Looking at it from the landlord's perspective...since they have a management company, even for a property they live so close to, my feeling is that they are trying to limit their liability. It took them so long because they weren't sure what to do. They contacted the management company, since that's what they're there for. The landlords decided to let the management company handle it, because, after all, they are paying for this kind of service, and then there's the potential liability to consider. The MC handled it to the letter of the lease, I'm sure.

(Aside: I can't imagine the size of the doggie door that a Great Dane can fit through!)

Is there not a fence around your house? How did they get out of the fence once they got out of the doggie door?

Can you move, rather than re-home your dogs? Maybe they'll allow you to put up a special pen just for the GD until you can find a place to move.

And, it feels like a horrible day, but get some perspective. The dogs didn't kill anyone and they didn't get killed themselves. It could have been a lot worse.

Karen