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AITAH for wanting to keep a Dog that ive had for 5 months?

Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:34 pm
Posted by sharkfhin
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:34 pm
Had a relative of my ole lady let us sit a dog back in Jan for 3 weeks then again at end of Feb for 3 weeks again. Both times we gave dog back. Then a discussion was had about he homing the dog so we took him in April. The woman was going thru serious mental and financial hardships etc. He is a sweet boy who is 2 years old. We have become attached. He is 2 year old shepard and truly believes i am his father. He wont leave my side and hates it when anyone else goes near me. We have had him since April for 5 months now and the woman(crazy) all of the sudden wants him back. I said frick NO. I am upset. I have spent 2k on doctor bills, grooming, housing arrangements etc to get him straight. He has never been in a kennel living at my house. That last time I got him he was malnourished, now he is 15lbs heavier and healthy. He is my boy. Can this woman take him away from me? She is threatening to get a lawyer.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 7:37 pm
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:35 pm to
If he's chipped and the chip goes back to her, it's her dog.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:35 pm to
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Can this woman take him away from me?

Probably
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:36 pm to
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He has never been in a kennel living at my house.


Mistake.
Posted by terd ferguson
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Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:36 pm to
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Can this woman take him away from me?


Not if she "disappears"
Posted by W2NOMO
Member since Jul 2025
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:37 pm to
I think you can bargain with her. Does she really want the dog or is this a mental fit? Pacify her for as long as you can. Wear her out.
Posted by FizzyPop
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Member since Jun 2024
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:37 pm to
Sweet Jesus, Reddit's "AITAH" subject line has made its way to the OT. There goes the neighborhood. This is why we can't have nice things.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 7:39 pm
Posted by LSUJML
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Member since May 2008
51825 posts
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:38 pm to
I’d make sure I had proof of paid vet bills & screenshot any texts between y’all where anything regarding rehoming was mentioned

If she’s truly crazy I’d make sure he’s not left outside during the day where she could take him from the yard
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:40 pm to
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The woman was going thru serious mental and financial hardships etc.


Sounds like you need to offer her $100.
Posted by Relham10
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:41 pm to
no take backsies. Tell her to get fricked
Posted by thegreatboudini
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:41 pm to
Get her a cat and call it even.
Posted by Chips and Queso
Member since Aug 2025
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:43 pm to
Find an identical looking dog to give to her.
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:44 pm to
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She is threatening to get a lawyer.


Tell her to do it. She won’t.
Posted by sharkfhin
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Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:47 pm to
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think you can bargain with her. Does she really want the dog or is this a mental fit? Pacify her for as long as you can. Wear her out.
the crazy bitch is mental wreck. Was told she was giving him up to us permanently in April. Smdh. Bitch literally hasn't cared about him since January. Tbh, I'm heart broken.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72543 posts
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:48 pm to
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He is a sweet boy
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hates it when anyone else goes near me


Posted by W2NOMO
Member since Jul 2025
1459 posts
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:49 pm to
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the crazy bitch is mental wreck. Was told she was giving him up to us permanently in April. Smdh. Bitch literally hasn't cared about him since January. Tbh, I'm heart broken.

F her then. Just act like you don’t have the dog. Tell her to get F’ed.
Posted by Slevin7
Member since Sep 2015
2692 posts
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:50 pm to
Tell she owes you 2k for vet bills.

Posted by sharkfhin
Water
Member since Sep 2008
4690 posts
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:50 pm to
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make sure I had proof of paid vet bills & screenshot any texts between y’all where anything regarding rehoming was mentioned

If she’s truly crazy I’d make sure he’s not left outside during the day where she could take him from the yard
got all paperwork, Ole lady got texts etc. She doesn't know where we live. He goes thru a doggie door into my fenced in back yard.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72543 posts
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:52 pm to
What state are you in? There are official surrender forms you can download and have someone sign to surrender a dog to you. From there, you can go to the vet and change ownership on the chip and the medical records all over to you. You said you've already gone to the vet and spent some money on this dog, did ownership conversation ever come up at all?
Posted by sharkfhin
Water
Member since Sep 2008
4690 posts
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:53 pm to
No, just told our vet and groomer he was given to us by a relative who couldn't care for him.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 7:55 pm
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