"Think of it as a final breakup gift": Entitled girlfriend sues her ex-boyfriend for $10,000 for keeping his dog after their breakup, claiming the loss of companionship is causing her emotional distress

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 3, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

We don't know what we would do if we lost our doggo in a breakup. Well, firstly, we wouldn't lose the doggo because we are the primary caregiver, but still, the thought chills us to our bones. We love our pupper more than life itself, and nothing would be able to come between us staying together. However, we are less sympathetic when it comes to this entitled girlfriend who is suing her ex-boyfriend for $10,000 over the fact that he's keeping his dog after the breakup. She claims that the loss of companionship is causing her emotional distress. That's a lot of money to pay for missing a dog!

It's clear to us that she's doing this as a form of revenge. She easily could have invested all the money she paid to get a lawyer and build a case to adopt another doggo in need and develop her own bond with, but no, she is choosing to go the hard way and take him to court. Read through the doggo drama below!

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    'I had to hire a lawyer... he said it's the most frivolous, entitled lawsuit he's seen in years'
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    We had adopted a dog, "Buddy," a year into our relationship. I paid the adoption fee, all the vet bills, for his food, training, etc. My name is the only one on all the paperwork and microchip. When we split, she agreed Buddy should stay with me since he's deeply bonded to me
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    and my apartment is his home. A month later, she started demanding I give him to her because she was "lonely" and "needed him more." I refused.
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    So, here's the update. After I repeatedly told her no and blocked her number when she started sending me harassing texts, I thought it was over. I was wrong.
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    Last week, I was served papers. She is suing me. Not for ownership of the dog. Her lawyer was apparently smart enough to tell her she has no legal claim there. She is suing me for $10,000 for emotional distress and "loss of companionship."
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    The claim states that by "withholding a shared emotional support asset" (that's what she's calling my dog), I have caused her "severe anxiety and depres on." It also claims that I
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  • All that legal mumbo-jumbo doesn't mean a hoot or a holler around here. She's bluffing, and it's clear that this is all to get back at the ex-boyfriend for the breakup. Some people just need to learn to move on. If she really cared about the dog, she wouldn't have gotten a lawyer, she would have talked with her ex about seeing the pupper more.

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    am "unjustly enriching" myself by retaining "100% of the affection and companionship" of the dog we "raised together." She included selfies of her and Buddy as "evidence" of their bond.
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    I had to hire a lawyer. He read the filing and just started laughing. He said it's the most frivolous, entitled lawsuit he's seen in years and that we will get it dismissed easily. He's drafting a response now demanding she pay for my legal fees when we win.
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    The wildest part? Her mom called me, not to apologize, but to tell me I should just settle. She said, "It would be easier for everyone if you just paid her something so she can move on. Think of it as a final breakup gift."
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  • You know what would be easier, Mom? If you convinced your daughter that this whole thing was a sham and she should act like an adult. That sounds like the easiest thing to do, as opposed to spending thousands of dollars and making everyone show up to court.

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    I'm out $2,000 for a lawyer so far just to defend myself against this nonsense. I'm going to follow my lawyer's advice to the letter, and I will be countersuing for every single penny I've had to spend on this.
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    iridescentsyrup There's nothing stopping her from adopting another dog or other pet. She doesn't get to demand the dog she agreed was yours now.
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    Resolute Muse After she loses, she will commence the public shaming portion of the game. Ask your lawyer to put something about future defamation in the settlement papers. Please do update.
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    SnooWords4839 Don't forget to include any time you needed off from work and the mileage for gas. HI, countersue for distress, if she doesn't drop it.
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    YoshiandAims Your lawyer is right. She 100% should be responsible for any and all legal fees, hopefully she learns not to file frivolous lawsuits when she's out several grand.
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    Her mom's messages show she's also not doing this for anything but to get at you. Punish you.
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    ... instead of, I dunno investing half that and getting herself a dog, and, getting set up with said dog... which was also an option.
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    Time-Improvement6653 Her poor lawyer... just trying to make her way in A Man's World, and then she goes and takes on THIS BS... Edit - typo 33
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    Hope45416 Do you have anything from her showing she was OK with you keeping the dog in the first place? That would be helpful.
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    Arkayenro shared usage, not shared ownership. replace pet with any other type of asset, eg a car or a chair your ex had shared usage, not ownership, of the pet/car/chair but they left the relationship, and as you own said assets they stayed with you.
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    if she wants her own asset she should have gone out and purchased one - preferably out of a k shelter.
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    Scientist Otherwise34 And sue the other lawyer for filing a frivolous lawsuit. He is responsible for telling his client no. I have done this. And I have won.
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    Howl112 I can see a bucket load of drama heading your way once you win the case. Best of luck OP I am keep popcorn on standby
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    Remarkable-Code-3237 I would not be surprise if she drops it, knowing she will lose and will have to pay your legal fees.
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    Tough-Pear2389 countersue the witch-make her pay all your lawyers fee and missed time off work, not to mention your own pain and distress she has caused you.
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    reffk you should thank her mother for such a great idea. countersue her and tell the same thing.
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    ThinConsideration948 I can't wait to hear how this turns out for her.
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    ObligationNo2288 Glad you have all the records showing the dog is yours. Dog has not been trained to be emotional support animal. She only wants the dog because it's yours.
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