I hate my moms boyfriend for this. 5 years ago him and his son were helping out at the animal shelter and his son got attached to a puppy they had. They decided to adopt the puppy and bring him home. His dad is disabled, so he can't help with the dog. My mom and I tried to talk them out of adopting the puppy because the son hardly took care of the cats. The dad came back and said that he wanted a dog so when his son was with his mom, he would have some company while his son was gone. So they kept the dog.

Jump to present time where the dog has been 8x8 foot fenced area since they got him. Nobody walks him and basically the only human contact he gets is when he gets fed and if someone yells across the yard to greet him. They bring him into the house every so often when it gets extremely cold, but otherwise he is in the kennel sleeping in the worn down dog house.

They are trying to rehome the dog because the son who is now a teenager is never home and isn't caring for the dog like he should be. They have had a few couples come and look at him, but the dog does not like males and acts aggressively towards them. A lady was going to take him, but when she brought her boyfriend to come look at him, the dog acted aggressively towards the bf. Animal shelter told the dad that they can't adopt him out or keep him at the shelter because he is too aggressive. Unless they suddenly start making time for the dog, they have to put him down.

I feel like I should do something. I have cats and an old dog myself or else I would take him (he doesn't like cats). I'm also trying to make more time for my senior dog (he doesn't require as much activity as their dog due to difference in breed and age). I also can't afford another animals medical bills. My boyfriend suggested that we could walk the dog every morning so he gets the exercise he needs and gets more attention, but that still leaves him sitting in a kennel his whole life when he obviously deserves so much more.

I feel bad that I can't take him, but is there anything I can do?? I hate to see him get put down because of someones stupidity of adopting an animal when they can't take care of the animals they already have.