Daughter’s dog

[Nikkilea33]

My daughter was recently discharged from the USMC and moved home bringing a pit bull/lab puppy home with her , I had originally told her that he probably wouldn’t work in our home but we would give him a try. She brought him home from NC and he was emaciated and wouldn’t eat and had bloody stool . We took him to the vet and paid $300 to have him diagnosed with hook worms , vet gave him meds and special food . This all happened after she finally allowed us to take him to the vet ( she argued that he wasn’t sick ..). About 2 days later she decides to drop him off at a friends house whose home is exactly like the show hoarders .. and then she took off to another state ( she is currently there , 7 hours away , and has been there for almost 4 weeks now , barely communicating with us. My husband and I didn’t know what to do so he went to the house to get the dog so that he could finish his medicine. Sorry this story is so long .. side note , we have a 6 lb chihuahua , a 3 yr old and an infant in our home. It has been extremely difficult as I take care of the kids and dogs. My dilemma is this .. I told her we would like to rehome him and she has told me that if I do that she will press charges . I don’t even know if she can do that .. she never took him to the vet for vaccinations and has no license for him.
Please so rude comments , I understand I have given a lot of grace , but I need support on my decision or any legal advice .. anyone know if she could legally press charges for taking him to humane society or another home ??

[BigFatLiar]

If the dog is in s bad way is she at risk of being charged with neglect for failing to provide proper care.

[Nikkilea33]

Are you saying that she would be the one that could get charged ? Like it could backfire on her ?

[bunnygeek]

What a sad situation :(

With regard to the dog, if she hasn't paid for the vet bills nor any necessary licencing, you are technically the "owners" as you've paid for the vet care up to now. What proof of ownership does she really have? Is the dog microchipped even?

Are you able to get the dog back out of this friend's house without too much of a ruckus?

[LolaKelly]

Thank you for your kind words and response ! When my husband went to that house , he barely even introduced himself and they were like “ do you want the dog ?” So they gave him up without any questions. We have had him for over 3 weeks now .. No he hasn’t had anything , no microchip or shots , no license , .. I just spoke with animal control today and they said that he is now ours and that if she wanted to fight it she would have to take us to small claims court. I just hate that this is going on , we adopted her into our family 3 years ago and have been so good to her and now she is saying that she will never speak to us again if we rehome “her dog “ . She doesn’t even call us and won’t answer calls or texts

[LolaKelly]

I just didnt want it to get to that point but I can’t keep the dog out of fear of her threats to us, right ? This is so hard , he is not a good fit for my family right now , with the little ones and my little dog too .

[Haffdonga]

Hang on. Who are you now? Did you name change? What is USMC (US Marine Corp?) Who did you adopt? The dog or the woman?

Be aware that most posters on this site will assume you are British so any legal advice will probably be irrelevant.

[LolaKelly]

Yea it’s me still. I changed my user name and yes US Marine Corps. Adopted the young lady.
The dog is approximately 5 months old
Thank you. I have found my answers to the law questions today but now am just hoping for emotional support on our decision to rehome the dog. She claims she will come next week to get him but I can’t give him back after seeing how she neglected him and then abandoned him.

[LochJessMonster]

She doesn’t even call us and won’t answer calls or texts then does it matter if she follows through with her threats to never speak to you again?

Rehome the dog responsible because its the right thing to do for the dog and for yourself.

[LolaKelly]

Thank you ❤️ , we put out a post last night about him and had people responding. He ended up going to a home of a lady who graduated with my husband ! She is a nurse and her hubby a fireman ( which I thought was so cool because my hubby is a FF and I’m a nurse :) ) they have 3 young boys and another dog similar to him. I’m excited for this new home for him
I was only worried about her wanting to charge us for “taking her property and giving him away “ is what she is saying . I don’t think it would ever hold up in court anyway since she is the one who abandoned him