‘I’m gonna give your dog away': Woman gifts her sister and boyfriend a puppy but they break up, now the sisters can't decide who is responsible for the dog

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Jan 20, 2024 1:00 PM EST

You can divide the people of the world into two groups. The first group is people who see their pets as actual family members. People who think twice before they adopt an animal, and seriously consider all the factors of bringing in a pet inside their household. Once they do, that pet gets treated like any other family member, and is loved equally. The second group of people, and I'm sure you can see where I am going with this, are the people who see pets as just another piece of furniture in their space, a mere gift. They don't hold any special place for that little animal and would toss them away as soon as the pet becomes an inconvenience.

The person who wrote this Reddit piece is more a part of the first group, but her sister is in the latter. OP gifted a puppy to her sister and her boyfriend, only to have them break up a week later. Now the sister has moved in with OP and has found a new boyfriend who doesn't like the pup. OP is now responsible for taking care of the puppy, in addition to her 3 other dogs.

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    "I'm gonna give your dog away"
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    AITBA for telling my sister she needed to rehome her dog
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    My sister (27F) was talking to about getting married to her then boyfriend. They where both living together with their 2 cats. They where very excited and wanted to expand their family but was unsure if
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    they wanted a baby just yet. They decided they wanted to get a dog instead, so as a surprise I got my sister a puppy for her birthday. They where both so happy. My sister loved her new puppy.
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    Unfortunately she and her then boyfriend broke up about a week later. She ended up moving in with me after the break up. It was agreed that he would keep the cats and she would take the dog. It was a clean break all things considered. Now I have 3 dogs
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    of my own so living in a small house with the 2 of us and 4 dogs was not going to be easy. I knew this, but I wasn't going to tell her she couldn't keep her dog. I think of my dogs as family and would be devastated if I
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    could not keep them. My sister agreed she would be responsible for training and feeding her dog as I would not be able to take care of her dog and my 3 dogs. I did not have the money or the time for a puppy.
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    Everything was fine for a while until my sister met her current boyfriend. He does not like her dog because she pees in his house. I get that really I do. I don't like a dog peeing in my house either, but her dog is 6 months old with
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    an excited/nervous bladder. She just needs some training and patience. My sister moved in with him, but left her dog with me. She is no longer paying for her dogs food or coming to see her dog.
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    I am now paying for her dogs food along with my other 3 dogs not to mention the time i have to spend training her. This has been going on for about 2 months now. I am struggling to keep up with taking care of all 4 dogs.
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    I asked my sister if she could please come get her dog. My sister told me her boyfriend doesn't want the dog and I had to take care of her. I explained that I can't because I have 3 other dogs and she needs to either come get her dog or find her a new home. My sister said that I should take
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    responsibility since I was the one who got her the dog in the first place. I told her I physically and financially couldn't. Dogs are expensive and time consuming especially a puppy. She started accusing me of doing this because I don't like her boyfriend and
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    that everything was fine until now. Which I honestly don't like him, but I just can't take care of my dogs and hers regardless of my feeling towards her boyfriend. My sister said the dog was my problem not hers. Now my sister is mad at me. I feel guilty for asking her to rehome her dog, because
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    I would be devastated if something happened and I could not keep one of my dogs. My dogs are like family to me and it feels to me like I am asking her to get rid of family. I feel really bad for not being able to care for her dog. She is such a sweet
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    girl and I would keep here if I could. My mom says that I'm doing the right thing for me. If I can't take care of the dog I can't take care of her and it is unfair to myself and all the dogs if I tried to push myself into caring for her. My dad however is not happy with me.
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    He says that I should take care of my sisters dog because she loves the dog. She just can't take care of her right now, and my sister would take care of my dogs for me if I couldn't take care of them.
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    My mom says I did nothing wrong, but my sister and Dad are mad at me. I just want to know if they are right. Am I the bad apple for not taking care of my sisters dog?
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    AdDangerous1243 . 11 hr. ago Tell your dad to take the dog, then. Your sister soks. She shouldn't have pets at all. NTBA.
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    CiraA1664 10 hr. ago NTBA... your sister already told you that her dog isn't her problem, but yours, so she's relinquished any ownership of that puppy. She's the bad apple for continuing a relationship with
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    a man who doesn't love her dog as much as she does and abandoning that puppy essentially. I feel like this boyfriend is probably a rebound, and she'll realize that eventually. Until then, I'd tell your dad and her that he can keep the puppy
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    and train it until your sister is ready to take care of the puppy if they both feel so strongly about rehoming her. If dear old daddy won't take the puppy, then rehome it for your health and well-being.
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    now_you_see 9 hr. ago NTA but let this be a lesson. Never EVER gift someone a puppy, it's complete stupidity.
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    Ambitious Cricket5278 10 hr. ago You were stupid enough to gift a dog to someone who clearly has no plan and considers having kids with someone she broke up with just a little while later.
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    Independent_Okra_426 · 11 hr. ago NTBA. She knew the of having a dog. As she had 2 cats, and you have 3 dogs. If she loved the dog so much, dump the boyfriend or tell him how it's going to be. Incompetent people responsibility
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    don't deserve dogs. And if your dad is so mad, let him pay for all 4 of the dog's expenses, plus get training for the puppy. I'd take the baby, but can't right now.
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    sleepyslothpajamas · 10 hr. ago NTBA. Call the ex bf and see if he wants the dog. If not, find it a new home yourself.
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    Enough_Blueberry_549 · 10 hr. ago YTBA for surprising someone with a live animal as a gift. Your sister stinks too though.
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    rainbowsdogsmtns. 8 hr. ago You gave the puppy as a gift, which is the crppiest thing ever, so I think you need to be responsible. Return the puppy to the breed, or have the dog spayed/neutered and rehome it. Animals are not gifts!!
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    Glyphwind 10 hr. ago ESH You are not her parent. Why would you buy her a pet? Your dad could take the dog if he so wants it.
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    Fluid_Amphibian3860 · 6 hr. ago NTBA The fact that a person can forsake a pet over a love affair, shows a low personal morals. This is a person who bears much watching.
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