Do-Gooders...

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arent always doing "good". in fact.. alot of the time, they are doing harm. you wouldnt give someone elses child something to eat without first making sure it was OK from the parents.. why then, do some, feel it is OK to do with anothers pets? as a birthday gift nearly three years ago, i recived from my husband a tiny little 8 week old hound pup. a very odd little beagle whom i named Baskerville. people automatically assume that because he doesnt have fresh water at his disposal, that im neglecting him in some way.. and have in the past, had others feel the need to water my poor little deprived pooch without even discussing it with me. my neighbors even called animal control and reported me for abuse and animal cruelties.. the officer then proceeded to come into my yard, leave me a complaint with a threat attached to my doorknob, and fed and watered my mutt without even bothering to knock on my door. most recently.. at my daughters birthday party.. one of the parents with me sitting right there.. went over, took his dish and headed to the sink, without a word. after a half an hour of attempting to explain to this woman, she finally let it drop.. the truth of it is.. if my dog gets too much water.. it makes him very sick, and hes nearly died from it. when i first got him, i same as most, fed him twice a day, and made sure his water bowl was constantly stocked with fresh clean cold water. when he was six months old.. he was extremely underweight..and sickly. numerous trips to the vet, tests done, and a two thousand dollar bill later.. its found that my wacky little hound, has a psychological addiction to water. yes, i too at first laughed at this and told the vet he was trippin.. until he explained. as it turns out, before i got him, he had a bladder infection that the breeder he came from, neglected. in order to fix this on his own, Bask overdrank to flush his system out and cleared it up.. unfortunately, because of it and the such young age he was, he now beleives he has to continuously drink.. foresaking food, and literally will starve himself to death in the process. the over abundance of water led to poisoning, and he was very near full kidney failure. for the next six months i spent my time on the floor handfeeding him with fingerfuls of dogfood, while he whined for water, cried and refused.. i had to wean him off water like a junkie off of crack. now.. hes nearly three years old.. very healthy very happy and extremely spoiled. hes still on tight water intake restrictions and will be for the rest of his life, unless by some miracle.. he manages to get over this little neurosis of his, which is highly unlikely. the instance with the animal control officer set him backwards to the very beginning and put me on the floor again handfeeding him so he wouldnt starve himself. the officer refused to beleive me about his condition until i gave her my vets number to confirm, in her zealousness to tend to an "abused animal" she very nearly got him dead. people.. same as with anothers child that you know nothing about.. the same applies to anothers pets as well. as that child might possibly be deathly allergic to that seemingly harmless peanutbutter cookie.. someone elses pets may have things going on that you are clueless over, and you shouldnt take it upon yourselves to give them anything without speaking to their owners first.