By queerdragon - 26/02/2016 04:32 - United States - Redlands
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I did take my dog back. I have had Riot for three years, so he is a big part of my family. I have also started boarding him during the day or leaving him with a family member/friend. I am moving in a few weeks so hopefully, this won't be an issue that pops up again. Chip your dogs. It is a lifesaver. While I understand where the police officer was coming from (he has an autistic child) you don't sell a family member. Dogs have always been family to me. The kind of awkward part was the mother started crying, asking to buy Riot from me. She said he was so well behaved and they needed something to help their kid. She then kind of demanded I let her son come over to my house to play with Riot when he wanted to. I guess so she could tell her son that Riot was still his, but that he was just living with someone else. I told her no and said I didn't want to have contact with her again. She got mad. I don't think I left looking like a saint, but I am glad to have my dog back.
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Wow. Is it really that difficult for them to get a new dog that would suit their needs, instead of buying someone else's? It's your dog, and they're your family not theirs.
my son's autistic. unless they have a serious attachment then you getting your dog back won't be an issue. don't feel bad for getting your own pet back
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What if the child did already form a significant bond with the dog? Not making trouble, just wondering your opinion. Would you be upset at the owner for taking the dog back then?
No one has any right to be mad at someone for taking their stolen dog back
Not having a right doesn't mean they won't be upset. And to be honest I think they have some right getting upset because having a severe autistic kid losing the pet they are attached to is going to be distressing and frankly a nightmare. That doesn't mean OP should feel bad, but give the parents their upset feelings at the least even if the situation is totally not OP's fault. I know people that have given up their autistic kid to the state for less then what this tantrum would cause. My friend who has aspergers (not a sever form, if you come across autistic people in school then they are not severe) was committed to a mental institution several times a year when his mother couldn't handle his autism anymore. The cause would be a fight with his brother (who refuses to treat him differently, ok but that's trouble) or the fact that he wouldn't eat if he didn't have his normal cereal (not tantrum, just not eating either). This woman is some kind of saint in order to be able to raise her own severe autistic kid. That's just horrible, I couldn't do it, I know what severe autism is and nop nop nop nop nop. Even with my own autism, I CANNOT follow the rules of severe autism plays enough. Not saying that what she did was ok. But I am saying that if you knew what hell you were going to go through, you wouldn't care either that it wasn't ok and do it anyway.
Screw what they say! It's your dog and he's your family. They can get another dog.
Who cares what the opinion of those cops may be. That's your dog. You made an emotional connection with that dog, and vice versa. Don't be guilted into making a decision you won't be happy with. They can buy another dog. You can't buy what you've already experienced and developed with your dog.
That was a shitty and manipulative thing for the police to say. If the kid is really attached to the dog, it is a terrible situation but none of it is your fault and you don't have a responsibility to fix it. If you chose to give your dog to the kid that would be a really kind sacrifice but it would be a SACRIFICE -- something hard that you are not at all obligated to do. No one should guilt-trip people into sacrificing.
That was really well said.
Get your dog back. What kind of example are those parents setting for their child? The parents just need to buy a new dog for their child. Why should you feel bad for getting your dog back. Ignore the cops. They are being asses.
Based on your username, now may be the time to break out your rainbow fire breath and reclaim what's yours!
I would say that you talk to the family first. Then decide afterwards find out who sold them to them. You should get them to pay you for the dog or the family back their money and that person gets arrested...
Get your dog back. They've only had it for a small amount of time, compared to the time you've had it
Would they say the same, if it was their familymember? I guess not, those cops are just too lazy to do their job! I'm sorry for your situation, but act now, every minute the boy will take it harder, and it's not his fault.
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So you should feel bad for having your stolen pet returned? Just because the kid's autistic? No, screw that. Take him back, he's yours.
They can get a new dog. You've had this dog. You should get it back. If one their dog was sold to someone else they would definitely get it back. Dogs are family.