Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : TL;DR Last night I adopted a dog from a family and this morning they’re asking for it back

I have invested a lot of time and energy into the situation. I had to take a train to a remote location and rent a car to come back, take time off work, and puppy proof my entire home over the past few days. I even took more time off work to have time to bond with my new dog next week. 

Speaking as an experienced dog owner the family does not seem prepared for dog ownership. They had the dog for 3 days before posting her for adoption. Three days! The dog was already exhibiting some poor eating and leash manners that I’ve begun to correct in our short time together. 

The background is the father has the most experience with dogs but has a busy work schedule so the mom will be raising it mostly. The mom strikes me as inconsistent and manipulative. In talking to the father it was the moms idea to get the dog, then decide to post it for adoption, and now she wants to get the dog back.

The mom is being very emotionally bullying and saying her daughter can’t process the situation. Of course she can’t she’s too young. Why didn’t they think of that before making this decision as parents? Not only giving the dog up but getting it in the first place if they weren’t going to try for longer than 3 days to be parents to the dog! The inconsistency worries me most, what’s stopping them from just giving the dog back away to another family after this? Or worse, raising the dog in a bad environment. I understand their pain but I will experience a similar pain if I give the dog back up. 

I already introduced the dog to my whole family last night and spent all night talking with friends about her, thinking of names, and preparing to give the dog a great life. I already feel bonding starting and I don’t want to give the dog back. 

**UPDATE**
Thanks for all of the feedback folks! It helped me decide to 100% keep the dog. 

[Puppy pics!](https://www.instagram.com/ms_yuki_shiba)

I told the mom my decision and she is still trying hard to get the dog back (appealing to similar emotions as before). I also started documenting the whole paper trail from exchanges, texts, posts, and transaction history (paid her a fee and then some for some of the doggy items she no longer wanted). Appreciate the advice!

The last thing I still need from her is some of the remaining dogs vet paperwork (didn’t get it upfront because the initial meetup was late at night and I didn’t expect the drama to follow and she said she’ll send them to me.. 100% my fault). Now she is being pretty bitter and demanding I give back some of the dog accessory stuff we didn’t agree on over text. I guess in the family’s haste they gave me extra food and doggy bags and things like that. I’m really over all of this so I offered to meet up and exchange this stuff for the papers. It sounds like that means they are getting a replacement dog? Hope they learn a lesson and treat that dog better!

Will continue updating if more happens but I think so far she’s accepted it unless she pulls something when we meet.

**UPDATE post meeting the family again**

Met the family again and it went about as I expected. The dad was apologetic and explaining the moms behavior away, and I got the certificates (ownership, vaccinations, ACA registration - yay!) and traded them the extra dog items. 

Here’s where it got real though - they showed up with another dog! While they were texting me yesterday trying to get the dog back they were on their way back to the breeder to get another one! They then offered to trade me this new dog they got for my dog. I flat out said hell no, and they pushed hard asking why I didn’t even want to look at it, how could I do this, water works etc. I calmly explained their mistakes back to them, wished them luck with the new dog, and left. 

I truly hope the family learned a lesson about how painful it was for them (or maybe just their daughter?) to lose one dog so they don’t do it again. I hope they appreciate the new dog and give him a good life. I hope the dad learns to handle the mom better and have a big part in the dogs life. 

So I think I can call this chapter closed. Now it’s back to puppy training! Thanks reddit!
