My parents took my dog for what was supposed to be a short amount of time while I dealt with getting some mental health issues under control, but turned into 2 years due to various circumstances on both ends. Things are settled down for everyone now and I really want him back, but now they’re saying they’re too attached to let him go and they don’t think it’s fair for me to take him. 

They’ve spent more time with him than I have at this point but I’m still his “person”- if I’m there, I’m the one he follows around and listens to, he gets stressed when I leave, etc... People have suggested him splitting time between us since we only live an hour away from each other, which I wouldn’t mind doing except that any time he’s stayed with me and then goes back to them, he’s standoffish with them for the first few hours and growls at them if they pick him up, which makes me think the back &amp; forth is too stressful for him to do all the time. I also think he needs classes/training for things like that growling issue, but they don’t see it as a problem because he’s generally a super friendly dog, and little.

Anyway, on the one hand I do feel really horrible for wanting to take him away, and for being in a position where they needed to take him in the first place. On the other hand, I really miss my dog and I don’t think it would be a detriment to him to come back with me since I’m the one he’s still most attached to and I would be taking him to class and watching his diet more than they do (but they have a huge yard while I live in the city, and they take good care of him overall so it’s not like I’m saying they suck). 

I really hate that the situation is what it is and I know I’m lucky they were willing to help me with him... but I also don’t want this to mean I just don’t have a dog now and that any time I do get to see him he freaks out when I leave. 

AITA for wanting to take him back?