their son's bed. As soon as I see them I'm going to give both of them great big hugs and kisses.

Thank you for your well wishes. I knew you guys would come through for me. Natalie

 

Natalie I'm so sorry you had to go through this. It's always hard to have a pet die unexpectedly and especially this way(I know it wasn't yours but you were still attached to the dog)
(((HUGS))) coming your way
Carol

 

Thanks Carol.

 

Wow, I feel your pain.. my former house-mates had a jet black Pitbull that had to be restricted in much the same way, for very much the same reason, and lost his life in exactly the same way.. It hit hard when I got the news, because even though I'm not the biggest fan of Pitbulls, Chuckie was not one of those short, squat, maniacal creatures always making the news.. he was a big regal animal with a great personality, who only became highstrung after we were forced to chain him by our neighborhood committee, following a fatal mauling in another neighborhood a couple of miles away.. I watched him get progressively sadder as each day passed with him not being able to romp through the yard with his best friend, a Pom-Pek named Rupert, and it broke my heart a little bit more each time.. I'm actually inclined to believe, his highstrung behavior was in reality, his trying to end it all.

 

:;a2 Natalie,
You are an angel, and the people you work for are certainly fortunate to have such a caring person looking after their children.
From the sound of it you pay better attention to children AND pets than they have time to. So while you were able, you made that dogs life better, and continue to be able to have your positive effect on the children......

Great Job!

April

 

*hugs* our friend! That's such an awful thing and we really feel for you. :'( you brought some joy into that dog's life and she's in a better place now.

 

I want to thank everyone for being so nice and supportive. I had a really hard time Friday. I cried for most of the day and when I went to pick up my dogs from my in-laws I hugged them both so tight, especially my older one cuz he's the same age as Sadie was.

Now, I'm over being upset and now I'm **** off. I can't believe my boss can be so irresponsible and forget about her dog like that. She told me she let her out in the morning, which I think it was more in the middle of night morning hours because when I found her she was stiff and there were flies on her. It takes more then just a couple of hours for the body to go through that stage. Plus, to go through strangulation like that takes a while too. She had to of been suffering for at least 2 hours before she actually died. I'm just so sick with the whole thing.

Apparently, I shouldn't be so upset about it either because after all she wasn't my dog. I really don't give 2 **** if she was my dog or not. I've worked for this family for 3 1/2 yrs I grow attached. I was as much attached to that dog as I am to those kids. I treated her and them as if they were my own. I've been the one taking care of her for the past 3 months, not her.

Oh it just makes me so mad. How can she be so insensitive towards me like that? I have bent over backwards for her so many times. I'm sorry I'm just really angry. > Natalie

 

unlucky man.
I know how you feel, I've a lot worse luck when it comes to dogs. One gets so attached to them and its aweful when they go.
Good luck, I hope you find a new dog to love who will be just as awesome!

 

That sucks so much.
You can't take a dog that bolts when it gets nervous and say "you've got to keep it chained all the time." That's irresponsible, and it's only looking out for one's self. I wish everyone on the HOA had to go through even one minute of what you did after you found the dog.
It's pretty irresponsible of the caretaker of the dog, too, but I know how easy it is to forget about a dog. I've done it, too (though the dog wasn't chained, and had free run of the entire yard). I'm just very scatter-brained.

As far as you being "not so upset" about it, I don't think very highly about this woman or her opinion in this matter. From the sound of it, she doesn't care for her own kids (if you're there before 8 in the morning, it sounds like you take care of the breakfast ritual, as well as the mid-day care), so why would she care about a "mere" animal? From the sound of it, she's lucky to have someone as caring and empathetic as you caring for her children (and animals), and for whatever reason doesn't realize it. So don't listen to her. It's your right as a human being to be upset at such a tragic thing, especially when you are the one who found it.
Now, I know that I don't know her at all, but if someone ever tells anyone else that they shouldn't care about any being's suffering, I automatically have a problem with them.

 

I am so sorry. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

CherryRose

 

Thanks. I'm doing better. I thought for sure I was going to have a little bit of a hard time going there today because she wasn't going to be there to greet me, but I'm ok. Once in awhile if I have to go outside in the back yard to throw something out in the dumpster out there and I look at the spot she was in when I found her I have a flash back of it. I'll probably have those for a while. Thanks again for the support.

Sirdarksol, unfortunately you are right about everything, so don't feel bad for saying those things. Natalie

 

Oh Nathalie. If she's not careful, she might just about loose the best, most trust-worthy employee she can get. How can she not see that you were the primary carer for the dog, hence really attached?

 

I don't know Armadillo. I have come pretty close to walking out a few times and the only reason I haven't is because of those children. It would break my heart to leave them just because of my own selfish reasons too, so that is why I stick by my job and take care of these children the best way I know how. I love those children like they were my own and I cared for that dog too. If I didn't care for the dog I wouldn't have made sure she had food every couple of days or water everyday or went out to get her when she got stuck on her chain. She would've been dead a lot sooner if I didn't care so much.

I can tell you one thing though if I did quit her sister and ex-husband would be very angry with her and would probably never forgive her for it.

 

She sounds like she's really got issues. I with I had your patience, generosity and tolerance. I just cannot take injustice, but I guess it would be even more unjust if the children lost their stability and love because of their mom being so difficult.

 

I don't know Armadillo. I have come pretty close to walking out a few times and the only reason I haven't is because of those children. It would break my heart to leave them just because of my own selfish reasons too, so that is why I stick by my job and take care of these children the best way I know how. I love those children like they were my own and I cared for that dog too. If I didn't care for the dog I wouldn't have made sure she had food every couple of days or water everyday or went out to get her when she got stuck on her chain. She would've been dead a lot sooner if I didn't care so much.

I can tell you one thing though if I did quit her sister and ex-husband would be very angry with her and would probably never forgive her for it.

I say again, that woman has no idea what she has going for her, nor does she understand how much her children are going to resent her when they grow up.
From what you've described, she's the kind of person who shouldn't be allowed to have pets or kids.

 

:'( we're sorry natalie.. she needs to take some money & buy a heart or something.

 

well I found out exactly what was said about me Friday and I must say I was wrong. I'm glad I was wrong. I'm still angry with her though for being irresponsible and leaving Sadie out there like that. She did admit that I took better care of the dog then she did and she felt horrible that I had to find her like that. Natalie

 

glad to hear it.

 

Well that's good. At least you know how special and caring you are. That's got to be worth some appreciation from your boss. Good that she realises.

 

Yeah I was relieved about that. I had to ask her sister what was said cuz I had walked into the middle of the phone conversation and I had only heard what her sister had said.

 

Oh, so you've got a good relationship with the sister too. That's pretty cool that the sister will tell you.

 

Yeah her and I get a long great. She thinks the world of me.She's always telling her family how great I am and stuff which is kind of embarrasing at times because when her family is visiting from out of town they tell me how much she brags about me. : It is nice to be appreciated by her though.