I agree wholeheartedly with "notasnice..."

Let the dog loose! Preferably, take him in and find a proper shelter for him!

I don't have any sympathy for anyone who ties up a dog like that with no water, food, or bedding. Steal the dog.

This is so unacceptable. There must be possible city intervention. I found a stray dog on the street and nearby police took it to the shelter for me (it was impossible for me to do it). Can't the police investigate???? The barking is a disturbance of the peace.

Call the police non-emergency number at 203-946-6316. File an anonymous report or give your contact info.
They will investigate and call animal control if needed.
New Haven has a no-kill shelter that has had residents 2+ years.

ok so i went and checked it out. he was tethered to a pipe with a very thin little rope (string?) when i got there. he was peacefully curled up sleeping on the sidewalk behind the entrance to the kitchen and near the dumpster. i knocked on the door and rang the doorbell of the apartment he was outside of, but i don’t think it has anything to do with this. they didn’t answer anyway. so it seems the dog does belong to the chinese owners of the state garden restaurant (aka no english). the woman at the front of the restaurant (where you order) says (from what i gather) the workers sometimes take care of it and that the owner cares about and possibly wants the dog. from what i got out of it the dog stays there and maybe sometimes goes home with the owner who comes to the restaurant periodically but was out when i came (alledgedly she does not know his name or phone number but thinks it is a couple who are new owners and live around the block, perhaps). she told me to speak with a short woman who owns the place if she comes. the dog was a terrier type like a shih tzu with graying black hair. it’s hair was long and not groomed/brushed but not really matted i don’t think. there was debris but it was pretty minimal. it’s a boy. his hair was completely covering his eyes and he was friendly but did bark at loud noises (i.e. when i knocked on the door he was tied up outside of). the rope is very thin and worn in parts and he kept getting tangled and untangled in it with his legs (it is very short, probably about 3 feet at most). i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which did not seem diseased. but they were dark so hard to tell, and there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine. i could feel his spine a little more than i was comfortable with but i am not super familiar with this type of dog. his paws were hard to examine but just seemed dirty but not wounded. he didn’t seem super skinny or emaciated but didn’t seem super well fed either. again, hard to tell with the long hair. his skin was white (i.e. clear aka not dirty or bloody) underneath the hair when i parted it to check for fleas, lice, etc., and i didn’t see any creepy crawling creatures, scabs, or wounds. my nosing around caused the woman to send two of the worker men out to supervise me and one of the workers to come feed the dog some scraps of either meat or vegetables (couldnt tell what it was; it was orange/red) which the dog quickly ate and looked around for more of when finished. he was not so hungry as to eat a piece of stale bagel nearby. he didn’t seem to want me to leave the couple times i walked away and he wanted to follow. he appreciated being pet and getting the attention. when i didn’t stop poking around, one of the guys took him for a little walk on his tiny tether (not a leash)... wait if or me to leave i would assume. umm lost my point here, sort of just giving a report on what i witnessed upon checking on the situation. **TLDR**: basically, dog has no toys, bedding, water and has long, unkempt hair - seems slightly neglected but is not particularly abused seeming. collar was not on too tight but tether was not adequate. didn’t seem hurt but did seem a bit needy. /end)) ...don’t know what to do. will check back again. would like to know if he’s left out all night, i feel that would change the story. i did not take him but let them know i was paying attention and interested in the dog. i told them i would be willing to walk him for them or take it home (adopt it or even buy it) if the owner doesn’t want him anymore. will check in again. thinking about maybe taking it some water/food/bedding at a later point... going back now to see if it’s out again or not, but will not interact this time. just a drive by. hope this issue can be solved soon, for the dog’s sake. i don’t think they are necessarily really hurting it, but it’s also no way for a dog to be treated day in and day out.

