Puppy abandoned by neglectful neighbor who tied it to dog mom’s fence given loving home with 5 canine siblings after months of forced indoors potty, rescuer says: ‘She's doing great and has adjusted into my small family quicker than I could have hoped.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jul 24, 2026 7:30 AM EDT

They say that dogs come to us in all different ways and for the dog mom in this story that is certainly true. As even before she came face to snout with the puppy in need in this story, she had already taken on 2 foster pups, her parent's doggos and one of her own. Join us as we find out how and why she felt a sixth was needed.

It is not all too often that we find a pupper rescue story hiding amongst the pages of Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit but boy oh boy have we found an interesting one. This story tells the tale of a puppy who was passed on to his grandmother when his original dog mom began carrying her own hooman baby. A decision that is questionable in itself, but if it is the case that the doggo would be better off then fair enough. It's just that there was no chance that this pupper would be better off at grandma's seeing as she is the entitled person in question…

It turns out that all that self importance and narcissism translated into the poor puppy getting to go outside but once a day for a mere ten minutes. The rest of the time subjected to staying put indoors and inevitably going potty in the house. Something which our entitled grandma could not get over and repeatedly blamed her own daughter for. But thankfully all that nastiness was not for nothing. As it led to our dog momma rescuer finding out about the situation and eventually stepping in to save a sweet puppy soul before it was emotionally crushed. It just goes to show that every cloud truly does have a silver lining and one that can lead to quite the happy and heartwarming ending. 
 

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    I hate all my neighbors, just need to get that out. Only 3 of my neighbors are not entitled. Everyone else seems to be entitled. I have so many stories of my neighbors being entitled, mainly because
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    of the dogs I have. I currently have a bunch of dogs in my house, including my parent's dogs. My parents were on vacation when the lock down started and because both my parents
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    are older and have cr y immune systems, the doctor didn't think it was safe enough for them to fly back so they're still in another country and unable to fly back at the moment. I also have been
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    fostering for the last 2-3 years and have a few foster pups. I've been looking to adopt a 6th dog into my family for a while. None of the dogs I looked at fit
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  • Ok, whoa, this is a little out of control perhaps. Of course we cannot fault someone for wanting to love and care for doggos, especially those in need. And while technically of the 5 dogs this lady already has under her care, only a few are actually hers. But considering what was going on when this happened to her, you have to wonder how in the heck a sixth dog would help her, and whether she would even be able to properly care for yet another pupper. It is tough to sit here judging someone’s actions in the past, and most chances that this time everything worked out wonderfully, but there are stories out there…
     

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    into my lifestyle and just overall wouldn't be happy living with me. I loved all the dogs I looked at but I needed to think about the dogs happiness. I have a neighbor who likes to talk but all she does is talk
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    about how much she hates the dog her daughter left her. Her daughter, let's call her Maya (not her real name) moved to a new state and their new house doesn't allow dogs. Maya is
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    currently very pregnant and no one is allowed over because of the virus. Maya talked with her Mom who was more than happy to take the dog into her house. The dog was only 5-6 months old
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    when she moved in with Maya's Mom. These are a few small conversations I've had about the dog with EP.
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    EP: She is such a bad dog. She keeps going to the bathroom in my house! Me: How often do you take her out to go potty?
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    EP: When I take her for a walk. I take her for a walk once a day for 10 minutes and she goes potty. I have a few puppy pads in the corner where she goes potty when I'm working.
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  • Literally crying. How? Just how does any of this register as normal to this person? We would love to see this hooman condense their own bathroom schedule to one ten minute trip per day and try to hold it the rest of the time. This is boreline cruelty and honestly five dogs or not, any home would be better for a pupper who is going through such a sorry existence with a pawrent who simply could not care. Just, why? Why would anyone do this to a dog, to their daughter and then also unload emotional baggage upon their neighbor. That is other than for the universe to alert our rescuing dog mom to a pupper in need. 
     

