Dear Prudence,
Six months ago, my neighbors got evicted from their rental property and begged me to take in their two dogs. The dogs are hyperactive and unsocialized. I can’t walk both of them at the same time without getting my arm yanked around, and they have to be muzzled around other dogs. My backyard looks like a bomb went off. My neighbors have failed to take them back twice and getting money out of them is like pulling teeth. Last time, I told them they had a month to figure out what to do or I would surrender the dogs. I screamed and my neighbors whipped up their kids into hysterics.
I hung up the phone. I am just ready to give the dogs to a rescue. My generosity has got me nothing but ingratitude and destruction of my property. My partner has nearly been knocked off her feet because the dogs continue to jump on her. Legally, I am in the clear. The dogs are abandoned property at this point. I really hate to do this but I don’t see any other way out. Help.
—Dog Gone