A nine year old should not be left in charge of a dog ?

You telling me after a 10 mins you would not think of your dog?

It as happend twice

I'm sorry but this poor woman isn't to blame, (maybe the first time around, yes) but not the second - a child of nine years old would not know the dangers of placing a dog in a car on a hot sunny day, I know mine wouldn't she just wouldn't think while having fun with her friends.

Please leave it - she's heartbroken enough, we've all made mistakes with our own dogs at some point - it's tragic yes - you cannot punish her more than she perhaps punishes herself - I feel for the dogs, I certainly do - but your first thoughts must be with that poor child, it's a mistake she will never forget & one that she will have to live with for the rest of her life

Although I dont want to get into a slating mach, I have to agree, a 9yr old shouldnt have been left to deal with the dog.

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we are not here to be judge and jury...this lady has said how bad she feels,as i'm sure her little girl does too...she is a newbie and as such i would'nt want her to think we have no feelings for people that have made mistakes..lets keep it friendly

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Like I said we do have a garden, and a house and a chain he could have gone on !! My daughter did know the dangers when she put him in the car but because it was cool outside she (in a 9 year old's eyes) did not think twice............... She did it because he was being too boistruss with all the children. A freak accident.............. never to be forgotten. There are many if's but's and maybe's but none of them can ever change what happened on Saturday


Just a note, we all loved our dog's dearly and we are all clearly devastated that this could happen once never mind twice. I feel so so so sorry for our babies and equally as sorry for my daughter as I know this will haunt her for life.

If I can help to avoid this happening to another family I will do my best

My daughter was far from left in charge of Bingo, he was always allowed to be free in our safe and secure garden.

I'm speechless to be honest

Can I ask where the parental supervision was?

Surely you don't leave a dog unattended around children, did you not know where the dog was?

I am sorry you have lost your babies, its always hotter in car than outdoors, we live in the country our dogs will not stay home, at all, so to get anywhere we have to take them if its hot i stay home and my hubby goes shopping if its quite cool we all go but i stay in the van with the dogs with all doors open and walk them around wherever we are which is usually the car park for shopping, i must say im sorry for your daughter i have grandkids and i dont think they would think of the heat either even though my son is always telling them , but they watch the dog and the kids all the time and he goes indoors if its to hot and the kids are running round, so sorry it happened twice,.

Also would like to say i feel sorry for the child but not the mother.

The adult supervision WAS there, BUT I was running round feeding 7children !! backwards and forwards with drinks,food etc. I obviously did not know my daughter had put him there. Or I would have acted immediatly. My husband was also around the garden just not at the second my daughter did what she did !!

Bingo would often go and lie in the sun, it never crossed my mind that he was in any danger,

How can I be to blame for this ?? It was an accident, I stress again that we are animal lovers and will NEVER EVER get over the loss. The guilt is unbearable.

This is far too painfull and maybe I should not have posted on here because I obviously offended most of you and for that I am sorry.

I only lost my dad three weeks ago, I'm still struggling to cope with that, he would have been my rock at a time like this !!

Our first dog Scooby, got in the car and did not get out. he was so big and nosey that he was normally the first to get out of the car when the engine stopped, this day he did not, he was so quiet that my husband did not realise he was there !! it was a complete accident that my husband left him there and an accident that I still cry over !!