She Took In A Dog After His Owners Tied Him Up Outside And Abandoned Him, But Now They’re Demanding She Give The Pup Back
It was six months ago when this 28-year-old woman noticed that her neighbors, Julie and Mark, moved out of their home and abandoned their poor 4-year-old Golden Retriever Buddy.
Julie and Mark wordlessly left the neighborhood and tied Buddy up outside in their backyard, along with some water and a bag of dog food.
“When I realized what had happened, I was furious,” she explained. “Who leaves a dog behind like that?”
“I immediately took Buddy in and made sure he was safe and fed. Over the next few days, I tried contacting Mark and Julie to find out what was going on.”
“They ignored all my calls and texts, so I figured they didn’t care and had intentionally left Buddy behind.”
So, she welcomed Buddy into her home, and he’s the kindest dog she’s met in her life. Buddy is a part of her family, and she adores him. She’s gotten him proper vet care, and he’s quite healthy.
A week ago, she was shocked when Mark showed up one day at her home, demanding that she return Buddy to him.
Mark maintains that he and Julie experienced some personal problems, which caused them to leave town in a hurry.
Since their lives have settled back down, they expect her to hand the dog over to them. She couldn’t believe what Mark was saying, and she refused to give Buddy back to him.
Tanya – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual dog
After all, they abandoned Buddy for six whole months, and she hasn’t heard a peep from Mark or Julie.
“Mark got really defensive, saying that Buddy was their dog and I had “stolen” him,” she said.
“He accused me of taking advantage of their situation and guilt-tripped me by saying that he and Julie had just been going through a tough time and needed a fresh start. He claimed that Buddy was “better off with them” since he’s their dog, and they had raised him for years.”
“I told him straight up that Buddy was staying with me. If they cared so much about him, they wouldn’t have left him behind like he was nothing. I reminded him that I had spent time and money taking care of Buddy when they couldn’t be bothered to even let me know what was going on.”
She informed Mark that she was Buddy’s new owner and she won’t be giving him back at all since they woke up one day and chose to walk back into his life.
Mark and Julie are absolutely livid and have since gone around to all the other neighbors, saying she stole Buddy.
She’s left wondering if she’s in the wrong for not wanting to give Buddy back to the people who abandoned him.
What do you think?
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