not2cleverRed
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They are not even in the same state. The dog is in NY, OP is in Florida.
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My friend won't give my dog back
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They are not even in the same state. The dog is in NY, OP is in Florida.
Zigner
Senior Member, Non-Attorney
Ok, assuming the friend is now and always has been in New York (as was implied), then why do you feel that FL has jurisdiction?
PayrollHRGuy
Senior Member
nevermindNolegalbeagle
Member
A true dog lover would do everything in their power to get their dog back. Including researching all facts about dogs. I guess I'm the only person who would never keep someone else's dog. No matter how long I watched them. Especially if that person had always been providing a loving and caring home.
Nolegalbeagle
Member
I am in Florida he is in New York
PayrollHRGuy
Senior Member
But you haven't been providing the dog a loving caring home for the last 19 months and 7 of those months there was no contact.
Nolegalbeagle
Member
I understand that. He agreed to watch my dog with the understanding that I would get my dog back. He even said yes come and get her then changed his mind.
Nolegalbeagle
Member
I wouldn't leave my dog with someone to be treated like a "redheaded step child" as they say. I would hope the person I left them with would treat them just as good as we did.
PayrollHRGuy
Senior Member
Call a lawyer. It is really your only option. That $600 you were going to pay will likely cover his first 2-3 hours working on your case. And who knows, that may be enough time.
Just Blue
Senior Member
A person who loves their dog wouldn't dump them on someone else for close to two years and then rip the dog away from doggies psychological parent. You are truly terrible.
Zigner
Senior Member, Non-Attorney
How do you know that isn't the case? I mean...you haven't even seen the dog in 7+ months.
Nolegalbeagle
Member
We were in contact for the first 9 months. Exchanging pictures and every week and everything. So I know she was being well taken care of as I had hoped.
Shadowbunny
Queen of the Not-Rights
Your option is to leave the dog where it's being well-taken care of or sue in NY. And even suing, the best you'll get is the value of the dog.
not2cleverRed
Obvious Observer
Are you trying to correct me? Because unless you are the dog, I am right.
I find this term offensive to the redheaded step child in my family.
You know what a real dog lover would do? Realize that after a year the dog had a new home, with people he loved. A true dog lover would want what's best for the dog, not himself.
While dog's thinking works differently from ours, they do have the capacity to form new ties. You effectively abandoned your dog, and now want to repossess it. Dogs are not toys, to be put on a shelf while you do other things.
You did not have an agreement to reimburse the friend for the costs of upkeep. You were not paying to board the dog, and you didn't even keep in touch. You moved on. The dog has a new family, one that is more stable and caring than you.
Because, when you get down to it, this is all about you.
stealth2
Under the Radar Member
Yet you chose to have someone who wanted a 4w/o pup gone. That's not someone I would expect to take good care of one of my animals. Not that you show yourself in a better light for losing contact for 7 mos...
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