“Oh, you must be Milo’s other family”: Golden Retriever secretly adopts lonely neighbor, splitting his time (and chicken treats) between two homes

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jul 28, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Now, it is not unheard of for a cat to go off and be a cheeky critter by finding themselves, shall we call them, a supplemental family. You know, a family that feeds them, plays with them, loves them, but that does not see them at night. And while it is rather offensive to the catto's original pawrents, there is little changing the will of a cat who just wants the best for itself in life. But when it comes to doggos, usually loyalty is the name of the game.

So when you trustingly let your pupper prowl their neighborhood, the last thing you would expect is to find out that they have been cheating on you with a whole other family. Yet this is exactly what the dog momma from today's story found, and while she was not all too pleased that her pupper found a place to gore himself on tasty treats, she quickly understood that it was not cheating, it was a community service that was being pawformed. And that in fact, her pupper was far far sweeter than she could have ever imagined. 
 

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    So about two years ago, I adopted this golden retriever named Milo. Sweetest dog ever. Loves everyone. Typical golden energy tail wagging so hard it could knock over a lamp.
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    We live in a quiet neighborhood where a lot of people leave their gates open, and Milo has always been good about staying close to home. I trusted
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    him enough to let him hang out in the front yard sometimes while I worked inside with the window open.
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  • Oh trust is a funny thing, especially that it lies on somewhat of a spectrum. For while this dog momma trusted her pupper  not to stray too far, it did not even cross her mind not to tell him that she trusts him not to go off and adopt a whole other family… a gray zone if you will.

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    One afternoon, I realized it had been a little *too* quiet for a while. I went outside to call him, and he wasn't there. Full panic mode activated. I grabbed his leash and started running up and down the street yelling his name like a crazy person.
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    About three houses down, I saw something that made me stop d d in my tracks. Milo...was sitting on someone else's porch......
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    nd not just sitting. He was lounging like he **owned** the place. Head up, tongue out, happy as could be. And next to him? An older woman in a rocking chair, feeding him *pieces of chicken* from a plate.
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  • OH! CHEATER! What a way to be caught red-handed eating chicken pieces that are being hand fed to you by the very person you are cheating with. Honestly, it must have been just as shocking as catching a hooman spouse cheating. Good thing this dog momma kept her cool.

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    I was like, "Uh...Milo??" The woman looked up and smiled and said, "Oh, you must be Milo's other family!" Other family??
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    Turns out, for MONTHS, Milo had been slipping away whenever I wasn't looking and visiting this woman, Mrs. Patterson. She
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    lived alone, her kids were grown, and apparently, Milo had just decided to adopt her. He'd show up every couple of days, sit politely on her porch, and she'd reward him with chicken, scraps, and the occasional bacon strip.
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    We both laughed about it, and I apologized like a thousand times for him intruding, but she waved it off and said he was "good company."
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    After that, we kind of made it official Milo had two homes. I started bringing Mrs. Patterson groceries once a week, and Milo got to have his second grandma.
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    He still splits his time between us, and honestly? I think he had the right idea.
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    "Bonus Story 1"

    Familiar R... My friend had a neighbor show up at her door with my friend's cat under her arm. She asked my friend if he was her cat. She said yes.
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    Neighbor then told her the cat had been coming to her house for breakfast. My friend got all embarrassed then asked how often it happened. Neighbor said it's been going on for about 5 years
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    "Bonus Story 2"

    Acrobatic_... My neighbor's had a dog that would come to visit when he heard us outside. He was a big scary looking pit but such a sweet baby.
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    I would load him up in my car to take him home... about 200 yards down the road. I drove him so he wouldn't follow me home. He was so
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    disappointed when he got a short ride. I started texting them. I was taking him on a ride. We would drive around the block 5 or 7 miles, depending on which direction I went. He was always happy to go on a ride
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    "Bonus Story 3"

    Illustrator... We used to have a Siamese cat named Lisa. On Saturdays and Sundays, Lisa would disappear, and when
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    she returned, it was usually under full steam with a chicken leg or thigh! See, we lived a block from a big park, and Lisa would sneak into picnics, to get her 'park tax'!
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