Yes i am surprised of how she was so patient. After 4 weeks i would have gone to pick him up. Not that itsbher fault in any way. I cant believe how the police will not investigate. Its either a case of animal abuse or theft. I would expect that to be in the polices care...

I think we’re still not getting the full story here and it seems both sides are a little shady. This lady should have made a better effort to go in person and demand her dog. I question how much she actually cared for the dog considering that and that she intended to keep him purely outside. A family dog should not be forced to live outside all alone.

Yes! Those texts were agonizing. No way I would have waited that long no matter how long I had known that dude. Why all the training for what she considers an "outside" dog? I despise outside dog owners.

Yeah, it's all very strange. Why didn't she show up there (with help if she was scared, which I could understand)? How can the police say they won't get involved? If anything this is theft, and it could be animal abuse. I can't really understand the idea of just sending your dog off to training for weeks to begin with - training needs the owner to be involved - but that aside, it's still all very odd... Like, she doesn't find it at all strange that the guy wouldn't send videos, photos, or at least tell her specifics about how the dog is doing? I'm not saying she's lying, just that it's all very odd how much she just trusted this guy, who apparently had already had many cases like this but she didn't check before sending her dog to him, only after having trouble herself...

I agree, I would've been there at the gate, like a lil kid on X-mas morning, at 5am (the 1st original date)

TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!! As soon as that four weeks were up I would of been on his doorstep. He would of felt my wrath, I don't take b******t especially if my dog was involved (she is basically my kid)

Am assuming she was paying him for his training services - how could he drag it out that long without her insisting on taking the dog back? Lame excuses on his part and not caring enough on hers. Who would let someone keep your dog for 11 weeks if you wanted it back and NOT got there and demand it. Very weird post - something doesnt ring quite right with it.

I'm with you. No one would have my dog that long without me going to see him regularly. My dog was trained as well, by a reputable trainer. We took him there twice a week for an hour & stayed with him to learn the training process as well. This whole story sounds strange. This guy would be hurting bad had that been my dog.

Who the heck texts someone, firstly to tell them their dog is at the vet, and then texts them to tell them the dog has died! Do some people not actually realise a phone can be used to actually TALK to someone?

I agree that she was VERY patient. She did say at the end of her post that she had tried to find his actual address and she could not get it. He never gave it to her and anyone else she contacted also had a fake address for him also. Now this is absolutely not 100% her fault BUT I feel as a dog mom myself that if I was to EVER leave my dog somewhere for an extended amount of time you better believe my a*s is checking that whole facility! I'm getting addresses I'm visiting I'm making it known that I will randomly show up,etc. my dogs daycare knows that I will randomly appear at lunch just to check on my pup so I'm confused as to how one can just leave a pet not knowing where they are

I'm curious.. how did she give Ollie to the trainer? I would NEVER let my dog go to any training without having seen where she would be staying. I get that she knew the guy from school, but still.. that's your baby..

Same! I would start getting suspicious as soon as he started to procrastinate.

Danielle Holder, exactly.

She couldn't get an accurate address for the guy.

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Right? I don’t think she actually cared for or loved that dog.

I would have agreed with you /before/ I moved to Texas. There is such a thing in the southern states as "southern time" so I can kinda see how one week becomes two and so on... though my red flag that the dog isn't 100% a priority she makes it out to be when she says he's a 100% outside dog. I don't know anyone who loves their dog like a member of the family who NEVER lets their dog inside. I have an Akita that loves being outdoors and I bring him inside in bad weather even though it costs me my farm security guard lol.

I wouldn't be able to go longer than a cpl days between visits. I also wouldn't send my baby off to be trained, and it's pointless if the owner isn't trained as well. Getting a dog just to toss it out the back door and forget about it should be illegal everywhere!

No professional kennel or training place holds an animal 7 extra weeks without charging for it. They'd have to charge the owner for food and kennel occupancy or they'd lose a serious amount of money. This just isn't a believable scenario. Is it just some guy who takes the dog on his property for 4 weeks without any proper setup and contingency plan? No one should hire and trainer who wasn't insured or posted what their emergency protocol and policies are.

she tried trusting the trainer. we should focus on punishing that guy instead of questioning her.

Still not her fault. There are programs that extend the training if need be and maybe he was a dog that needed to be trained, why he was at a dog trainer.. Still not her fault.

He said they've known each other for a while. If a friend of mine did this, I would be worried but not as much as if it was a stranger...