Brahm

Brahm’s owner is a girl who neglects him and is abusive to him. It’s everything in me to not save him from her. In California, or laws are structured in a way that protects pets from their owners that well Even with video proof, its difficult to prove abuse and neglect. The owner was renting from me, but would leave her dog at home for weeks at a time. I managed to get her to allow me to watch him while she was away. He is an amazing dog, a real go getter. His personality is unique. It is so funny to watch him play with other dogs because he has no idea he is a little dog. He’s fearless. During the time I took care of him, we grew very close. The first week my tenant was home with Brahms, I heard him whining and barking for a long period of time. I thought where is his mom? . So I went to check on him, and saw . his mom was too busy playing on her mobile phone to take him out. I was shocked, and upset actually. Eventually she walked him, but I had to bring it up. I would have walked him myself except that I did not want to overstep and care for Brahms when the owner was home. On so many levels, I was raised to know that would not be appropriate. If I was asked to, would be different, But to assume, It would be out of line. That was the only incident that week I was aware of. Everything seemed fine for a bit, but then everything went down hill from there . You see, I am not the keeper of who I rent to. Nor am I concerned about what people do in their off time. I have my own life , I do not have time to think of what other people are doing. If I need to know, I would ask. So, How much time had past, what lead up to moments, I really couldn’t say, those thing's are not relevant to me. However, this can change if behavior others do effects me directly in any way. And a guaranteed way to effect me is to do something right in front of my face. One occasion Brahms mom left him alone for a long period of fime and I came home and the yard was a wreck. I had installed a doggie door for him so he dragged things into the house . You get the idea. Well, I simply sent a text to Brahms owner. just to let her know whats at home. And when I see her, shes talking on the phone, I watch her pick up BRAHMs by his skin , And she opens the back sliding door and throws him outside. I couldn't believe what I just saw.I had a friend there with me who also witnessed it. Shortly after that, things became too out of hand. We do not live in a rual area at all, the property is extremely scenic because we are along the santa cruz mountains, but homes are pretty close to each other, which means a level of respect and common considerations to neighbors is really required to live in a setting like this. I made the mistake of assuming this was common knowledge to everyone, and that they would know how to conduct themselves accordingly automatically. Especially since I had never had issues with others before. This tenant was not trained well apparently. One morning I woke up hearing Brahms bark non stop.. The owner locked him in his Crate during a record breaking hot temperature day. Her logic forcthis was because she has a tech that was goingbto work on something for her, so she couldn't be with the fong and be on her mobile home laying in bed at the same time So, after an hour of this, I asked if she could get him to not Howell and bark. I watched her walk out to brahms, she yanked him out of the crate, And littlrally threw him back in there and shut thevdoir latchba d walked back in. I witnessed the whole thing. . I froze. I never felt so hopeless in my life,My lil riding buddy Brahms.. Mom went back in the house to talk on the phone. That day was so hot outside. and he had no water. I had no idea what to do, I went as far as to phone the police as I felt the owner was out of control, But I was told they could not do a thing, and that being a renter, all I could fo wss take her to civil court. On the day she left him howling for hours while at home, I made the mistake of telling her I was going to phone the police for a noise complaint, (trying to help Brahms in any way I could). That backfired big time. , It did get her to grab her leash and walk him finally., Shortly after she left the house, I heard the Police knocking on my door. I walked out to tell them the owner just left, when the officer told me to turn around, he put handcuffs.on me, and told me I was under arrest. I was in total shock. I told them i called. BUT they wouldn’t speak to me They put me in the police car and I didn’t even have shoes on. When the officer drove me to the station, I asked why I was under arrest? They told me the dog owner phoned them claiming I attacked her with a pair of scissors. Yes, Im still in shock. Confused is an understatement. I am pretty quick witted though, so immediately I knew what happened. , This 22 year old child, called tje cops on me, claiming this FALSE STORY, all because I told her I called the cops about her dog howling. and barking? WOW! ( be advised everyone). I think the officer thought I was upset at being taken to where they took me. But I was actually so much in shock, I had not reach that thought yet. I was still trying to wrap my head around how a 22 