Redditor Refuses To Give Away Her Puppy Even Though It Could Save Her Brother-In-Law's Life

She think it's unfair to make her give away her puppy.

Senad

• Published in Animal Stories
• September 3, 2022

It doesn't take long to bond with a puppy - even a few days are enough for you to start caring for the little pup like you've had it for years. That's just how humans are, we tend to bond with animals quickly and even those who think they don't like pets and don't want to own one, find themselves loving the pet more than anyone else in the family.

We all know at least one story where a parent disagrees with getting a pet and at the end of the day they spend the most time with them, and it's always the most adorable thing ever. I think most people can understand why it would be so hard for this Reddit user to give away her little pup even though they only had him for a few weeks.

This user decided to turn to Reddit after she was asked to give away her new puppy to her brother-in-law after her husband brought up the idea. The BIL was born with panhypopituitarism and his parents want to get him a service dog before he goes off to college.

They tried finding a dog before but not every dog passes the tests necessary to become a service dog and the MIL mentioned how the little pup would be a perfect fit since he passed the tests. OP's husband realized that and started pushing OP into giving away the family's new pup but she's against it.

So she turned to Reddit for some advice before reaching a decision she might regret in the future. So make sure you scroll down to read all of the details because there are plenty that we can't cover and see what the people of Reddit had to say about this delicate situation.

The new pup is the second dog in this family which was one of the husband's arguments on why they should give away the new guy.

They decided to get another dog so the first dog could learn how to share her owners with the kids that could be on the way in the future.

OP's brother-in-law needs a service dog before he goes off to college and the mother-in-law saw the new pup as a great choice.

The husband though that this was a great idea and he's been pushing the idea since, but he won't do it if they don't both agree on it.

In order to get proper advice from Redditors, OP shared the husband's arguments...

... as well as her arguments.

OP was put in an awful situation, with a hard choice to make

It's a lot to ask from someone

Redditors see some traces of manipulation in this

The husband has a hard decision to make, too

That first sentence is strong.

It seems like most people agreed with OP and advised her to keep the pup because it's not her obligation to give him away because the in-laws didn't prepare in time. OP posted in an update that they decided to keep the dog, so it looks like she listened to the people.

It wasn't an easy choice to make, but would you have done the same?

Senad