Such a sad shame. Heart goes out to their loved ones.

That spot floods all the time. Having a business there is a disaster waiting to happen. Not to mention the eastbound evening traffic comes to a crawl RIGHT THERE !! That flood could have trapped way more people than it did, including me. All I can do is pray for the dogs and hope their owners find eventual peace.🕊️

Not to place blame but this business has flooded 4 times. It flooded 3 times in 2022 alone. They know it's a flood zone. It's probably best to just close that location and relocate to an address nearby on a street that doesn't flood. I would not board my dog at that business. I hate to say it but as soon as the water can be seen rising through the glass doors, even a few inches, that's when you start moving the dogs to the back elevated area. I believe they use a stacked kennel system. You move the dogs on the ground level, lower kennels first. Moving each dog 1 at a time is not going to work. Especially if you only have 3 people on staff working. I saw a video from 2022 when this same business flooded. One of the employees took video on their phone. I saw what it looked like from the inside. So they could see directly outside the windows and doors to see the water rising. I know the city has put in some contraptions to reroute or control the flooding but it's not working or maybe it only works with a certain amount of water. As a business owner this is when you have to reassess things because it looks bad for the business. And you know that some of those owners who lost dogs unfortunately are going to sue the business.

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

You do know large dogs will not fit in the stacked kennels? Those kennels are typically used for medium to small dogs and cats. Large dogs will always be in a run. Also "elevated area" typically are not that much higher when referencing animals that are moved from runs. That water appeared to be waist deep. The whole first row of kennels appeared to be below water. This facility doesn't look much different than the typical boarding facility.

This building should not be zoned for this type of business. I blame the city, not the business owner. He’s obviously distraught. Feel so bad for him and of course for the ppl who lost their family members. It’s just heartbreaking all around. Hugs to all. ❤

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

There's literally schools and other businesses in flood zones that don't change business location. If there is this history of flooding why leave your pet boarded there? That is a serious question. Generally speaking why leave any pet boarded during severe weather warning?

Not to place blame but that spot on Rhode Island is known to flood. Why would you have business there? Just seems odd to me.

@faithtvonline

11 ай бұрын

He probably trusted the city was doing what they were supposed to do. Too bad they've been letting this happen for YEARS.

@ausera1409

11 ай бұрын

@@faithtvonlinewell that’s a bad idea. Don’t trust the city if they haven’t fixed the same issue in decades. It was a horrible business decision to open a dog daycare in a high flood risk area. Money > safety which is why the owner is partially liable.

@faithtvonline

11 ай бұрын

@@ausera1409 We disagree, but that's okay. Lord knows how all this is going to turn out.

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

Is he the only business located there? I'm curious.

@the1only467

10 ай бұрын

@@soufwesthoustontx there’s a McDonald’s a few hundred feet from it. But if I remember correctly that buildings location is the only one there.

Sue them!! This place has flooded multiple times.. in 2022 it flooded 4 times! They had knowledge of the potential danger.. legally, that is negligence! Sue them.

@faithtvonline

11 ай бұрын

You mean sue the CITY. They have known about this for years and have done absolutely NOTHING. How in the world could the owner have built a drainage system that was the CITY'S responsibility????

@thetruepatriot7733

11 ай бұрын

@@faithtvonline split liability...if there are multiple parties responsible for this incident, sue them all. But, at the end of the day, the city wasn't responsible for those dogs.. the business owner was! The dog owners didn't have a contract with the city, they had a contract with the business. Sue them both and let the judge decide who was responsible.

@faithtvonline

11 ай бұрын

@thetruepatriot7733 These individuals cannot take care of the city's infrastructural issues. They city has known about this forever, and assured business owners that things were safe. That's negligence and lying on their part. I feel badly for the business owner.

If the government says its good, get a second opinion!

To the owner of distrist Dogs 🐕 I hate seeing you with the weight of the world on your shoulders. The owners of dogs, I'm so sorry for your loss. The Lord has your dog in a safe, warm place now. The owner of bldg should not allow this type of business to open again it had flooding problems past. In that matter, they should have closed the bluilding because of flooding in the past. Maybe now they will close the building until it safely remodeled and there are no other flooding problems. My prayers are with the families that lost their loved ones.

This isn't the first incident that has happened at this place due to flooding. There should have been precautions taken to prevent this. The flash flood warning came out before it started raining. This is 100% the owners fault and the families who lost their loved ones deserve justice. If this were children nobody would be defending the owner.

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

I wish the families would have picked up their pet. I'm saying this because had they have done that their pet might still be here. That is the only true safety precaution that can be made. Boarding facilities can have anywhere between 20-60 dogs or more boarded at a time. A few people can only do so much in an emergency situation that also threatens their own safety. This was a natural disaster. Not negligence. Especially when employees saved over 20 dogs.

This area has been flooding for years. YEARS. I pray those who lost their pets don't blame this business or its owner, but the CITY! Those dogs were not only in danger, but the people who worked there. The city does NOTHING, or moves so slowly that stuff like this happens. I assure you this matter will get top priority now, and the flooding issue will be quickly fixed.

so the glass gave way, and not for the first time. why wasn't better glass or structural support built? this is an owner who didn't want to bother relocating and wasn't proactive. you always prepare for the worst case scenario.

