Idiot of the Week: Man charged with abandoning 2 small dogs in a cage in the woods

In late August in Dover, New Hampshire, some IDIOT put two tiny senior dogs in a metal pen in the woods and covered it with a cardboard box. Fortunately, someone found the dogs and contacted a local rescue who saved them and took them in, cleaned them up, got them medical care and are trying to get them adopted. Meanwhile, the local police found the degenerate and arrested him. 

Here's the story of this week's cruel, inhumane, idiot who should be locked in a cage in the woods in his own excrement. Let his punishment fit his crime and see how he likes it. 

Dover man charged with abandoning 2 small dogs in a cage in the woods

By Sarah Donovan, Foster's Daily Democrat, Sept. 16, 2026

DOVER — Victor Gonzalez Triana, 49, of Dover, has been arrested and charged with the abandonment of two small dogs in the woods near Gerrish Road.

Police have said the dogs were found Aug. 20 left alone in a cage under a cardboard box in the woods near Gerrish Road after they were found by a woman walking her dog.

A miniature pinscher and a chihuahua were found in a wire kennel partially covered with a cardboard box, according to police, who described the kennel as "filthy" and with a "foul-smelling sludge pooling at the bottom."

The dogs were in good health and brought to the Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley in Dover.

(Photo: Two small dogs, now in the care of Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley in Dover, New Hampshire are up for adoption. Credit: Pope Memorial Humane Society)

Two small dogs, now in the care of Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley in Dover, were found abandoned in woods in the area of Gerrish Road on Aug. 20, 2026. Photos of the dogs were posted online by Dover police, who received anonymous tips leading to Gonzalez Triana of Polly Ann Park in Dover, according to the department.

Gonzalez Triana was arrested Sept. 15 for two counts of cruelty to animals, both misdemeanors, according to police Capt. Brad Gould. The suspect was released on personal recognizance bail pending arraignment Oct. 22 at the Dover District Court.

Dover police ask anyone with information to call the department at 603-742-4646 or report tips anonymously to Dover CrimeLine at 603-749-6000 or via dovernhcrimeline.org.

It was not immediately known if Gonzalez Triana has an attorney.