We got MacGyver, our dog, from a couple at our church. Their niece was moving, didn't want to take him with her, and was going to put him in the pound. !!! The aunt/uncle stepped in and said - no we'll keep him until we can find him a good home. Two weeks later, we learned about Mac and jumped on the chance to adopt him. We had been looking for a siberian husky for a while ... and here was someone who was going to give us one?
He's been with us now for more than five months. We love him. He's a part of our family. We thought long and hard before getting him ... because we knew it was a lifelong commitment. This was going to be our dog for forever.
Last week, I got a phone call from the girl who wanted to take him to the pound. She wants to see him. I figured, hey ... why not. We arranged for her to come over yesterday morning. She shows up, with a guy ... and they stay for about an hour before asking us if they can have him back. They really miss him. Yes, they're living in an apartment and would have to keep this big dog inside all day long - but we miss him. :censor:
It's like -- they didn't even take into consideration that MacGyver is a much happier dog now. He's bouncing around with so much energy. He has 3 acres to run and play on at our house. We walk him every day. When we first got him ... he wasn't as active. He was used to being cooped up inside all day long. He's a SIBERIAN HUSKY. They LOVE to run. They HAVE to be active. Anyone who has read anything on the breed knows they need frequent exercise.
I couldn't believe they had the nerve to ask for him back. What did they think? We were just going to say "Oh well... here you go! It's been fun, Mac ... but they MISS you. And don't you want to go hang out in a 800 square foot apartment? Woohoo!" Uh ... no!
These two people who were going to give him to THE POUND. They weren't even going to make the effort to try and find a good home for him themselves. Huskies sell for at least $250 -- and MacGyver is a registered purebred so he would have gone for way more than that. Geez - it would have taken one ad in the pet classifieds here in Nashville to find that dog a good home. But they were just going to take him to the pound.
And now they expect us to just hand him over? So that in 6 months when they get tired of having to take care of such a big dog again, they dump him again?
:yell: Uh no. He's ours now. He is loved. He's part of our family. We have his best interests at heart ... and you don't. :mad:
So, obviously - we said absolutely not. I told them they could visit him (but I'm hoping they don't, because now I dislike them even more than I did before) - but that there's no way we could give him up. No matter what the situation.
Steve and I were even talking later - and if for some horrible reason we had to move to a tiny apartment and couldn't have Mac with us - we would give him to my parents or my grandparents who both have huge yards and they already love MacGyver anyway.
Am I being unreasonable? I don't think so.
Grrrrrrrr.
oh man, i would kill them. honestly, i probably wouldn't even let them visit anymore but i guess that's kind of hard to tell them. but christ, how rude. they obviously have no sense of what having a pet means. sometimes people just suck.
that's awful! i can't believe they had the nerve to ask for him back! it sounds like they were just using you for long-term doggie sitting. kudos to you for standing your ground. its not fair to you or the dog to give him back now.