[arista]

Yapping and others because the 87 year
man is not Fit enough to walk it.
His Wife used to take it , she died.
This old man goes to Hospital a few times each week
that keeps him alive.

His Resident Hall
has new management
that "Troubled" Dog must go
I agree


No Dog should not be STUCK in a home
its not fair -- animal welfare,
NO caller said anything on that


Burnt foot hall near Lockerbie
is the Location
Ch5HD Live AM debate gave
their name out at the end

[Crimson Dynamo]

Get the dog to the Dogs Trust ASAP

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Get the dog to the Dogs Trust ASAP

I'm really surprised as a dog owner that this is the best you can suggest, if you broke your leg in the morning would you ship your dog off ?

[RichardG]

the house behind ours used to have a small terrier that wouldn't stop yapping all. day. every. day. it drove us mad. people must have been complaining bc it was taken away one day and never heard from again.

[arista]

Originally Posted by RichardG

the house behind ours used to have a small terrier that wouldn't stop yapping all. day. every. day. it drove us mad. people must have been complaining bc it was taken away one day and never heard from again.

That was the best thing to do.

[Cherie]

Couldn't a family member or neighbour walk the the dog, it seems cruel to take the dog away but equally cruel that it is not exercised but it's not the mans fault or what about the new management sorting it out

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Couldn't a family member or neighbour walk the the dog, it seems cruel to take the dog away but equally cruel that it is not exercised but it's not the mans fault

His Wife used to pop in and take
it , she died,


They are all old in that place.


No one has offered to
walk the Frustrated Dog
Cherie, thats why its in the papers
and TV debates,
Walking a dog every day
is not easy , for some.
it's not a little dog.

Its gone past all that, anyway
Management Demand the Dog goes or both go.
I agree

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

His Wife used to pop in and take
it , she died,


They are all old in that place.


No one has offered to
walk the Frustrated Dog
Cherie, thats why its in the papers
and TV debates,
Walking a dog every day
is not easy , for some.
it's not a little dog.

Its gone past all that, anyway
Management Demand the Dog goes or both go.
I agree

No it's not easy for some, but people have time to go and fill potholes for the government , but nobody has time to walk the elderly mans dog, shameful, there must be someone in his locality who goes out for a walk every day that could help ...

[arista]

They are saying he will Die without
his Dog.
But feck sake the Dog needs walks Every Day.
Why could no caller on the phone
Understand , that?

Its no wonder the dog is yapping at guests.
It is Frustrated.

[Livia]

Surely there's some kind dog-owner locally that could walk the old boy's dog? We're a sad society otherwise. People's dog are part of their family.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Livia

Surely there's some kind dog-owner locally that could walk the old boy's dog? We're a sad society otherwise. People's dog are part of their family.

Nobody cares about the elderly which is a bit ironic as we will all be that person one day

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Nobody cares about the elderly which is a bit ironic as we will all be that person one day

Rubbish
No one had a plan for that Dog
if his Wife died.
FACT


As you get Older Cherie
you plan things
(set out if no one is there to help you etc.,
if you do not - then you are a mess
and not wanted etc.



Keep It Real.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Nobody cares about the elderly which is a bit ironic as we will all be that person one day

Always amazes me that people don't seem to fully understand that. Although aware it will happen one day it seems so far off people never really acknowledge how quick it can catch up with them.

People are always unprepared for the inevitable.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Nobody cares about the elderly which is a bit ironic as we will all be that person one day

... if we're lucky. I think we (as a nation) used to care for our elderly but seem to have lost the art. It's sad... other cultures put us to shame.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Nobody cares about the elderly which is a bit ironic as we will all be that person one day

Bit harsh, how do you know? I do others in the thread do plenty of people I know do, people do care... good job as the govt don't.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Bit harsh, how do you know? I do others in the thread do plenty of people I know do, people do care... good job as the govt don't.

Yes Kizzy
before 2010
New Labour were Pathetic
Brown/Blair

[user104658]

They could definitely find someone locally who would walk the dog for free, if they took the time to look.