year old little girls reaction was to this minor issue was, to do something so extreme, even putting herself in a situation of breaking the law lying to the police. It made no sense to me. But the scary part, was that this was her go to, something so extreme and calculating. I realized then, that my tenant had to have done this before. She did it so effortlessly, and without thinking twice. I realized right then there was more for me to be to concerned about than just lil Brahms. I was both in shock and profoundly traumatized at how this girls mind works. I thought to myself, “I literally have a sociopath as a tenant and immediately became calm. All my years of studing has come to a head at that very moment. Why I went into a calm state, is because I study Behavioral science, and antisocial disorders happen to be what I know best. It was a very somber car ride back to the police station . The officers believed her, I understood, why I knew there was no point for me to speak at that moment. When we arrived at the station , I asked one question. “why didn’t anyone ask my side of the story?” I was told that my tenant provided images or a video. . I thought about it, and knew the exact moment she must have filmed to manipulate the officers to think that by holding scissors in my hand, her story was true. Creepy at how Calculated she was.. I then told the main officer who saw the video clipping what i knew she must have shown him, and what I knew he did not see in the video. His face spoke volumes. I was more that sure we both felt equally blown away at how a little girl managed to dupe us both. Evil deep. .He then followed up my statement by letting me know Im not being charged by being booked, As much as I know he meant well, the process was out of both of our hands now. I needed the thinking time anyways , as I just learned I had bigger fish to fry. . Long story short, everything was a process and procedure, time consuming and costly My charges were dismissed of course, what a waste of so many lives and services I thought. And YES, the TENANT WAS EXTRACTED IMMEDIATELY. For those who are not aware of antisocial behaviors, everyone is different, some arre harmless, while others can be your worst nightmare and even deadly. Why it should always be taken serious once you become aware or informed. That said, I actually felt I dodged a bullet for how bad I knew it could have went. THE EXPERIENCE traumatized ME pretty good. I wont rent to someone with pets or children as a result. My heart cant bare to go through that again. I miss little Brahms everyday. I hope someone crazier than her, rescues BRAHMS FROM HER and gives him the love he deserves I was so lucky to have the chance to get to know the little guy. He loved other dogs so much. He had this thing about him, where he always had to say hello to every dog he saw. It was so silly. I told the other dog owners he just needs to say, “Hello”, because BRAHMS was running for Mayor. 😁 We would take walks to the beach. He loved to run and play with the other dogs. He would give me this look, as if asking me , , “can i play?” And was do happy when I let him. His happiness brought me so much join. Priceless. memories when I watched him for that month before I learned his owner abused him The reason I am publicly posting my personal story,,is in hopes to help this cause ceasar has created that hels rescue fogs from owners like Brahms. I am normally very private, and have no interest in being famous. But, I thought if I shared my real story with people, maybe they could learn from it in some way. Or even give me feedback I am a strong believer in accountability, and I am aware of how I could have approached things differently. My background , I grew up with Great Danes. My grandma used to show them, and I was always taught dogs are family. I defiantly trust their instincts more than my human counter parts. I suppose I might not have been so affected if that wasn’t the case. But it is, and I was, and I have no regrets. Perhaps Part of me could sleep better at night if Caesar were to tell me, “Dogs do not feel pain” , for example. Maybe I could t take my emotions down a level then. Otherwise, I cant really bare anyone in pain , yet ,in emergencies, if someone was bleeding or if someone was missing a limb, i am extremely calm. I am aware how dangerous it was to let her know HOW I WAS FElt about how she treated Brahms. I am aware of those boundaries and know better than to cross them. THIS POST I HOPE will HELP DOGS that got away from their abusers. I always try to find the good to take from bad experiences, so this one’s for all the BRAHMS. out there. THANK YOU CEASAR for being 100% GENUINE, and your heart is where it needs to be, who needed a voice and a true pack leader to represent their cause. I hope you never get tired of being you. ps/ I have always told my friends if you were dingle and the nanny was single , tnat you two should go on a blond date. just a thought😁 THANK YOU AGAIN for creating this site to help out the UNDERDOGS in this world. Also, thank you mostly for giving me a way to remember Brahms on a happier note to leave on Who knew I needed this also. 🥰🫶🏼 Regards, Shannon , NorCal Bay Area, , CA.