Is she a bad pet owner or a bad mother?

I hate reading things like this....in my opinion this woman is demonstrating being BOTH a bad pet owner and bad mother. She as a bad pet owner when she realized she couldn't keep the dog should have made it a point to either find a new home for the dog, or take the dog to a shelter. As a bad mother, she's perhaps demonstrating and setting a bad example for the child that pets are disposable.

I'd say yes to both. Even if her circumstances had changed drastically and she could not keep the dog, a caring person wouldn't just dump it they'd take it to a shelter. Good pet owners also should know their breed and to let a dog like a GSD lose is very dangerous. It's one dog that could survive by turning into a killer. (I'm from a sheep farming area and have seen what a rogue sheperd can do) It's also not a dog that most people would willingly approach or try to rescue and I fear it could end up being shot if it doesn't get hit my a vehicle! The reason I think she's a bad parent is because she's also 'teaching' her child it's OK to do this, when what she should be doing is making the child realise that what is best for the dog as well as the humans is important. How can she expect him to care about others if she puts so little value on even an animals rights!

Hello ronaldinu I would say that she is a bit of both really because she is being irresponsible towards the dog and teaching the child that too. The poor child must have been gutted. If someone was caught doing that in the UK they would get fined for abandoning a pet. She clearly didn't care about the dog and didn't care that it was the chid's pet. Also in some countries if a dog is found roming the streets with no collar and appears to belong to nobody then the poor animal is destroyed! How unfair is that if this was the case?

I definetly think this woman is both! If you abandon an animal that is abuse! And what's next - children- teaching a child that an animal is something you can just throw away when it doesn't suit your lifestyle anymore is bad parenting! that child will always think this kind of treatment of animals and possibly even humans is an acceptable behavior! IT is NOT!

Okay, as a mother she's selfish, even if your broke, for your children you make it work. Or you at least try to explaine to your children why can't keep the dog. You also don't leave a dog out in the middle of the road somewhere stranded, when there are millions of places that will take the dog, and maybe have him adopted by another good family. To me this is just a person who was just pissed off, and wasn't thinking correctly.

BAD BAD I would never would do no matter what the worse scenario is i would find a home for the dog and if push ended to my shove I would not move there I knew that is an extreme but having had dogs all my life and now i have 3 chihuahuas They are like family Hopeful some kind soul found the dog and took in into his family

Both I would assume. I am sure she could have found an safer way of getting rid of the dog. Now the dog has less chance of survival because it has a high chance of getting hit by a car or worse. She caused the child emotion stress that she didn't need to. I am sure she could have found the dog a home or let a friend take it until she cold find further accommodations for the animal.

I would say she both. Kid's become very attached to pets. For her to just set the pet free, not knowing for sure if it would find a decent home was just wrong. As a mother, she should have taken this opportunity to explain their situation to the child and reassured him that the dog would have a good home...then followed thru as a good mom would not lie to her child. All around she set a bad example to her child. And it obviously goes without question that a decent pet owner would never ever do this. All her actions reveal just what kind of heart she has.

I think the Mother should have better looked for another place where dog is allowed. However, if after doing this, still could not find then...she could ask a relative to take charge of the german shepherd. And if nobody would want to take charge...then should ask other people who could be interested to give the pet a good care which they can no longer afford.

although i dont like the fact that people let their pets loose instead of finding them homes i do know that i had to do that with a kitten but it was a wild cat anyways and i dont think she was meant to be indoors but i wont have an outdoor cat (lived in an apartment and god only knows what would happen to her) she behaved awfully and we thought that maybe she was sick or something but the vet said she had an attitude problem after examining her and finding her healthy.. there were no vets or shelters that had any room.. so it was either put her in a kill shelter that gives her 5 days or let her live out doors like she wanted but in the country but near some houses.. i hated to do it and feel horrible about it but i couldnt let her be an outdoor cat where i lived.. there was a ton of traffic and i was afraid the neighbor kids might hurt her.. i had never ever let an animal into the wild but i couldnt bear to take her to a shelter that already was full to the point of overflowing and so the chances were really good she would be put down we let her out of the car in this beautiful area where there were a few houses but in the country with woods and a pond and she practically ran out of her cage and into the woods.. so she wasnt definitely happy to be away from the house.. even though i still feel awful about it

