Montyforever
Well-Known Member
I live in a block of flats with a shared garden. 3 years ago all of the tenants got together and decided to ask for it to be changed into a "dog friendly block" its owned by a housing society so we had to all write a letter saying we supported the decision to change it into a dog friendly block. A guy from the housing society came out and spoke to us (it was us asking originally due to me being agoraphobic and having a dog to help me get out and about) and sat there in front of us and signed the paperwork to change it into a dog friendly block, as all tenants were happy with the change. He also did us a dog contract for Barney a few months later.
We all had letters saying that we were now allowed dogs. So a few months later we took on a rescue greyhound who is loved by everyone in the block. 3 other tenants also got dogs and we've had no problems in 3 years and no complaints.
A couple of months back the grass cutters refused to cut the grass as there was dog poo in the garden, they then reported back to the housing society and we received a warning letter. This is all the fault of one tenant who doesn't have a dog contract for her dogs. The rest of us signed a contract containing the details of the individual dogs but were never sent the copies we requested.
We received a letter today stating that this block is not a dog friendly block, never has been. It has 3 pictures of poo in grass (so could theoretically been taken anywhere!) and says that we have 3 weeks to rehome our dogs or face eviction.
Of course we will be going to the headquarters of the society first thing Monday and explaining this and asking them to look into it in more detail, but it kind of feels like the axe has already fallen and i have a horrible feeling its already done and nothing will change their minds
We would never have gone out and got a dog from a rescue without having the pet contract in place first, he's lived here problem free for 3 years and there's also my neighbour who recently lost her husband and her dog is all she's got. She will be totally alone if she has to rehome him and i don't know if she will get through that
If anyone has any advice or ideas please please let me know, this is a desperate situation 6 dogs are on the line here. Barney will not cope going back into kennels and the thought of having to take him back there just makes me feel physically sick. He doesn't even like being shut in a room let alone a kennel I may have someone to look after him short term but it doesn't help the 5 other dogs. 3 weeks to find them all good homes is impossible, we will fight this but i just feel like its fighting a loosing battle already ...
We all had letters saying that we were now allowed dogs. So a few months later we took on a rescue greyhound who is loved by everyone in the block. 3 other tenants also got dogs and we've had no problems in 3 years and no complaints.
A couple of months back the grass cutters refused to cut the grass as there was dog poo in the garden, they then reported back to the housing society and we received a warning letter. This is all the fault of one tenant who doesn't have a dog contract for her dogs. The rest of us signed a contract containing the details of the individual dogs but were never sent the copies we requested.
We received a letter today stating that this block is not a dog friendly block, never has been. It has 3 pictures of poo in grass (so could theoretically been taken anywhere!) and says that we have 3 weeks to rehome our dogs or face eviction.
Of course we will be going to the headquarters of the society first thing Monday and explaining this and asking them to look into it in more detail, but it kind of feels like the axe has already fallen and i have a horrible feeling its already done and nothing will change their minds
We would never have gone out and got a dog from a rescue without having the pet contract in place first, he's lived here problem free for 3 years and there's also my neighbour who recently lost her husband and her dog is all she's got. She will be totally alone if she has to rehome him and i don't know if she will get through that
If anyone has any advice or ideas please please let me know, this is a desperate situation 6 dogs are on the line here. Barney will not cope going back into kennels and the thought of having to take him back there just makes me feel physically sick. He doesn't even like being shut in a room let alone a kennel I may have someone to look after him short term but it doesn't help the 5 other dogs. 3 weeks to find them all good homes is impossible, we will fight this but i just feel like its fighting a loosing battle already ...