Should i report to RSPCA ?

I would report it ,unless you feel brave enough to question the woman .

no cert don't intend speak to the woman.
can't see any good coming of that.

My guess is that if somebody cares enough about their dog to walk it regularly, the dog’s condition isn’t due to neglect. It’s more likely that the dog is ill. I’d try to strike up a conversation with the owner first I think, rather than report them - but I’ve got a dog myself and could accidentally bump into them on a walk, so it’s easy for me to say that, I know, it’s trickier if you don’t.

My first thought would be that the dog's ill, & under vet treatment, rather than starving. I'd think if she's walking him, she's probably feeding him. But it's difficult to tell from a post, is there something about the way they interact that led you to think it's being mistreated? Could you mention it to another dog walker, they might know if the dog is ill? If you saw it in that condition in a back garden & never in public, that would be suspicious for neglect.

I doubt that someone who mistreated a dog would be walking it in public; mistreated animals are in backyards, indoors, hidden away.

Perhaps she has just rescued it or it could be very ill.
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I'm not sure what the best thing to do would be apart from get into a casual conversation with her then you could mention it.

i wondered if it was ill.
but i thought if so very ill, most vets recommend not continuing ?
i don't know.
she doesn't look friendly, not one of those chatty doggy people.
rather furtive, i thought. but that may be my prejudice.
as to the walking, i assume that's to relieve itself.
she lives in a flat.
and what about those strange people who do odd things when in charge of others, have deluded notions, rather than malice.
maybe she believes it's healthier to be thin, vvv thin ?
i don't know. these are some of my musings.

Maybe contact RSPCA and just say you are worried about the dog
Not reporting it as such as you don't know the circumstances ,but they might just check as a precaution,poor dog might not have the energy to be walked if that thin

I would definitely report it. The RSPCA won't tell them who reported it.
I was reported once as my elderly collie scaled a 12 ft wall to get out and was picked up by a motorist. They accused my teenage son of cruelty as dog had a few patches of hair missing and a permanent head tilt and was thin. She was 14, dying of kidney failure and had urine incontinence. My son didn't explain this to the motorist.
The RSPCA came 2 weeks later. Asked to see her food, examined her, checked my vet appointment card, asked where she slept etc. He said she was in the best condition that he'd seen a dog in that week so God knows what the others were like. He told me I needed to Pts soon as she wouldn't just die in her sleep with kidney failure like I though. Said the end is awful. He was very nice to me.
This may be the case with this dog OP or it could be cruelty. Report it and then you will be sure.

sazzl I agree I think that is the best thing to do.poor dog might be suffering

Personally I have no time for the RSPCA I have reported two things and they have done absolutely diddly squit about either
One was a dog that was left all day every day in a small yard with no food no water and no shelter barking continuously ….. their answer as long as it’s taken in once in 24 hours we can do nothing another time I saw someone put a small cat out on a windowsill five storeys up goodness knows what happened to the cat but they were asking me ridiculous questions does it look thin does it look as if its got any wounds? Five floors up FFS I never heard from them after the original call
Then once a neighbour reported an injured swan, its mate was sitting with it for a couple of days the neighbour expressly said they ll need to go together so what did they do they came and took the injured swan away but left the mate pining
Having said all that I d report to someone just got your peace of mind Poor dog

Maybe the dog is thin and walking slowly because he/she is very old. You could voice your concerns to the RSPCA and ask them to check on the dog.

I have made mistakes in the past, thinking a dog was being starved, did my homework and found it was the opposite. I would in your position have to find out, stop the woman, get chatting, you will soon know.Be brave, she is walking the dog which is a good sign, but bad things happen if we do nothing, just be gentle about it
Many years ago I reported a horse that had been standing in a flooded field for days, and was ignored. I went to the owner and got a mouthful, but the horse went and I've often wondered where. I would still report to RSPCA but not expect a lot, i think their case loads are enormous.

I don't think they are mistreating the dog if they are walking it.
There could be any number of reasons for the dogs condition. The poor thing could be ill. Or, as my case, I took on a foster border collie last year. When he arrived he weighed 14kgs, he had fleas, a lot of them and terrible skin problems. He was a fully grown 6 year old male dog. I took photos immediately and sent them to the rescue to make them aware and took him to the vet the next day to start treatment. It took him a good 5 weeks to gain a decent amount of weight so l don't know what people thought when we were out and about.

BlueBelle

Personally I have no time for the RSPCA I have reported two things and they have done absolutely diddly squit about either
One was a dog that was left all day every day in a small yard with no food no water and no shelter barking continuously ….. their answer as long as it’s taken in once in 24 hours we can do nothing another time I saw someone put a small cat out on a windowsill five storeys up goodness knows what happened to the cat but they were asking me ridiculous questions does it look thin does it look as if its got any wounds? Five floors up FFS I never heard from them after the original call
Then once a neighbour reported an injured swan, its mate was sitting with it for a couple of days the neighbour expressly said they ll need to go together so what did they do they came and took the injured swan away but left the mate pining
Having said all that I d report to someone just got your peace of mind Poor dog

I have reported three animal incidents of neglect and the RSPCA didn’t want to respond to any of them.
It sounds to me as if this Boxer is old and ill but still it’s worrying.

Oreo glad it’s not just me well I m not glad but you know what I mean
Could you, when you next see the lady and dog, speak to her and ask if the dog is ill She might say it’s on its last few weeks or she may say he is a rescue and the vet has told her to only allow him to put weight on very gradually or she may say he’s having treatment and it can put your mind at rest

your instinct is telling you something isn't right, so I'd report but I have never known the rspca to attend much at all

I met a couple I know with their newly rescued dog. He was emaciated and had lots of fur missing. He had been found in the city and the vet thought he had been abandoned weeks or more ago.
A month or so later when I saw him he was putting on weight and was so much happier.
If it's worrying you report it. I f it is a rescue dog no harm done but if it's being neglected then RSPCA needs to know.

Sadly, I don’t know why, but the RSPCA must be very very overstretched as I’ve reported dogs before and no action taken

The RSPCA has had huge debt problems, I can remember them having to make vets redundant a couple of years ago, so I suspect it is a much smaller operation now than we realise. It’s a charity, and they have all suffered in the last few years, I don’t think it receives any government support. They probably don’t have the inspectors needed to investigate every call.

Casdon

The RSPCA has had huge debt problems, I can remember them having to make vets redundant a couple of years ago, so I suspect it is a much smaller operation now than we realise. It’s a charity, and they have all suffered in the last few years, I don’t think it receives any government support. They probably don’t have the inspectors needed to investigate every call.

It’s very sad

i have reported.
thanks.

I hope it is just illness and not poor treatment of the dog.

There is a post on a local FB group about a cat who is looking poorly and has a runny nose. People keep posting, report it or take it to the vets etc. The owners have repeated more than once that he is a much loved cat who had cat flu when he was a kitten, which has left him with nasal problems. At certain times he has a very runny nose (which she said anyone is welcome to wipe if they are concerned) but is perfectly healthy. He was/is looked after by a local vet. People who know the owners and the cat all say he is well cared for and a very friendly, happy animal.
So sometimes there are genuine reasons an animal may look poorly.

My darling red setter got very thin and would shake and shiver. She was old and ill and vomited most days. I would have been very upset if RSPCA called on me. You could have asked the owner.

I got reported to the RCPCA some years ago.
My cat (dark tortoiseshell with very close markings) was back from being spayed and because of the way she was coloured, where she was shaved looked scabby (unless you were close enough to see the hair).
Someone was kind enough to be concerned about her and reported it.
I had no problem with it.
Better safe than sorry.