ok so i went and checked it out. he was tethered to a pipe with a very thin little rope (string?) when i got there. he was peacefully curled up sleeping on the sidewalk behind the entrance to the kitchen and near the dumpster. i knocked on the door and rang the doorbell of the apartment he was outside of, but i don’t think it has anything to do with this. they didn’t answer anyway. so it seems the dog does belong to the chinese owners of the state garden restaurant (aka no english). the woman at the front of the restaurant (where you order) says (from what i gather) the workers sometimes take care of it and that the owner cares about and possibly wants the dog. from what i got out of it the dog stays there and maybe sometimes goes home with the owner who comes to the restaurant periodically but was out when i came (alledgedly she does not know his name or phone number but thinks it is a couple who are new owners and live around the block, perhaps). she told me to speak with a short woman who owns the place if she comes. the dog was a terrier type like a shih tzu with graying black hair. it’s hair was long and not groomed/brushed but not really matted i don’t think. there was debris but it was pretty minimal. it’s a boy. his hair was completely covering his eyes and he was friendly but did bark at loud noises (i.e. when i knocked on the door he was tied up outside of). the rope is very thin and worn in parts and he kept getting tangled and untangled in it with his legs (it is very short, probably about 3 feet at most). i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which did not seem diseased. but they were dark so hard to tell, and there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine. i could feel his spine a little more than i was comfortable with but i am not super familiar with this type of dog. his paws were hard to examine but just seemed dirty but not wounded. he didn’t seem super skinny or emaciated but didn’t seem super well fed either. again, hard to tell with the long hair. his skin was white (i.e. clear aka not dirty or bloody) underneath the hair when i parted it to check for fleas, lice, etc., and i didn’t see any creepy crawling creatures, scabs, or wounds. my nosing around caused the woman to send two of the worker men out to supervise me and one of the workers to come feed the dog some scraps of either meat or vegetables (couldnt tell what it was; it was orange/red) which the dog quickly ate and looked around for more of when finished. he was not so hungry as to eat a piece of stale bagel nearby. he didn’t seem to want me to leave the couple times i walked away and he wanted to follow. he appreciated being pet and getting the attention. when i didn’t stop poking around, one of the guys took him for a little walk on his tiny tether (not a leash)... wait if or me to leave i would assume. umm lost my point here, sort of just giving a report on what i witnessed upon checking on the situation. TLDR: basically, dog has no toys, bedding, water and has long, unkempt hair - seems slightly neglected but is not particularly abused seeming. collar was not on too tight but tether was not adequate. didn’t seem hurt but did seem a bit needy. /end)) ...don’t know what to do. will check back again. would like to know if he’s left out all night, i feel that would change the story. i did not take him (but easily could have) but i let them know i was paying attention and interested in the dog. i told them i would be willing to walk him for them or take it home (adopt it or even buy it) if the owner doesn’t want him anymore. will check in again. thinking about maybe taking it some water/food/bedding at a later point... going back now to see if it’s out again or not, but will not interact this time. just a drive by. hope this issue can be solved soon, for the dog’s sake. i don’t think they are necessarily really hurting it, but it’s also no way for a dog to be treated day in and day out.

This should have been phoned into either public safety 203 946-6316 or animal control 203 946-8110 as soon as it was noticed,you do not post and hope someone for the city will read it. This is not a city site and it is not monitor 24/7 by the city

I just called public safety about this, in good conscientious I could not just leave it and hope someone from the city would see the post.

(part 1/5) not sure why i couldn’t post this earlier so hope these go through. i’ve broken them up in case the length is what’s holding my messages back. ok so i went and checked it out (thurs. afternoon). he (dog) was tethered to a pipe by a very thin little rope (like thick string?) when i got there. he was peacefully curled up sleeping on the sidewalk behind the entrance to the kitchen and near the dumpster. almost missed him amongst all the trash. as in, not attended to or in sight line. i could easily have taken him without anyone noticing. i knocked on the door and rang the doorbell of the apartment he was outside of, but i don’t think it actually has anything to do with this. they didn’t answer anyway. considered flagging down passing police but decided against it at that moment as i wasn’t really sure what my expectations of the encounter were and what i would hope would be accomplished by that right then. (continued...)

(part 2/5) so story is... it seems the dog does belong to the chinese owners of the state garden restaurant (aka no english). the woman at the front of the restaurant (where you order) says (from what i gather) the workers sometimes take care of it and that the owner cares about and possibly wants the dog. from what i got out of it the dog stays there and maybe sometimes goes home with the owner who comes to the restaurant periodically but was out when i came (alledgedly she does not know his name or phone number but thinks it is a couple who are “new” owners and live around the corner, perhaps). she told me to speak with a “short woman” who owns the place if she comes.

(3/5) the dog was a terrier type like a shih tzu with graying black hair. it’s hair was long and not groomed/brushed but not really matted i don’t think. there was debris but it was pretty minimal. it’s a boy. his hair was completely covering his eyes and he was friendly with wagging tail and no barking at me - but did bark at loud noises (i.e. when i knocked on the door he was tied up outside of). the rope is very thin and worn in parts and he kept getting tangled and untangled in it with his legs (it is very short, probably about 3 feet at most). collar was not too tight. i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which did not seem diseased. but they were dark so hard to tell, and there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine.

(3/5) the dog was a terrier type like a shih tzu with graying black hair. it’s hair was long and not groomed/brushed but not really matted i don’t think. there was debris but it was pretty minimal. it’s a boy. his hair was completely covering his eyes. he was friendly with wagging tail and no barking at me but did bark at loud noises (i.e. when i knocked on the door he was tied up outside of). the rope is very thin and worn in parts and he kept getting tangled and untangled in it with his legs (it is very short, probably abt 3 feet at most). collar was not too tight. i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which did not seem diseased. but they were dark, so hard to tell, and there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine

(3/5 part a) the dog was a terrier type like a shih tzu with graying black hair. it’s hair was long and not groomed/brushed but not really matted i don’t think. there was debris but it was pretty minimal. it’s a boy. his hair was completely covering his eyes.

