On Friday, September 20th, this 21-year-old girl adopted a gorgeous 7-month-old Australian Shepherd from a woman who was re-homing the pup.
She drove four hours round trip in order to collect the dog, and this woman originally posted on social media about wanting to find the dog a new home.
She asked this woman why she wanted to re-home her pet, and she was told that her health issues were preventing her from properly caring for the Aussie.
She knew that she could give this dog the time, energy, attention, and exercise required, so she moved to adopt the dog.
She confirmed with the owner at least five different times if it would still be alright for her to adopt the dog, and the owner stated she needed to be there that Friday to get the dog, as tons of other people were interested and she was headed off on vacation that weekend.
At 6 p.m. that Friday evening, she arrived to pick up the dog, and she got all of the vet records as well as a bill of sale declaring her as the new, legal owner.
The contract never said she has to return the dog if the owner asked, and it even dictated that she is able to sell or re-home the dog if she so chooses.
She then drove home, confirmed with the owner the dog was doing great, and she thought that would be that.
On Saturday evening, she was shocked when the owner reached out to her, demanding that she return the dog.
A Photo – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual dog
The owner sent her more than 50 messages detailing that she wasn’t “in the right state of mind” when she gave the dog away.
The woman is essentially saying her medical condition caused her to have a lapse in judgment. She declined to return the dog to the owner, and she included that she not only signed the bill of sale, but she adores the dog already.
She brought her three roommates with her to meet this woman and the dog, and this woman didn’t seem to be out of her mind at the time.
What’s concerning to her now is that this woman has since mailed her a letter saying she has lawyers ready to roll, so she needs to give the dog back.
This woman is also arguing there were no witnesses to the sale, but her three roommates were in the woman’s home when she handed her the dog, toys, treats, a harness, and food.
“Do I have to give our dog back after the bill of sale states with both of our signatures that I am the proper legal owner and have the right to say not to re-home her again?” she wondered.
“Initially, she said she cannot keep the dog due to her condition, but is now using the same reasoning to get her back!”
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