'I did my neighbour favour but it backfired and now I'm stuck with her dog'

'I did my neighbour favour but it backfired and now I'm stuck with her dog' A woman agreed to look after her neighbour's dog at the last minute but it quickly backfired – now she's stuck with her pet while ignoring her calls and messages A woman who stepped in at a moment’s notice to help her neighbour during a devastating ordeal is now regretting her kind gesture as she's being blanked by them. Maintaining cordial relationships with neighbours is a common goal many people share - it makes life easier knowing you live among people you get on with and, in some instances may even be able to count on them for a favour or for support during times of crisis. But one woman was left “lying awake”, “annoyed” and “so stressed” after her neighbour visited her last weekend “visibly upset” and asking for her help. On Mumsnet, she explained her neighbour’s mother “had been taken into hospital” and she’d been told to get there as soon as possible - but they all live in the south of England while the parent was based in Scotland. The neighbour was “panicking about getting there on time and also about who would look after her dog". The woman and her partner helped the neighbour book a flight to Scotland as she was “shaking and in no state to think properly”. So the neighbour then asked if they would be able to look after her dog while she was up in Scotland. She said: “Reluctantly, we agreed but said we were leaving to go on holiday on Friday evening so she would need to make other arrangements by Friday morning for him. We went and collected the dog and he has been with us since. We have our own dogs and they are all getting on well.” On Monday, the woman received a text from her neighbour letting her know her mum had died. They then “had a brief text conversation” and the woman “obviously” expressed her condolences to her neighbour over the loss of her mother. By Wednesday, the woman reached out to her neighbour again and said while she knew she was in a state of grief, they needed to know what arrangements she’d made for her dog’s care, as they were due to go away on holiday. But the neighbour didn’t respond to her messages. On Thursday, the day before they were due to go away, the woman texted her again to ask what she wanted them to do with her dog. At this point, the woman got a text from one of her neighbour’s relatives via her phone saying "[the] neighbour is very upset and isn’t in the right place to sort this out”. She replied saying she understood but “when [they] agreed to have the dog, it was on the condition that she made other arrangements for the dog by Friday morning". The woman “didn’t get a reply” and when she “tried to call” again later that night, “it went to voicemail”. At a loss, the woman contacted their “nearest boarding kennels who do have space”, which she explained to her neighbour via voicemail - but the neighbour would need “to give them her payment details”. She also asked other neighbours if they could take the dog but all of them refused, while her parents, who are having her own dogs while she and her family are on holiday, are not willing to take anymore. The woman still hasn’t had a response from her neighbour and sought advice from fellow Mumsnet users on what to do. She added: “I’m so stressed. I know my neighbour has lost her mum but we are not missing our holiday.” In the comments section, many Mumsnet users were outraged on the woman’s behalf, with 96% voting she was not being unreasonable “to be annoyed” by the situation. Meanwhile in a follow up comment, the woman shared an update: “The dog is at the vet and they said they would scan and contact his owner if he has a chip. “One of the receptionists recognised him so they know the owner is a customer. I’ve blocked my neighbour’s number so she can’t contact me to complain. Thanks for all the advice.”