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

You can't prepare for a flash flood. If that's the case humans wouldn't die during flash floods.

@TeenDream888

10 ай бұрын

@@soufwesthoustontx you can if you're in a known flood zone that has flooded prior and also previously knocked out your front window.

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

@@TeenDream888 No you can't. I live in an area that is known to have flash floods certain times of the year. Even humans die. Flash floods are floods that occur quickly. There's no special way to overcome the strength of a storm especially when you won't even know the magnitude of the possible storm or the damage until after. Even during floods from hurricanes and tropical storms building are aired out/rebuilt if necessary with still the possibility of the same thing occuring the next time around. The only way to prevent this would be to not board pets during inclement weather. Take pets with you during severe weather alerts. I'm not trying to be harsh, but just stating the reality of the situation. Don't ever leave a pet behind during severe weather. You'll always run risk. Even humane societies have had pet deaths during inclement weather. People have a misconception that businesses are immune to mother nature.

@TeenDream888

10 ай бұрын

@@soufwesthoustontx I guess that's where we differ. I don't believe in rebuilding in flood prone areas and if a building has already been flooded multiple times and you aren't building and reinforcing for that then you can't act surprised or hurt when once again the building floods. it's a weird mentality people have in these areas though. like folks that rebuild their home five times after tornadoes and act surprised every time that it happened.

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

@@TeenDream888 That's not where we differ that's the reality of many cities. Every area has some form of natural disasters that will impact infrastructure. It's impossible to avoid a natural disaster. You can reinforce a building all you want, but you can't predict a natural disasters. That's why there is flood insurance to help individuals from unforeseeable disasters. He is a business owner, not a rescue team. He provided services. What happens during that time that is not of his doing he is not liable for. Despite that he put his life on the line to show up and step in to rescue dogs. It's different if he had a pipe leak and it burst one day. This was because of something out of his control.

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He didn't do it if your mad at him grow up

Don't blame the owner, what could he do? That's sudden flood. This is life at the blink of an eye anything can happen.

@DLVRYDRYVR

11 ай бұрын

Stockton Rush Syndrome.

@soufwesthoustontx

10 ай бұрын

@kaybryan3919 Exactly. This sort of thing happens with people as well during natural disasters.

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As a former kennel tech, moving several dogs on the fly is risky. You can’t just open all the cages at once. Some animals are “orange or red dots” which means their behavioral assessment, showed differing levels aggression. Now, during times of distress or flooding, yes, I would try to get those at the highest risk (small, longhair, elderly) out before any of the more capable ones. Even then, mistakes and assumptions cane be made. While I can understand the pet owners anger, I also feel for the business owner. He surely didn’t want any animals to lose their lives. He didn’t know a wall was going to collapse and flood the facility.

ITS NOT THE OWNERS FAULT

@DLVRYDRYVR

11 ай бұрын

That's a delusional thing to say -- but inline with all-caps cowboy social dysmorphia.

@santyxes

11 ай бұрын

@@DLVRYDRYVR not owners fault. He is running a business and has multiple locations. He provided the service and God did his dues

@DLVRYDRYVR

11 ай бұрын

@@santyxes Go read a book. Preferably, non-fiction.

@Maranatha1777

11 ай бұрын

​@@DLVRYDRYVRgrow up

@Maranatha1777

11 ай бұрын

​@@DLVRYDRYVRgrow up

He's the last person who deserves canera time with those artificial tears. A year is a LONG time to take action. I dont buy it. It would cost him to relocate temp/perm. But it would also cost him little to have a flood plan. I wrote on another video the city vill blame all, the contractors will blame city, the biz owner will blame city. This is a tough legal battle. But the dog parents will win an easy class action against city and District Dogs insurance/civil, IMO. RIP 🐕

@debra6513

11 ай бұрын

So you noticed the fake tears too

Haha this is great news. The fact that this “man” called people who own dogs “pet parents” is sickening.

@Maranatha1777

11 ай бұрын

What is wrong with that ?

He is so good looking lol

While I feel bad for the animals but they can be replaced, there are actually real humans with real families who were burned alive in Maui. But ok, I think people take the "loss of property" more seriously than the loss of human life, where are your priorities man.

@rapunzel39

11 ай бұрын

Delete this comment.

@pv8340

11 ай бұрын

@@rapunzel39 ABSOLUTELY NOT! DELETE YOURSELF...EQUATING ANIMALS TO HUMANS IS JUST PLAIN LUNACY. Show me a dog who has written a symphony or has created a work of art...and ill be glad to.

@femmebrulee5053

11 ай бұрын

Are you comparing tragedies? Please seek professional help.

@pv8340

11 ай бұрын

@@femmebrulee5053 you need help if loss of property is equatable to human life. but I understand you whites are attached to your animals, which explains all the other human detachments you display. I would NEVER PUT THE LIFE OF ANIMAL over A HUMAN..NEVER!

@BarbDonnelly

11 ай бұрын

Geez, Louise. What an insensitive response.