Who should have rights over the dog?
My mother in law bought my daughter a puppy about a year ago. But we moved to a home without a fenced in backyard. We were going to sell him but she just wants us to give him back.
Do you think she has the right to just take him back? Or do we have the right to sell him?
Update:My goodness... yall are nosey. Instead of answering the question.
We got a place with no fence because it was fine at first... he listened when we called him in.
Then the next door neighbor got horses and our dog likes to go where there horses are and it's dangerous and he doesn't listen when I call him in. I don't want him getting killed. So I wanted to give him a better home. Not with my MIL because she works full time and he'd be in a garage the whole day
Update 3:Yall are all crazy. No one said we're bored with him. We've had him for a year. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR HIM. AND HE DOES NOT SH*T IF I WALK HIM ON A LEASH. He is used to going out on his own... SHE WORKS ALL DAY AND NIGHT SO THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LIFE FOR HIM RIGHT???
I was going to use the money for a pet that my daughter would enjoy and wouldn't be in danger where we live... damn... idk why people can't just answer the question. I have to put my whole life story... geez.
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The owner of the dog is the person who has rights over the dog. If your daughter is a minor that means you have control. If your daughter is an adult that means that she has control. You MIL has no say as to the disposition of the dog.
I was under the impression that you were getting rid of the dog due to the lack of fence, then i read your addition. Now it seems that you are just getting a dog b/c you are bored w the other one, but you still dont have a fence. I really think the right thing to do is to heed your mother in laws request, not to mention she may be a little put off that youre selling the present she got for your daughter, i think giving it to her will be a little more appeasing. You didnt pay for it from the start so why sell it now?
The dog is yours,100%. If you feel MIL has no time for him AND you can find him a good home (not just sell to the first person who offers the right amount of money), then place the dog in the best home for *him*.
And I suggest you take the money and put it in a special account for your daughter's college education.
So, you and your daughter are bored with the dog now that it is no longer a cute puppy, and can't be bothered to walk it. And you're more motivated by profit than by giving the dog to a family member so you know how it is being cared for. You may find that a year-old dog isn't as easy to sell as you think. I feel really sorry for whatever disposable pet your daughter wants next.
I don't understand why a dog NEEDS a fenced in backyard. I'm fairly certain they have these wonderful things called LEASHES and TIE OUTS...
Be that as it may, it's 50/50, depending on the amount of vet care and such you've put into the dog and what not. HOWEVER, a DECENT human being would at least give the dog back to the woman that PURCHASED it for her grand daughter, not sell it to make a quick buck.
Give the dog back to your mother in law. It's what's fair, and what's right. Even if it's not profitable for you.
You have the right, but you knew you had a dog why didn't you find a place with a fence? and why would you have to get rid of it because there is no fence?
We didn't have a fence the entire time we had a Pug and for 4.5 years with a Rottweiler. Lack of fence is no excuse for getting rid of a dog.
YUK! How sad you're getting rid of a perfectly good pet to get a new one. SAD. Get rid of the dog he deserves better, and don't get another.
If it was given as a present, he is rightfully yours. However, if you sell him, you could be giving him to someone who doesn't know how to properly care for a dog. If you trust your mother-in-law, I would give the dog back, also so your daughter won't totally have to say goodbye.
P.S. Dogs and other pets are bad ideas for presents, so please do not follow in your mother in laws footsteps, or many other people could end up in a similar situation as you.
She gave it to your daughter.
Will you give the money from the sale to your daughter?
Give it back to the MIL so your daughter can see it now and then at least.
It is not YOUR dog. Yeah, you pay for food and vet but you agreed to that when you let your daughter get it.
You have the right to sell the puppy, but it would be better for the dog and your daughter because she would be able to visit the puppy and you know the puppy would be safe
She gave him to you, so it is your dog. You can do what you want with him. She has no right to demand him back. You can offer him to her if you want, but you should not feel obligated to. If you have a good relationship with her, it could be a good thing as you could see the dog on a regular basis if you want to.