Entitled ex-boyfriend demands 'joint custody' of a woman's dog after cheating on her, she refuses and denies him visitation: 'This dog is my baby, my best friend'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Sep 28, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

Who gets the dog after a breakup? 

Dog custody is always a challenge in relationships, but there's always a simple answer that leaves most dog-loving leeches frozen in their tracks. The only way to truly decide who gets the dog in a breakup is to refer to the ancient texts of veterinary history. Whose last name is on your dog's medical history? 

More than likely, whoever is on all of the dog's paperwork, their grooming contact, their trainer's list, or their vet's profile, that's who should get full custody of the dog after a split. And anyone who suggests otherwise, especially if they cheated on their ex, should be denied at all costs. A story went viral recently of a woman who adamantly stood up for her own pup's allegiance, insisting that her cheating ex-boyfriend shouldn't even be allowed visitation of their furbaby after he broke her trust. And while there wasn't much kickback from this manchild, the entire internet rallied to back her up. 

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  • My ex demanded I give him half of my dog because we "raised her together
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  • My ex and I separated a few months ago. Long story short: he cheated. It was enough to shatter me, but this is where we come
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  • to the point when it becomes anything but painful and turns absurd. I possess a dog, my dog, strictly speaking. I put up
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  • the money and she is under my name and I pay all the bill of the vets, food, classes and all. Of course, he would play with
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  • her occasionally, and would bring her out on a stroll every now and then, but all of a sudden he thinks he has parent rights.
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  • In fact, this man advised me that we should have shared the dog. As though she is a timeshare house. He even wrote me a little
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  • timetable of how many days she would be here and how many days he would get her. I told him absolutely not. This dog is
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  • my baby, my best friend and I would not give her to the guy who betrayed my trust. He ran away called me a selfish, said I was out
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  • to take revenge on the dog, and that since we reared her jointly we ought to divide half of her. Half. Of a dog.
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  • And, by this time, she is lying snoring in my arms, secure and happy. Frankly speaking, the audacity is nearly laughable to
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  • consider, cheat on me, and even attempt to take my dog? The entitlement is unreal.
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  • Moni_HH ⚫ Make sure everything possible is registered in your name. IMO he is doing it out of spite bc you dumped him. DO NOT LET HIM HAVE IT.
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  • One day the dog will "disappear" while under his care. My friend's ex- husband stole her dog and destroyed her.
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  • Witnesses saw him enter her house but police didn't take action. To this day, she has no idea what happened to the poor thing. She was devastated.
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  • Uningo1306. The audacity of this manchild is insane. He doesn't even deserve a toenail of the dog let alone half of it.
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  • JohnSlick83. Say "Even if I were to consider this, here is the total $ I spent since I've owned her. $x amount on food, vet bills and so on. You going to pay half?"
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  • Highclassbada... keep alll of her for the month and then give it to him His half is the inside part.
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  • Redd1tmadesignup ⚫ My petty a, would go get the dog groomed and clipped, save all the fur, and keep all her baggies of cr p.
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  • Then hand deliver them to him...."there you go, you can have the sh and remnants of the dog....just like I got with the end of our relationship. Let's not keep in touch."
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  • Clevernickname10... . Please say she's microchipped and registered to you in case his dumba tries to dognap her.
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