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three years ago my 26 yr. brother gave me his dog. he did not lend it or suggest i watch it till he can take it back. he flat out gave it to me and my children. we are close to her and have been withher thru a litter of puppies and my oldest son is very close to her. now my brother thinks he's a dog whisperer himself after watching a few episodes of the show with the same name and NOW wants his dog back. i say no! and frankly i have paid a medical bill for our dog and she's quite close to us all. despite his immaturity for thinking it'd be okay to do this, can he legally take our family pet away!?

2007-10-14 18:17:18 · 11 answers · asked by ? 5 in Pets Dogs

11 answers

No.

Legally speaking, after several months of not returning for the pet, (let alone 3 years) its called abandonment. The pet is attached to his new family as is his new family to him.

No judge would look at someone whose been an absentee owner for three years, whose not paid so much as a vet bill in that time... and give them the dog back.

The only way he'd possibly get the dog back is to pay for 3 years of vet bills, food, care and kennel costs.

Kennel costs are assessed at how much a kennel would charge per day for keeping your pet... and multiply that by three years.

In most cases, Judges don't even bother suggesting that since 9 out of 10 the abandoner will refuse to pay the costs.

so if he wants to fight you, tell him to take you to Judge Milian on the People's court. She doesn't have patience for people who abandon their pets, then want them back.

2007-10-14 18:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by Aravyndra 5 · 6 0

This is silly he needs to go to the pound and get a new dog. I could understand if say he was deported to Germany or some other country for 3 years and asked you to care for the dog till he returned. From what I gather he felt he couldn’t deal with the dog so gave her to you. After a few episodes of watching Cesar Millian he feels he can now handle the dog. He has no leg to stand on he gave you the dog not to care for a period of time but gave no different then giving someone a gift.

If you live close to him offer to go to shelters with him and pick out a new dog.

2007-10-14 19:42:02 · answer #2 · answered by Spread Peace and Love 7 · 0 0

My sister pulled the same crap. I told her I didn't borrow your dog while you were to strung out, and couldn't even take care of yourself. That is my dog, and she has been so since the day I took her in. Then I said, if you really want her back I will need payment for all the food, medical, and supplies I have paid for. With that statement, she dropped it.
I would suggest saying something similar. The dog wasn't on a lease or loan. You are the owner now, not your brother.

2007-10-14 18:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

no, you have fed, vetted and bonded with the dog for 3 yrs. plus if he really cared about the dog he would not remove it from its home and loved ones. if he wants to be a dog whisperer then he needs to get himself his own dog to whisper to as he has already shown that he knew he could not be a good owner by giving you the dog in the first place. If he wants to try to take it back "legally" he will have to hire an attorney and take it to court and the court will look at what is in the dog's best interest, which from this point of view is for the dog to stay with you since you have taken care and loved it for the past 3 yrs. tell him to get his own dog.

2007-10-14 18:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by nashniki 4 · 2 0

Total up all of the medical bills, then add on a charge per hour or per day for pet sitting.. tell him if he wants to say the dog was not a gift, then he owes you for dog sitting and medical/food bills.. not to mention anything you spent on grooming, or supplies of any kind.. If he tries to get it back bring him to court.. He has no legal standing.

2007-10-14 19:24:31 · answer #5 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 2 0

Perhaps he has not thought of the trauma all involved would suffer. The dog would be confused and you and your family would feel the loss of a family member. By his actions he is not a "dog whisperer". Legality is not something I know, but if he really cared ,he would leave the pet in her home with you.

2007-10-14 18:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by littltefunbox 2 · 3 0

Get all the paperwork together from vet bills and photos that you have. Also, if you have registered the dog with the city/county (humane society), get a copy of their records. Tell you brother that he gave you the dog and he is staying with your family. If he tries to come after you through the court system, you'll have your records to prove he is your dog. Good luck and God bless.

2007-10-14 18:22:23 · answer #7 · answered by CUrias 5 · 3 0

The dogs is yours and he can't take it lower back. circulate have the dogs authorized on your call on the instant in case you haven't any longer carried out so already. If he tries to take the dogs, call the police! tell him if he plenty as touches your dogs you will place him below citizen's arrest for robbery! Your brother is being very immature and egocentric, extremely because you have little ones who're very linked to the dogs. If he starts off to harass you approximately this, verify you record each and every thing. verify you shop any messages he leaves on your answering device or cellular telephone as you could prefer them could the situation circulate to courtroom!

2016-10-09 06:12:46 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

I seriously doubt it. I don't see any judge giving him the dog back after that amount of time. It would be a terrible shame for your family if he took legal action after this long. He should just be glad the dog had a family to love it and care for it for this long.

2007-10-14 18:20:37 · answer #9 · answered by Chris 4 · 4 0

no, you have written proof of ownership when you paid the vet bills. plus you have been feeding and caring for her all of this time (I hope you had her spayed) sounds like your brother needs to go in to a session with the brother whisperer. sorry but he does sound like a complete putz. The dog is yours.

2007-10-14 18:22:05 · answer #10 · answered by dances with cats 7 · 4 0

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