‘The dog is in my name. I have all my paperwork in order, she is chipped, she's not going anywhere’: Former owner fails to reclaim dog after new owner fully trains the pupper, forcing him to assert his legal right to the pet he rescued and rehabilitated

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    I (23m) was given a German Shepherd (4f) by a friend (21f) about half a year ago. She got the dog as a rescue, and told me she was having trouble with training her. She
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    wasn't adapting to the new house, new owners, or other dogs. Along with this, it was just bad timing. Not having the money to take another dog in. I
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    asked her if she'd consider getting rid of the dog, and she said yes. So, I brought her home. Mari, the dog, has now been living in my house for the whole half year.
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    She's been trained since. She's house trained, listens to commands, is great with kids, and strangers, and can be walked without a leash (I still use one of course). All things
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    I could not have said about her months ago. I had a few friends over today, and the former owner was one of them. After seeing how well trained she was, she told me she was gonna take Mari home next week.
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    Now, I never bought Mari. But, I took her in under the assumption she was my dog. After all, I was told she was my dog. That my friend didn't want her. To suddenly change your mind after I've
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    spent all this time training her, treating her like family, buying her toys and such, genuinely hurt me. I denied, and told my friend she should've put the work in herself If she wanted a trained dog.
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    My friends are on her side. She was the original owner, and she wants her dog back. According to some of my friends, they were told I was offered 200 dollars for Mari, but never was. I love this dog.
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    And considering I'm recently out of a relationship, I'd really rather not lose the closest thing I have to an emotional support animal. She's there when I get home from work, she sleeps at the foot of
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    my bed, She's my best friend. And I refuse to part with her....... Edit: I didn't expect this to blow up like it did. So, I have a small update. 1) The
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    dog is in my name. I have all my paperwork in order, she is chipped, she's not going anywhere.
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    2) I've spoken to police already. She didn't contact them, but I informed them of the situation mostly just to make sure I was in the
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    clear. 3) Thank you all so much. The kind words, the advice, the kind dm's I'd received from other dog owners. They've all
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    meant the world to me. It's been a rough time lately, even before all this, so all the positivity really brightened a dark moment. Thank you all
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    Alibu... Partassipant... Make sure you have vet bills, and get her chipped and registered in your name ASAP. And then find new friends.
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    Liayso Keep the dog. Lose the friend(s). I hope you have Mari microchipped and have vet
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    bills in your name in case your friend tries to take you to court for the dog. So you can prove ownership. I'm assuming you have now had
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    the dog longer than she had it, correct? Mari is your dog. You took her in, trained her, fed her, etc. It's ridiculous that
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    your friend thinks she can just take the dog back after all this time.

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