Well, Donna, don’t really know all the circumstances but most people leave their dogs locked up in the home at least occasionally and sometimes regularly.
Dog owners have to work, do errands and other things that one cannot take a dog to. It is dangerous to leave a dog in the car and many people who used to take their dogs and leave them in the car for a short time don’t dare do that anymore.
The dog was at a neighbors and the door was bashed in. Where was the owner?