3/4 part b ) he was friendly with wagging tail and no barking at me but did bark at loud noises (i.e. when i knocked on the door he was tied up outside of). the rope is very thin and worn in parts and he kept getting tangled and untangled in it with his legs (it is very short, probably abt 3 feet at most). collar was not too tight. i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which did not seem diseased. but they were dark, so hard to tell, and there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine

(3/5b) he was friendly with wagging tail and no barking at me but did bark at loud noises (i.e. when i knocked on the door he was tied up outside of). the rope is very thin and worn in parts and he kept getting tangled and untangled in it with his legs (it is very short, probably abt 3 feet at most). collar not too tight. i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which seemed healthy. but they were dark, so hard to tell. there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine

(3/5b) he was friendly with wagging tail and no barking at me but did bark at loud noises (i.e. when i knocked on the door he was tied up outside of). the rope is very thin and worn in parts and he kept getting tangled and untangled in it with his legs (it is very short, probably abt 3 feet at most).

(3/5c) collar was not too tight. i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which did not seem diseased. but they were dark, so hard to tell, and there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine

[ sorry for the repeated and long posts but trying to get through this and be able to share my whole story ]

(3/5 part c) collar was not too tight. i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which did not seem diseased. but they were dark, so hard to tell, and there was a bit of gunk there, but he seemed mostly fine.

3/5c collar not too tight. i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which seemed healthy but dark so hard to tell. there was a little bit of gunkystuff there, but he seemed mostly fine. tried putting his hair up in a pony so he could see with rubberband i found but he didn’t like it and shook it out.

3of5partc i brushed the hair out of his eyes, which seemed healthy but dark so hard to tell. there was a little bit of eye stuff there, but he seemed fine. tried putting his hair up in a pony (so he could see and get he hair out of his face) with rubberband i found on the sidewalk but he didn’t like it and shook it out. he ambled fine on his own from the limited i could see.

(4/5) i could feel his spine a little (ok, a lot) more than i was comfortable with but i am not super familiar with this type of dog. his paws were hard to examine but just seemed dirty but not wounded. i didn’t really get a good look at the bottoms though. he didn’t seem super skinny/emaciated but didn’t seem super well fed either. again, hard to tell with the long hair. his skin was white (i.e. clear aka not dirty or bloody) underneath the hair when i parted it to check for fleas, lice, etc., and i didn’t see any creepy crawling creatures, scabs, or wounds. good sign.

(5/5) my nosing around caused the woman to send two of the worker men out to “supervise” me and one of the workers fed the dog some (about 4-5) stem-like scraps of either meat or vegetables (couldn’t tell what it was; it was orange/red) which the dog quickly ate and looked around for more of when finished. he was not so hungry as to eat a piece of stale bagel nearby. he didn’t seem to want me to leave the couple times i walked away and he wanted to follow. he appreciated being pet and getting the attention. when i didn’t stop poking around, one of the guys took him for a little walk on his tiny tether (not a leash) waiting for me to leave i would assume. umm lost my point here, sort of just giving a report on what i witnessed upon checking on the situation.

(LAST 6/5 sorry) **TLDR**: basically, dog has no toys, bedding, nor readily accessible water outside and has long, unkempt hair - seems slightly neglected but is not particularly abused seeming. collar was not on too tight but tether was not lawful/adequate. didn’t seem hurt but did seem a bit needy. /end)) ...so don’t know what to do. he does not seem in such imminent danger that i felt he needed a rescue just that second without going through proper channels. will check back again. (edit: checked about 3-4 hours later and dog not seen outside) would like to know if he’s left out all night, i feel that would change the story. i did not take him but let them know i was paying attention and interested in the dog. i told them i would be willing to walk him for them or take it home (adopt it or even buy it) if the owner doesn’t want him anymore. will check in again. thinking about maybe taking it some water/food/bedding at a later point... going back to check at some point. hope this issue can be solved soon, for the dog’s sake. i don’t think they are necessarily really “hurting” him, but it’s also no way for a dog to be treated day in and day out. (/end)

I called animal control 203 946-8110 and wish others will.

As soon as this dog is seen animal control should be called 203 946-8110 if a person does not answer public safety should be called 203 946-6316

@xyz, what exactly did you or would one say to animal control? just that you’re concerned for the welfare of this dog?

I believe I mention him being tied.

still concerned but have not seen dog nor even empty “leash” tie up...