BrookeAndrews
New member
- Jun 20, 2010
- 1
- 0
- 1
The night before our planned trip to the American Maltese Association National dog show, we left our pedigree 6 pound Maltese, Alfie, with a friend who promised to look after him. On the way to the airport the next morning, at 9:20, I called to see how Alfie was doing. The man said that, although he'd been up for hours he hadn't seen Alfie. About 15 minutes later, as we were pulling into the airport, this man called back to tell us that Alfie had drowned in his pool. We pulled out of the airport and drove immediately to his home where we learned he had left the pet door open, but allowed the outdoor lights to go out, over night. The pool is only a few feet from the pet door and Alfie had only been there twice before. We not only lost our precious Alfie but the non-refundable plane tickets and other non-refundable items we'd paid for. We couldn't possibly have gone to the show knowing Alfie was dead. The trip cancellation insurance we bought won't cover this; can we collect from the neglectful caregiver?
The friend who was to care for Alfie never said he was sorry. He didn't even do as my husband asked: to wrap my 6-pound Alfie in a towel and dry him off. When we got there I nearly passed out to see his lifeless little body all stiff and sopping wet at the side of the pool, which had overgrown plants blocking some parts of the cool deck around the pool. I used my own towel to wrap and dry Alfie. I was sick to my stomach, cried for days, couldn't eat or sleep: I kept picturing Alfie struggling to get out of the pool.
The wife, who was in Scotland, didn't call for several days and then didn't call for a few weeks after she got home. She claims it was an accident, and it was in the same way a car accident or the current oil spill in the Gulf is an accident. I do believe they are liable.
I would appreciate an outsiders look at this sad situation.
The friend who was to care for Alfie never said he was sorry. He didn't even do as my husband asked: to wrap my 6-pound Alfie in a towel and dry him off. When we got there I nearly passed out to see his lifeless little body all stiff and sopping wet at the side of the pool, which had overgrown plants blocking some parts of the cool deck around the pool. I used my own towel to wrap and dry Alfie. I was sick to my stomach, cried for days, couldn't eat or sleep: I kept picturing Alfie struggling to get out of the pool.
The wife, who was in Scotland, didn't call for several days and then didn't call for a few weeks after she got home. She claims it was an accident, and it was in the same way a car accident or the current oil spill in the Gulf is an accident. I do believe they are liable.
I would appreciate an outsiders look at this sad situation.