I’ve had several shelter pets. You have no idea what happened before they found you or why they are afraid of the things they are. All you can do is love them and work to help them realize they are safe and loved and don’t need to freak out at random everyday things. My one dog was afraid of wine glasses. It took a bit but he got over it.

There are lots of parks just outside the city limits with limited car traffic. I live in Haverford TWP (which is just outside of west Philly) and there are tons of parks that are away from streets and cars.

Sitting on a stoop isn’t exercise. Those are two different activities. And exercising before training often can help the training exercises. I’m not sure why you seem to be against these folks exercising their dog in a quiet place WHILE they work on training.

But you can’t do that overnight. So getting your dog out for exercise and socialization in the mean time is a responsible thing to do.

Block their door with their trash and leave a note that says “A gross slob who leaves their trash everywhere lives here” or something else to publicly shame them. That is what I used to do with my terrible gross neighbors who left trash everywhere. Bonus: you get to watch them be pissed off about it as they struggle to get out of their house.

Alternatively if they have a back yard you can throw it back in there with a note that says “you seem to have misplaced this so I returned it.”

Good luck. People are awful.

Adorable! Love it!

The criminals that get caught aren’t usually known for their intelligence.

Do you need street frontage or just space lid for an art studio or office?