I would ban that woman from ever having a pet again. If I find out who she is, I would prevent her from ever getting another pet from any shelter. The nerve of dumping the dog in another neighborhood. A pet is for life. If a person isn't willing to keep the animal for as long as it lives, they shouldn't get one. They aren't inanimate objects like a piece of furniture that can be gotten rid of when it no longer fits the lifestyle. I remember when I was moving with my cat, Silver Kitty. I ran into many landlords that said to get rid of it if I wanted the apartment. No way. If I couldn't have my cat, I didn't want the apartment. I lost out on a lot of nice large apartments because of it. They might have been big, looked nice, cheep price etc., but without my cat it would suck. Without my cat it wouldn't happen. I adopted her and was responsible to find a place for both of us, together. I found a really nice small place that allowed cats and moved in there. It was a great little apartment and my cat was quite happy. Ok I had to get rid of my 8 foot sofa and most of my large furniture because of the small place, but it was just stuff Silver Kitty was the best cat ever. She lived 17 years. I wish it was longer, but she had several small strokes and had to be put down after the last big one.

hi, I think she is both, the child probably loves his pet and probably counted on that pet as a security after his father left.She's a bd mother for not explaining to her child that the dog needed to go to another family who would take care of it and give the same love and affection as the child. She's a bad pet owner because she didn't need to just dump it.There are always people to take on dogs and cats that need a new home.You may say that she didn't have time to look for someone,in that case you take the dog to the pound and they'll find someone,and guess what there are foster homes for animals !

Hey ronaldinu, I hate to hear stories like this. They make me sick and sad! I just want to cry! That poor sweet dog! I hope someone really nice found him and took him in and gave him a good home! I hate this woman for what she did! There was no reason to do that! She had plenty of other options. She didn't need to drive the poor dog way out far from it's home and just leave it. That was cruel and inhuman! She is a bad pet owner and a bad mother! I hope she is punished for what she has done! I just pray that the dog is alright! As for the child, I hope he is ok to! If she can do something this cruel to a dog, who knows what she will do to the child!

I think she is both of it and I still believe as well that she has her own way of reason .....

that is sad. I think I need more back story. Did she like the dog in the first place? Was she forced to live in this smaller flat because the father couldn't or wouldn't pay alimony?Did she ask her ex to take the dog and he said no? I need to know the answers before I blame her or deem her either desperate or cruel. If I were her, I would have sent both the child and his dog to stay with my ex until I could find a place where they take dogs.Or go for joint custody so my son could have his dog when he lives with his dad.

You know I hate it when people do that to dogs, can you imagine how that dog must feel watching the person drive away? I would like to just leave them in the woods an see how they like it. She is both a bad parent and a bad pet owner.

She is both! She just taught her son that promises can be broken, you can love someone or an animal for a little while and just cut it out of your life with no regard for its welfare. She has taught her son all the wrong things and I hope someone takes her for a ride and dumps her somewhere to fend for herself someday. What a horrid person.

I'd say a bad pet owner, couldn't she of found a better place to take the dog, put it in the paper, try to find a family to take it? I think thats very mean to just go and drop a dog off somewhere, if nobody finds it or rescues it, it will die of starvation and thats not good, that makes the dog suffer...

I really don't understand people who do that? It's so easy to drive to the local Humane Society and give the animal to them. Of course, it's a cruel thing to do because now the domesticated pet has no regular source of food nor shelter. How cruel is that? People like that ought to be horse whipped! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

I would have to say both. She would be a bad mother because what kind of example is she really setting for her child. Secondly she is a bad pet owner because she can not guarantee that the dog could survive. I think that this is just nuts. I mean is it really that hard to find a new home for the dog? Do they not have rescues for the dog to go to? I don't know but I could never imagine doing something like that.