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    Me: That's why she's using the bathroom in your house. I wish that was all she did. She complains that a 5 month old puppy pulls when she goes for a walk.
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    From what I've seen, this poor dog is terrified of her. This neighbor knows where I live because I invited Maya and her over before Maya left for a
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    barbeque. I went to take a couple of my dogs for a walk. I go out of my fence and see that same dog tied to my fence. It's been very hot out recently and this dog is panting and looks so stressed. I put
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    my dogs away and let her inside to let her have water and cool down. I have a cooling mat for my dogs when we're outside so I let her lay on it while I go and talk to this EP. She's home. Her car is
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    home. I knock on the door for 10 minutes with no answer. I have Maya's number so I text her. I text her: '[my address] I know you know where I live but please send this
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    to your Mom. She left your dog tied at my gate. Your Mom tied her up about an hour ago. She's very hot and I'm trying to cool her down as much as I can.'
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    'WOOF' "WOOF"
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    I checked my camera and she left the dog out about an hour and a half ago, that's how I knew. Maya texted me back saying, 'I'm so sorry. I had absolutely no idea what
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    my Mom was going to do. She just texted me and told me that she's just gonna take her to a shelter.' Nope. I'm not gonna let this poor puppy go to a shelter. I texted Maya and
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    let her know I'll keep the dog. I'm not sure if she told her Mom or if she even read my text. Her Mom knocks on my door. I keep the pup in the back to let her cool down more.
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    EP: I'm here to get the dog. Me: I told Maya I'd keep her. I don't want her to be dropped off at the shelter. It's fine. I'll keep her.
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    EP: That's such a relief. I didn't want to have to explain the the shelter why I was dropping her off. I think there's also a drop off fee.
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    Me: Why did you leave her at my gate? EP: I know you foster dogs and know you can find her a home.
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    Me: No why did you want to drop her off at a shelter. EP: She's a bad dog. She isn't potty trained and she's not trained at all. She's also really
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    expensive. Her food is too much especially because I'm not working. Thank you for taking her. Then she left my yard. There is a 6 month old puppy laying in my
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    bathroom trying to cool down. And she didn't even ask if she's okay. I don't know what this poor pup went through over the month and a half that Maya has been gone. When I first got her she
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    was terrified of every movement I made, terrified of her harness, terrified of the dog toys. It took her over a week to come out of her shell. She barely let me pet her over
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    the first week. She would only eat if I was not in the room. She would only go out in the yard if I moved away from the door. She wouldn't lay in the same room as me. I gave her complete run of the
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    house. I made sure she couldn't chew on anything and just let her have run of the house. After a week I finally got her to trust me enough where I can pet her. She's been with me for almost a
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    month now and she's so cuddly. She has not wanted to leave my side. She refuses to walk past the EP house when we go for a walk. She loves all the dogs and she loves to play. She's now about 7
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    months old. She's come out of her shell so much. She loves her harness, she has never had an accident in the house, she will eat when I'm in the room, she doesn't pull very much anymore. She still pulls
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    but she's also still a puppy. She still flinches every now and then wher I pet her head but after I pet her a few times she calms down and stops flinching.
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    Her name before I got her was Honey. Her current name is Karma. Karma fits perfectly into my home and is such a sweet dog. She's not so little anymore but she's such a cute little dog. I'm not
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    sure what she's mixed with and we'll find out soon enough when the DNA test I ordered gets here. My brother is a vet and has taken a look at her and she's healthy. She has a vet appointment in
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    a few days to get shots up to date and a microchip. Karma fits in perfectly and I couldn't have asked for a better pup to add to my home.
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    Update on Karma: She's doing so much better. She has all of her shots and her microchip. The vet found a slight heart murmur. So slight they didn't catch it the first time. They said it
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    won't bother her but they are going to keep an eye on it when she has yearly checkups. She loves playing. She is very energetic and will play all day if you let her. I took her to a baseball park that
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    is near my house. It doesn't have a fence and since I've only had her for just over a week, I don't trust her off leash but she was on a 50 foot lead. She loved all the smells. It's hard to imagine that less
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    than a week ago she didn't trust me or want anything to do with me. I can't wait to take her hiking when this is all over. She has become very attached to my Australian Shepherd,
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    Mayhem. I let my dogs sleep with me but they also have beds around the room because none really like to spend all night on the bed, except Karma. She starts the night at the bottom or in
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    the middle of the bed and when I wake up she's on the pillow right next to me. Her training is going very well. It clicker train all my dogs and at first she was
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    terrified of the clicking noise but after a few times she realized it wouldn't hurt her and now she loves the clicker because it means she gets a treat. Because her old "owner" let her use the
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    bathroom in the house she isn't potty trained. She had an accident in the house. It was my fault, I went to the bathroom instead of taking the dogs out to use the bathroom and she pe d inside.
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    Thankfully my house is all wood floors so it was easy to clean up but she hid and cowered away from me after she did it. I wasn't mad, I've had dogs all my life and have raised puppies, it's normal. So
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    we have started potty training at the beginning. Every 2 hours I take her out to go potty and she hasn't had an accident since.
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    Her "owner" came over to give me her things, I didn't ask for them and I had already ordered her everything she needed. Karma saw her and hid in my bed until I came and cuddled with her. I told
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    her that she'd never be going back there and she is never leaving my house. When I originally rescued her I planned on giving her to my brother who has wanted to rescue a pup for the longest
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    time, but that isn't happening. I have fallen head over heels in love with this little girl. She's here to stay. The things her "owner" brought me were
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    pathetic. It was a dirty and pe d on sheet that they used as a bed. A food bowl that was disgusting and looked like it hadn't been washed in years and a cheap dollar store mesh harness.
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    There wasn't a toy and it confirmed that she was definitely not loved. The day I decided to keep her I bought her an Orthopedic bed (I don't know why she has never used it but it's there),
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    training treats, new food that isn't cheap and make her sick, at least 10 toys because they were all adorable, A slow feeder bowl because she eats so fast she makes herself sick. I always hand make a
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    dog bowl with my dogs names on it but because she needs a slow feeder I handmade a water bowl for her. She has at least 5 new waterproof collars on the way, the current collar she has because I needed
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    to make a pet store run. 2 new harnesses. One for walking and one for hiking. Multiple new leashes and a few tags. I rarely spend money on myself so I had a lot
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    saved up and I always spend it on my dogs. It has come to the point where my dogs could have 2 dressers full of bandanas, collars, tags and leashes. They deserve everything they have so I
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    don't regret it. I also signed Karma up to get a monthly BarkBox. Obviously all my pups will be sharing it and I can't believe I just found out about this company.
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    I just wanted to do a quick update, longer than I thought but she's doing great and has adjusted into my small family quicker than I could have hoped. Thank you all for your kind words.
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