Failing that... considering the insane cost of elderly residential care... they should just have one of the staff take it out for half an hour each day . These places cost thousands of pounds a month.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

They could definitely find someone locally who would walk the dog for free, if they took the time to look.

Failing that... considering the insane cost of elderly residential care... they should just have one of the staff take it out for half an hour each day . These places cost thousands of pounds a month.

Yup...my gran was in a home that cost 500 quid per week. And when the lightbulb went in her room it took them 3 DAYS to replace it...and even then it was only done as my dad kicked off about it. They also used to leave her washing in a pile in the corner of the room for ages :S

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yup...my gran was in a home that cost 500 quid per week. And when the lightbulb went in her room it took them 3 DAYS to replace it...and even then it was only done as my dad kicked off about it. They also used to leave her washing in a pile in the corner of the room for ages :S

My wife's grandmother is currently in one that costs 650 a week and apparently the place is awful... has failed all sorts of inspections... and it's one of the CHEAPEST options in the area . There are others charging 800 pounds a week. You could rent a flat and a hire a 1-on-1 full time carer for less

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

My wife's grandmother is currently in one that costs 650 a week and apparently the place is awful... has failed all sorts of inspections... and it's one of the CHEAPEST options in the area . There are others charging 800 pounds a week. You could rent a flat and a hire a 1-on-1 full time carer for less

The homes seem awful. The one my gran was in, she was there mainly as everywhere else would be too far away for regular visits. But we were looking at switching her to a 800 per week place after they said they wanted to put her 'upstairs'. 'Upstairs' was where they put the violent patients who were dangerous. My gran was a tiny 6 stone woman who broke her arm just trying to get up off the sofa and had never been violent in her life. They wanted to put her 'upstairs' as she had 'escaped' when one of the staff left the door open. She was only sitting on the bench outside the place ffs. Because the staff made a mistake, they were going to stick my gran in with a bunch of violent (mainly) men where there as a large chance of big injury or even death.

'Luckily' she died a few days after that. But the whole ordeal was just horrific and opened my eyes a lot.

I mean, one day there was a sickness bug going round the place and the staff just locked each patient into their rooms to contain it. I don't know if this is what homes usually do but that seems barbaric to me. a bunch of OAPs who need support being ill/scared and just get locked into a small room to deal with it themselves?

[Vicky.]

Slow news day?

I agree with other that surely someone else can walk the dog. But if not then I agree it should probably be rehomed, as horrible as that would be for both the man and the dog.

Mind if he has a large yard/garden, surely letting it out to run around for a few hours each day would also be fine?

[T*]

He deserves to keep his dog. Find him a walker rather than traumatising the dog by stripping it of its home and owner
I can't believe people still look at dogs as objects rather than parts of the family and how easy people can just say 'get rid of it, get it in a home'
You wouldn't be saying that about a child if the situation was easily remedied, would you?

[VanessaFeltz.]

Originally Posted by T*

He deserves to keep his dog. Find him a walker rather than traumatising the dog by stripping it of its home and owner
I can't believe people still look at dogs as objects rather than parts of the family and how easy people can just say 'get rid of it, get it in a home'
You wouldn't be saying that about a child if the situation was easily remedied, would you?

Honestly this is the best message of the thread.

Also we are talking about very elderly people, they contributed to their countries for many many years. At least shouldnt we thank them by making them happy? Also how ****ty is that to take 2k quid from people, it isnt 5 stars hotel it is just a care home. Plus their animals should be taken care of as well. These people and their animals arent robots, they have feelings.

I specially have a question for arista. You want people to work 7 days a week and work till 73. After that point they basically need to be in care. Dont these people deserve to get these kinds of help after working that hard for that many years? Or should we just use humans as they are robots and kill them off when they are old and weak?

[Cal.]

Someone nearby would surely be willing to take the dog for a walk a few times a week.

[Alf]

I remember when kids used to look after the elderly.

My dad used to make me do errands for the old folk, like go to shop for them when it was snowing or icy. And mow their lawn and pick the weeds in the Summer holiday's ect.

Do these sort of things still happen?