‘I am pressing charges’: Girlfriend suspects boyfriend of purposefully losing her dog while she’s on vacation, she breaks up with him and rescues her doggo thanks to the kindness of strangers

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Feb 7, 2025 10:00 AM EST

Firstly, animal fam, if your partner is jealous of your relationship with your doggo, that is a big, fat red flag. We're not saying your partner needs to love your dog with the same intensity that you do, but they should love and care for them with respect because they care about you. 

When one woman went on vacation, her supposedly "dog-loving" boyfriend offered to watch her pupper while she went away with her grandma for a few days. She found out that he left her dog outside for hours at a time without checking on her, causing her to immediately run home. The dog was gone, and the boyfriend gaslit her into saying that she should just move on, the dog was gone, but he wasn't. Well, forget this loser, right? She kicked him to the curb and immediately went to search for her precious pet. Thanks to the kindness of strangers on the internet and in real life, she was able to find her doggo and bring her safely home. Scroll down to read the full story below!

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    Breaking up with my boyfriend because he lost my dog
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    Hello, everyone. It is my first time posting anything on here and english is not my first language. Please keep in mind I have been crying for the past 2 days, sorry for any mistakes.
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    Me (24F) and my boyfriend (24M) have been together for almost 4 years. We get along okay for the most part, things like him losing something of mine HAVE happened, but never to this level.
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    I have had my dog, Milo (12F) for her whole life, we grew up together and it's really hard for her to get to trust other people. She has always been an anxious girl, but she is the light of my life and was always by my side even in my worst days.
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    3 years ago I introduced my boyfriend to my family, witch is just my mom and Milo. He and my mom got along okay, but he did not acknowledge Milo in any way, which is fine, I did not expect him to be all over her, considering she does not like that, but I still found it pretty strange because he said he absolutely LOVED
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    dogs and to be honest, I believed that because he would always pet dogs when we were outside. Any interaction for the past 3 years with her was limited, but Milo warmed up to him, she would greet him, go to him for pets (witch he sometime gave) and accepted him on our daily walks.
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    1.5 years ago Milo got sick, she had a tooth infection witch was pretty bad, her whole right eye was swollen shut. I asked my boyfriend to take us to the vet, because I don't have a car. The vet took care of the infection, gave me some antibiotics to give her everyday and instruction to clean the wound that was left after the vet
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    cleaned the . For a couple of weeks I did not hang out that much with my boyfriend, I took care of Milo because she was not feeling great. One thing that stood out to me was the fact that he seemed pretty p ed every time I brought her up, talking about her progress. Looking back, that should have risen some red flags, but I guess I brushed it off.
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  • Wow, there is a lot to unpack here. Firstly, this guy sounds like a real piece of work. We had other words we wanted to use, but we're trying to keep this family-friendly. We're not glad about the situation, but we are glad that she broke up with him. Good riddance, and see you never.

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    Now that I gave you the short version of the past, this is what's happening in the present:
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    I planned with my mom to go on a short vacation, to visit my grandparents. I was talking to my boyfriend about this trip and I told him who would take care of Milo, my best friend, Alex (23M). My boyfriend then offered to take care of her. He was mad that I did not come first to him, stating that he loves Milo and wants to go on walks with her, I reluctantly agreed, considering this "love" for her was out of the blue.
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    The trip was supposed to last 3 days. On day 2, I was talking with my boyfriend on the phone and he casually says that Milo really likes to stay outside. For me, this felt off, and asked him what he meant. HE LEFT MY SWEET GIRL OUTSIDE, HOURS AT THE TIME, ALONE, AND WOULD CHECK UP ON HER HOURLY!!! Mind
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    you, I live in an apartment and I don't have a backyard. Me and my mom left as soon as I told her and we arrived back home at around 9PM. Since then, I blocked my boyfriend on everything and have been searching for my girl. I have printed posters, went out everyday for hours at a time and put her on Facebook groups around my area (if you have any advice of something more I could do, please let me know).
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    Now, he and his friend group say i'm an a hole because I have put my dog above my boyfriend in all of our 4 years of relationship. I know for a fact this is not true, but I don't have anyone else to ask, besides people that are really close to me and would be biased.
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    I am sorry for the long post, my mind is all over the place. tl;dr: my boyfriend lost my dog, he was never close to her and is calling me an AH for breaking up with him.
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    Hi, a lot of people asked me for an update, I should have waited until I got some rest, but you all were so helpful and you deserve to know how this ended. I have added a tl;dr at the bottom and please excuse any mistakes, I am exhausted.
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    My ex came today to get his stuff, and some of you might be happy for what you are about to read, but he did not get a single thing back.
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    When he saw me he started begging me to forgive him and, thanks to you again, I agreed to forgive him if he told me the truth. He just looked me straight in the face and said "If I'm going to be honest, you won't forgive me". My heart broke all over again, thinking about the worst of things. When he saw me cry, he told me I should get over it because she was already old, but if I really wanted her back, I should get back with him and when he trusts me that I really forgave him, I could see her a
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  • Wow, the audacity of some people. He probably didn't even know where she was. Please get him out of your life as soon as hoomanly pawssible. It takes a lot to make us mad, but this makes us furious! Nothing can come between us and our doggo, certainly not some terrible boyfriend.

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    I was exhausted, hopeless and angered, and even though I wanted my girl back, I could not look at him, let alone be with him for however long he thought it took me to forgive him. So he left, not telling me a single thing about Milo.
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    I got a call some hours hours later and on the other end was a lady who found Milo on the side of the road. She told me she would wait for me to come, because when she wanted to pick her up she seemed to be in pain.
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    When I got here and saw her, laying there, all my emotions flooded me. My sweet baby, even though she looked so different, was alive. She is now staying overnight at the vet, she has 2 broken ribs and is dehydrated. If everything goes well, she will be home soon.
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    I appreciate each and every one of you that took the time to guide me in this nightmare. Thank you again. I will be pressing charges. tl;dr: my baby is alive and will be home soon, I am pressing charges.
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    DMPinhead • 14h ago Good for you for remaining broken up. but if I really wanted her back, I should get back with him and when he trusts me that I really forgave him, I could see her again.
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    This is all sorts of evil. Your bf likely didn't even know where your dog was. Even if he ever felt that he had been "properly forgiven", how the heck could he let your see your dog again? What kind of evil lies would then be spewed from his orifice?
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    • Klutzy_Book_2986 14h ago I'm so glad Milo is OK! I had a feeling he did something horrible to her. This manis dangerous and has shown you who he is. Please be safe and never let him back into your life. This is massive st behavior. er/sociol ic
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    rachey2912 • 15h ago Your ex is an evil, jealous excuse of a man. Burn his things and then never think about that waste of oxygen agait. I'm so glad that your Milo is okay. Give her lots of fusses and cuddles from this internet stranger.
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    Amberhaveen 6h ago • Omg I was holding my breath reading this, ur ex is straight-up evil. The fact that he tried to use ur dog to control u is beyond disgusting. I'm so relieved Milo is alive, but him for what he put u both through. Press ALL the charges, make sure he gets what he deserves. U and Milo deserve peace, not whatever toxic was trying to pull. he
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