Owner Devastated After Beloved Dog Dies At Weymouth Day Care
WEYMOUTH (CBS) – A Hull man is devastated after his dog died at a Weymouth day care facility.
Guy Reynolds had left his valuable purebred English bulldog Cooper at Land of Pawz last Thursday.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Doug Cope reports
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It was the dog's sixth birthday and he didn't want to leave him home alone.
But then he got a call later saying his dog had died, apparently of heat exhaustion.
"It's been a tough couple of days here filling that void. I'm never going to get my dog back and he was a special dog. He was just a great dog," he told WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Tuesday.
"It's heart-wrenching to think I'm in this spot. (He was) six years old, healthy dog, never had a heart issue, never had a problem."
Reynolds feels Land of Pawz didn't do anything to help his dog.
When asked for comment, the store owner would only say it was a "heart-breaking tragedy."
Update: The Land of Pawz has issued a statement on its Facebook page
Reynolds believes the manager was negligent.
"Not calling 911. Not following a standard operating procedure of 'this is what you do if this happens.' I said to the animal control officer, if this was a day care facility for children, the first thing you do – call 911."
"It's tough, tough when you don't have children. This is my child. My wife and I just don't even know which way to turn at this point."
Both sides have retained lawyers. It's not clear yet what will happen next.
